There is a small movie theater in Nakameguro. I found it when I went to the pension office. It had a funny name, "Kin-kero theater". In the meantime, it so happened that my mother got two tickets of a movie for free from her elderly club. …

Scorching hot days! I hope you all are somehow getting by^^. Because of this heat I have been neglecting my jogging routine recently. Yesterday for the first time in the week, I ran 4 km at night when I thought the temperature was cool eno…

The other day I got a letter urging me to apply for age pension. It sounded strange that I must "apply" for what I paid. My wife said it was not funny at all since it was like I need to do something to withdraw my money from my bank accoun…

A dull, lukewarm wind is blowing under the gray sky. It's dark for a morning. In the garden there is a pair of starlings(ムクドリ) walking around on the overgrown lawn sometimes digging with its sharp beak for, possibly, worms. They never …

I saw spotty (I named him) when I came home yesterday. He was inside the gate of my house, lying, black spot on his nose, and looked relaxed. When he saw me coming closer, he reluctantly got up and left the place. Looking at him, suddenly …

She came to my house 15 years ago when she was a kitten. She happened to stray into our house. She was winsome, affable and amiable. It wasn't long before she joined a member of our family. We named her Liz. She was strong. She was a queen…

My house is 37 years old now. Father built it when I was a graduate student. I remember how I felt comfortable to live in the new house when compared to our drafty old house. My grandfather built the old house. It was a 400 square meter bi…