サンディエゴで桜さくら Cherry Blossoms in San Diego

サンディエゴで桜を発見。久しぶりの桜に大感動。やっぱり桜って美しい！

Found Cherry blossoms in San Diego.  It made me very happy since I haven't seen it for a long time.  Cherry blossoms are beautiful!

ラホヤコーブでアシカ達にあいました。

Met those guys (sea lions) at the La Jolla Cove.  

こちらは USS Midway Museum。

Here is USS Midway Museum.

ケビンの絵 Kevin's Drawing

 これ、ケビンが鉛筆で書いた絵です。すごいでしょ〜！本当に綺麗で、感動です。あ。。親ばか？！
This drawing is done by Kevin with a pencil.  Isn't this cool?  It is so beautiful and impressive.  Proud mom (^_^)

こちらは今日作った干し芋。お日様浴びて、甘みも営養もアップ？！美味しかったよん。

This is the dried sweet potato I made today.  Sunlight probably increased the sweetness and nutrients.  It tasted really good.

春が来た。Spring has come.

 

このところとても暖かくなってきたので、庭には色んな色の綺麗な花が咲いています。人参、ナスタチウム、パンジー、ワイルドフラワーの芽が出て来ました。

It is getting really warm lately, and variety of colorful pretty flowers are blooming in my garden.  Carrots, Nasturtiums, Pansies and wild flowers are sprouting.

左の写真はあずき、ビート、ミニトマト、スイスチャードの芽。右の写真は、花の咲いたルッコラ、超ミニトマト、ネギとニンニクです。

On the left are red bean, beetroot, tomato, swiss chard's sprouts, and on the right are arugula flowers, tiny tomatoes, green onions and garlic. 

耳用ろうそく Ear Candles

 耳用のロウソクなんて聞いた事ありますか？お友達の子供が、耳が良く聞こえなくなったそうで、心配していたら、このロウソクを紹介されて、使ってみたら、あらまあ！耳はまた良く聞こえるようになったそうな。。。
Have you heard about Ear Candle?  This candle was introduced to my friend when her daughter complained about her hearing difficulties, so her daughter tried this candle on her ears and to their surprise, her hearing became clear.

どんなものかととても興味があったので１箱買って来ました。主人がやってみる事に。

I was so curious how these candles work, so I bought one box and my husband volunteered to try one.

見てください、こんなにも沢山の耳く＊がとれました。((((x_x))))というのは冗談で、これはロウソクの燃え殻です。。この耳ロウソク、スパなどで使われているらしいですよ。皆さんもお試しあれ。
Take a look! So much earwax!!   ((((x_x))))  Just kidding!!!  Those were the debris from the ear candle. Ear candles seem to be used commonly at SPAs.  Would you like to try it yourself?

啓安21歳の誕生日 Joshua's 21st Birthday

啓安が２１歳だなんて信じられなーい。時の過ぎるのが早い！今日はロサンゼルスの彼の所までお誕生日を祝いに行ってきました。彼の為にフルーツロールケーキを焼きましたよ。（またか〜って思ってるでしょー！笑）現在彼はUCLA剣道部のキャプテン。今晩は部員の人達が皆でお誕生日を祝ってくれるそうです。
I cannot believe Joshua is 21 now.  Time flies so fast!  Today, we drove to his apartment in Los Angeles to celebrate his birthday together.  I made a fruit roll cake for him (you must be thinking "a roll cake again!" LOL)  He is currently the captain for the UCLA Kendo club, and his teammates are planning a birthday celebration for him this evening.

お弁当 Obento (Japanese packed lunch)

 ３人暮らしになってから晩ご飯の残り物が増えるようになったので、最近時々主人にお弁当を作ってあげるようになりました。
Lately, I started making BENTO for my hubby occasionally, because we seem to have more dinner leftovers ever since we became a family of three,

 こちらは色がいまいちですが、とっても健康的食事ですよ。ほうれん草の胡麻和え、ビーツの葉っぱの炒め物、黒豆と圧力鍋で煮たサバの味噌煮（骨まで食べられます。）
The colors in this Bento don't seem very attractive, but all the foods are very healthful: Spinach seasoned with sesame, stir-fried beetroot leaves, black soybean cooked in sweet sauce and mackerel cooked in miso sauce in pressure cooker (so tender that you can eat bones as well.)

主人いわく、お弁当を持っていくと、外食する手間が省けて、お昼寝をする時間が出来るそうです。
My hubby said that bringing Bento saves the trouble of going out for lunch and gives him time to take a short nap.

前と後 Before & After

　今日散髪
Got haircut today.


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最近肩こりがひどいから、髪短くして頭の重さを軽くしたら、肩への負担が減るかな？

I have been suffering from the pain in my neck and shoulders lately, so lightening the weight of my head by getting my hair short will hopefully help reduce the stress in my neck and shoulders.

健康おたく Health Freak

今日は主人が注文した数々が配達されてきました。血圧の高い彼は薬を飲まないで血圧を基準内に納めようと、食生活や運動に気をつけて、健康情報も読んでいます。自己鍛錬が出来ていて、毎日の日課に従うのが好きなのは私と正反対！
Those products that my husband ordered were delivered today.  He has high blood pressure, but he is trying keep it under control without any medication; therefore, he pays attention to what he eats, exercises regularly and reads medical reports all the time.  He is disciplined and likes to follow daily routine, the complete opposite of me!