on Nov. 26, 2021

Not a cloud is to be seen in the sky.

What a beautiful day!

I walked to my daughter's house humming
and looking up at the sky.

I couldn't help feeling thankful for everything.

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By the way, my daughter bought a toy---
Amazon Alexa,
which is a smart speaker.

Alexa speaks, sings and answers my questions!
Alexa is an AI toy.

What an interesting toy it is!

Have you heard of Alexa?

(near my apartment)


( the toy Alexa)


(written around noon, today)

on Nov. 21, 2021

It's Sunday today.

I spent Sunday morning listening to the radio
----dozing from time to time.

I'm sorry I'm getting forgetful these days.
Besides my memory is failing.

Are these signs of dementia? （認知症）

I became 79 years old on Nov. 17.

My American pen pal Anne sent me a birthday card.

It made me so happy.

Thank you so much,
Anne, my pen pal!

on Nov. 15, 2021

We are now in the best part of autumn, aren’t we?

We've had a week of clear weather.

Beautiful blue skies and colored autumn leaves
make me happy. How peaceful!

How are you enjoying your autumn days?

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Yesterday I went to Kokubunji to buy NHK radio English
textbooks―「英会話タイムトライアル」and 「ラジオ英会話」.

I like these textbooks very much.

Do you listen to any radio English programs?

I've been listening to the program 「ラジオ英会話」
since I was a high school girl---for 63 years!

I do like English, but I'm sorry to say I am still
a poor speaker of English.

(written around noon, today)

on Nov. 8, 2021

Time really flies!

A month has passed
since I went to see my doctor last.

Today I went to him
to get my blood pressure measured.

The doctor said to me,
“Do you measure your blood pressure at home?”

“No, never,” I said
and the doctor told me to follow his advice.

Today's my blood pressure was 130—80. Good!

The doctor asked me if I had a good appetite.

I wondered if I looked thinner than before.

Yes, I have a very good appetite.

It was just a few minutes we talked,
though I wanted to talk with him much longer.

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When I go to see the doctor, I always think of
my husband, who was a doctor but passed away
when he was 33 years old.

If only he were alive!