on July 30, 2021

How long does this summer heat last?

Today's weather was very changeable.

In the morning, it was cloudy—-
sometimes sunny.

Around noon, there was a severe thunderstorm.

In the afternoon, the sun appeared again
from behind the clouds. It became hot again!

===============

I visited Mai-chan's mother and said
congratulations on Mai-chan's taking
the fifth place in 個人総合第５位---
the best record in the history of
Women's Artistic Gymnastics of Japan.

You made it, Mai-chan!

Do your best
in Floor Exercises on Aug. 2.

Good luck, Mai-chan!


=== 追記 ===

＜村上茉愛選手＞

東京オリンピック・体操女子　種目別　ゆか　銅メダル獲得

日本女子では団体銅メダルを獲得した1964年東京五輪以来57年ぶり、個人では史上初のメダルを獲得した。

on July 25, 2021

I've just been to the beauty salon
to have my hair cut and colored.

I had my hair cut shorter than usual.
I felt refreshed.

How do you think about hair-coloring?

I know I'm a gray-haired old woman
but I have my hair colored black.

I wonder
when to stop hair-coloring.

================

By the way,
my hairdresser is Mai-chan's mother.

Mai-chan,　村上茉愛, is a member of
gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

I hope
she will do her best.

on July 21, 2021

Oh, what a hot day!

The sun is blazing fiercely in the blue sky.

How long do I have to endure this
severe summer heat?

I'm sorry I've been susceptible
to the summer heat since I was a little girl.

Do you like summer?

on July 16, 2021

It's Friday and I attended
Friday English Class　at Kominkan.

We used to have three classes a month.

But now we have only two classes a month
since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

Our American teacher went back to America.

Today we welcomed our new teacher.

She looked very young, probably in her thirties.

And we enjoyed her first class.

I expected we would first introduce ourselves
to her in English----but NO INTRODUCTION!

She handed out some sheets of papers to us
and asked us some questions in English.

Sorry to say, I found it a bit difficult
to understand her English.

I hope I'll soon
get used to her accent.（口調）

on July 10, 2021

The fourth Declaration of the State of Emergency
（4回目の緊急事態宣言） is to be issued in Tokyo
on July 12, which will continue until Aug.22.

I heartily hope this declaration will work better
and stop the COVID-19 pandemic.

The coronavirus doesn't go down in Tokyo,
so I'm worried about Tokyo Olympics.

I'm relieved that officials have decided
to hold the Games without spectators.

But still I wonder what will happen in Tokyo
after the Games.

Explosive increase of people infected
with the COVID-19?

Oh, NO!