from Mt. Shiroyama to Mt.Takao (2)

After lunch, Ms.Y and I walked to 一丁平,
to Mt. Takao and came down Hikagesawa Trail
to the bus stop of Hikage.

We really enjoyed a sunny autumn day.
Thank you for walking with me, Y-san.

from Mt. Shiroyama to Mt.Takao (1)

Yesterday it was such a beautiful autumn day
that Ms. Y and I climbed Mt Shiroyama.

This was our second climbing mountains this year.
We climbed Mt. Kagenobu on Jan. 10th,
8 months ago!

We met at the bus stop in front of Takao Station on JR Line.
We took a bus to Kobotoke, terminal, and began to go up
the mountain trail.

Oh, how many times did we climb Mt. Shiroyama or Mt. Takao?
Many times, indeed.

We walked very slowly.

We started from Kobotoke, took a break at Kobotoke-touge、
and had an early lunch at the top of Mt. Shiroyama.







Mt. Fuji could not be seen.

autumn sunshine

This morning I walked to Chuo-kominkan to attend
Friday English Circle, enjoying the autumn sunshine.

I'm sure summer is over.
Autumn has come at last.

Kan's new Cabinet has started.
I hope they will do something better for our country.
Actions speak louder than words.

Yokozuna-Hakuho has won 53 straight victories!
Wonderful record, isn't it?
Go for it!

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to tomoko-san

Dear tomoko-san,

Thank you so much for coming to Ginza to see me.

Oh! Time really flies!

You say that you are already 50 years old.

We haven't seen for a long time
but I recognized you at once.

You also recognized me at once.

You worked for a company for several years.

I am very glad you married well and happily.

Your only son is now a senior high school student!

You say bringing up your son taught you a lot of things.

You must have always been a loving mother.

You and I talked a lot about how we had lived so far.

It's wonderful to be alive, to see good old friends and
to think of the sweet memories we shared.

Much love,
karin

community open college (4)

Today I had the fourth English lesson
at 'community open college 2010.'

I heard a lecture about the history of the English language.

First, the professor asked us if we knew where the Japanese
word イギリス came from.

The word イギリス came from the Portuguese word 'Inglez.'
The 漢字 of イギリス is 英吉利.

So English is called 英語.
英国 is the abbreviation of 英吉利.

Then the professor asked us if we knew the formal name
for イギリス--- the United kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland.

She also explained about the Union Jack.

She told us about the history of the English language.

I heard many English words I had forgotten--Anglo-Saxons.
Celts, Indo-European Language Family, Norman French,
Black Death, Norman Conquest, etc.

Oh, I've forgotten everything I learned about the history
of the English when I was a college student.

Anyway, it is good to attend a lecture as a student.

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memorandum

R and R = Renaissance and Reformation
Salad Bowl and Melting Pot
passive vocabulary(知っている単語）
active vocabulary（使える単語）