Tue..エンレイソウ ３６００１

　　知床につづく国道ぞいの森エンレイソウが乱舞している
　一個の球根が５輪までにふえた。ここまでくるのに１０年はかかってる。北海道の森の夏を彩った光景はさわやかだった。野原や森を埋めて咲く花を見たのは、このエンレイソウとイギリスのベルフラワーが圧巻。我が家では鉢のなかでそだってる。お礼肥えはかならず置いて。
　昨夏以来行方不明だった友人が帰ってきた。桜の盛りに。この季節に間に合ってよかったと安堵した。昨日彼女は手厚く葬られて旅だった。同行した中国の旅で、お手製の梅漬けを振舞ってテーブルを賑わわせてくれた。ご主人の急病に付き合って万里の長城は次回まわしと即断した彼女は、いまはおもうがままに飛びまわってるような気がする。合掌。

Table manners
When I watched a program on TV, a well known scholar and a beautiful announcer took the chair at the meeting. The meeting made a smooth start. I enjoyed the program. But the next situation, made me feel surprised. Because, when they sampled a dish they used their left hand as a saucer.
It’s unseemly to do such a manner.
You are what you eat. I suppose a person who has good manners are a person of character, and table manners are general knowledge.In Japan we have had elegant table manners with old customs. But nowadays many people have lost the good customs.
I don’t know why we don’t use manners. We have to teach manners to our children in our homes. Now the urgent issue for us is to get back our table manners from old customs. 　
From Kiyo's Journal
We are going to Fukaura in Aomori Prefecture on May 4. In Fukaura, the cherry blosomes will be beautiful and we may be able to see fresh green duuring our drive. In Fukaura, we will take a hot spring and eat grilled squid it is aspecialty in Fukaura. (I'm looking forward to eating the grilled squid. It is my best favorite food. I can't wait to visit the fresh green and a hot spring. I hope it's clear up the day ・・・by yokko)