My mother and I had some cucumbers and tomatoes for lunch which she got from a day care center that she visited for the first time in her life of 87 years.
The second photograph shows my work of the most well-known tanka by Ms. Machi Tawara.
８７歳にして母が初めて行ったデーケアセンターでもらって来たキュウリやトマトを昼食にいただきました。
A long, good friend of my mother’s came to us and gave us a cluster of high quality grapes. As today falls on my grandfather’s monty anniversary of death, both my mother and I were very happy to offer them at the family buddhist altar. Sincere care about our ancestors is my mother’s important view on life.
Until it is almost black/
The purple of the grapes/
Deepens/
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
母の旧い知り合いが上等の葡萄をくださいました。今日は祖父の月命日なので、先ずは仏様にお供えしました。ご先祖を大事にするというのは母の基本人生観です。
An e-mail message from a social worker who I often contact about my mother inspired me to write this one, “acquisitiveness for good; pliableness of thinking.
＜To the homepage of this website.＞
母の介護の件でよく連絡するソーシャルワーカーさんからのメールを見て、ふと書きました。なるほどな、と思うのです。
＜このサイトのホームへ。＞
My mother and I took a walk today for the first time with her in a wheel chair, which I have long wanted to do.
Taking a walk with my mom/
In a wheel chair/
Hearing a chorus of cicadas still following us/
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
＜To the homepage of this website.＞
実はずっとしたかったことですが、今日初めて母を車椅子に載せて近所を散歩しました。
＜このサイトのホームへ。＞
A nurse came to our house yesterday to help my mother wash her body and shampoo in a shower in our bathroom. Although mom insisted she did all by herself, it would naturally just impossible without the nurse’s kind, dedicated and efficient help.
Took a shower/
Wondering how many summers/
Will I (my mom get to) meet with.
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
＜To the homepage of this website.＞
昨日は、看護師さんがうちに来て母がシャワーを浴びてシャンプーもするのを手伝ってくださいました。母は全部自分がやったと言っていますが、当然看護師さんの効率的で、献身的なお仕事がなければ出来なかったことです。
＜このサイトのホームへ。＞