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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Sunday

Sunday
29th July, 2014

Day #1 of my vacation. 
It rained a lot overnight and it is muggy today. 
The Abukuma River is way up and flowing fast towards Iwaki. 






We drove DemiChan down to That City to attend Church there. 
After Church, we went downstairs at Hotel Precede for luncheon. 













 Then, off to my favourite department store 


I caught up with my old friend, Chiba san ..... it is always wonderful to see him. 





Thursday



Thursday
26 July, 2014

Ramen 




Sunday



Sunday Evening
22 June, 2014

I prepared dinner - table cooking. 





Too easy .... 

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Happy Birthday





H  A  P  P  Y   

84th  

B  I  R  T  H  D  A  Y 


to my 

Mother,  June Mary. 

Born on the 19th June, 1930
in Parramatta Hospital, Sydney, Australia. 



We had a celebratory toast and then ate a birthday dinner. 







84, eh ? 
Not too bad. 

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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Sunday in the Park

Sunday
15th June, 2014

It is a fine day, about 25C and a little sultry. 
We decided not to do housework but to go to the park 
for a picnic instead. 







Luncheon is served. 





There is wonderful woodland with a fast-flowing stream.  Perfect for a casual ramble .


Maple tree, I think. 









Of special interest to me is the amazing rose garden.






Natural spires look so much better than the artificial one. 









Ice cream is perfect on a hot afternoon.  Bit of a queue in the shop.




Unbelievably, there are still patches of snow high up on the surrounding mountains. 


The centre peak is Mt. Adatara. 





The very substantial rock walls were part of an ancient water diversion from the nearby river.


Hanamizuki - bloodwood tree. 





A relaxing Sunday arvo in the park.