Holding a brush
Holding a brush Young children, elderly people, ailing people…practically anyone can hold a brush and write. …
月: 2019年7月
Noisy insects!
They say cicadas begin shrilling right after the rainy season is over. How true that is! And it makes you re …
Dragons in the air
As my first calligraphy teacher (秋山公道the late Mr. Akiyama Kodo) and my mother were both born in the year of dr …
First visit at the hospital; first get-well gift
My first teacher (秋山公道the late Mr. Akiyama Kodo) was almost 60 years old when I started going to his school at …
Birthday girl!
Today is my mother’s 91stbirthday. She hasn’t been very well for some time. But now she seems to be recoveri …
To myself in the past
This is what I want to convey to myself in childhood blessed with great love from her parents, in very young d …
Important factor in life
Important factor in life I enjoyed an exciting reunion and a delightful conversation with people who led me to …
Strong woman
Many years ago, at a language school I went to then, a teacher said to me, “You’re a strong woman.” Ho …
To an old friend
I got an e-mail message from a good, old friend from our high school days. Incidentally, as the Mercury is re …
Beautiful window
What is beautiful? Is the window itself beautiful? Is the scenery through the window beautiful? Is the perso …