Haruichiban

Written by: adekun on 29 February, 2008 1:18 pm - Filed under: blog ?

A year and two weeks ago I put up a post about haruichiban, the first strong winds of the year. Just as this year’s winds arrived we had our own mini whirlwind as the Yoshihara family descended upon us. Both parents are long time friends of my wife and the have four young daughters; there must be some truth in old wives’ tales. Their planned visit had been put off three successive weeks because of the snow. I kept to the kitchen with my heavy cold and got to try out the pie dish my parents kindly sent me. O what excitement enamelware can bring. To try to clear the guise of sarcasm, I’ve have been waiting for the right moment and I’m really happy with it. You just can’t get stuff like that here.
In the news, along the coast to the east, a breakwater in Toyama was breached forcing 150 families to evacuate their homes. An old man was swept out to sea as he watched the waves from a costal road. It’s been calmer here and today the sun is out. The compost has defrosted. Soon I hope, I’ll be able to get some digging done in the garden.