My LJ friend said that they might be going to shut down LJ against us non Russian users. It could be quite possible in the current circumstances. If it would happen, I’d feel very sorry, but now people are dying and many precious things are being demolished. How can I complain about my web-journal ( Read more... )

The news from Ukraine makes me feel gloomy. Almost everybody in the whole world think this is lunatic, terrible crime still nobody can stop nor punish that madman Putin, it seems. The world is so unfair, unreasonable. I think not only about poor but brave Ukrainian people but Russians, Chinese or the people of North Korea, all living under the ( Read more... )

The 3 March. Hina-matsuri. The day we pray for the healthy growth of girls.


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Can you believe? Now already two months of 2022 have passed. The third year of Pandemic. And I have not traveled abroad for 2 and half years. This suddenly makes me almost cry.

Today it’s fine. The sky was blue and no cloud at all. I do my job at home, sometimes go out into the garden to stretch my feet and arms, and enjoy the stimulating early spring air. A happy end-of-winter day.


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Today it’s sunny, the temperature is not low. In our garden or small Ume tree blooms, I can enjoy their subtle but nice smell.

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This weekend too, I tidied inside of the new closet in the kitchen with mother. It was a fun to talk about how to use the closet and work together with her. Though I think… Yes, doing something or talking with mother is good. But, it is now nearly the end of Feb and I have not met any friend this year. As for the last year 2021, I have met just 2 ( Read more... )

Sometimes I feel anxious, and scared ( Read more... )

Today is my birthday. I don’t know why but the birthday has been generally rather a blue day for me for many years, I easily feel depressed at the beginning of Feb.
But it’s beautifully fine today, after many cloudy days. The cats were enjoying the sun in our garden while I was doing my job at home.


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This morning, around 4:30 I was awoke by the earthquake. It’s rather strong but not so severe nor long, just a few second. But for a moment, in the futon, I have prayed that it would not become stronger as I do on every big quake. Fortunately it stopped soon and no another quake. But, the occasional earthquake always tells me that how fragile our ( Read more... )