My mother wrote these on postcards for her important friends.  Both of them are from other countries.  My mother is much more cosmopolitan than people would normally think.

＜To the homepageof this website.＞

As a little, humble present for the temple we follow and support, I asked my mother to write one letter on a paper fan, a hiragana  (Japanese syllabary character).  The letter is the first one of the temple’s name.  As my mother turned 91 years old last month and is rapidly forgetting various things, I showed her what to write.

＜To the homepageof this website.＞

Looking after an old parent is no easy task, even if you are dealing with your own mother.

According to the old lunar calendar, today marks the first day of autumn.

Unleashing love-hate/

To mom/

Autumn begins/

Translation and calligraphy by Chio

＜To the homepageof this website.＞

As my first calligraphy teacher (秋山公道the late Mr. Akiyama Kodo) and my mother were both born in the year of dragon, I like visiting shrines associated with dragons.

Yesterday, I went to Shinsenen Shrine.  It was a beautiful place full of agreeable atmosphere.  I felt pleasant breeze blowing but unfortunately, I didn’t feel existence of dragons around, which some people with supernatural power may feel.

The photo shows my work of the letter 龍or dragon and a passage on the written oracle I got there.

Just outside your eaves/

It maybe storming/

But/

Inside your house/

Is springlike warmth/

Translation by Tomoko

＜To the homepageof this website.＞

Today is my mother’s 91^stbirthday.  She hasn’t been very well for some time.  But now she seems to be recovering her health. It is thanks, I think, to all the well-wishes and help from the people around her.

Even the rainy season feels nice and sweet/

When I cook the millet seeds/

My dear friend sent us for her/

＜To the homepageof this website.＞

At this time of the year, I seem to be thinking what would be a good present for my mother with little awareness of it.

I picked up a blouse/

Mother’s Day is coming near/

Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko

https://www.facebook.com/Calligapher.Chio/

＜To the homepageof this website.＞

やはりこの時期には、プレゼントは何がいいかな・・・？　と考えているみたいです。

https://www.facebook.com/Calligapher.Chio/

＜To the homepageof this website.＞

Yesterday, my mother did some calligraphy at the facility for the elderly (above).

About the same time, I was practicing calligraphy at home (below).

The caregiver who drove my mother home looked a little surprised to know we were doing the same thing.

https://www.facebook.com/Calligapher.Chio/

＜To the homepageof this website.＞

昨日、母がデイサービスで書いてきました（上）。

同じ頃、私は家でお稽古していました（下）。

母を送ってきてくださった介護ヘルパーさんは、母娘が同じことをしていたので、ちょっとびっくりしておられました。

https://www.facebook.com/Calligapher.Chio/

＜このサイトのホームへ。＞

My mother loves clothing of indigotic color.

https://www.facebook.com/Calligapher.Chio/

＜To the homepageof this website.＞

母は藍色の服が好きです。

https://www.facebook.com/Calligapher.Chio/

＜To the homepageof this website.＞