Puzzler Answers

So, this is the final day of September, 2019. My how time flies! I'm looking forward to October. Puzzler Answers: CLICK HERE.

以下はスーパースクラブルパズルです。よく見ると、4つの空白のタイルが見つかります。 空白のタイルとは、何も書かれていないタイルのことです。それら空白のタイルは、ある単語の一部です。空白のタイルに、どの文字があてはまるかを考えてください。おわかりですか？答えは、ページを下にスクロールして下さい。GOOD LUCK。

Below is a Super Scrabble Puzzle. If you search carefully you will find four blank tiles on it. BLANK means that nothing is written on it. But, they are part of the word. Try to determine what letter the BLANK tiles are. After you have your guess you can scroll down the page to find the answers. As always, GOOD LUCK.

DUCKS/DUCTS             QUIZ                MAIL/STEAL            THEATER 

Puzzler HInts

I do not have my PM lesson today. So, instead, I will go to the .............DENTIST! Puzzler Hints: CLICK HERE

October Home Project

今月のHome Projectは、「 UP」　です。

UP UP UP!

Get up, wake up , pick up, look up, mix up, get up, close up, back up, clean up, break up, blow up, dress up, hard up, call up, fix up, give up, hang up, hard up, zip up, lock up, pull up, rise up, turn up, warm up.......level up your skills and use these in conversations and in your stories this month.

今月は、これらの、up,  ～up,などの単語を使って会話をしたり、話の中に取り入れて文章を作ってみましょう！　Good luck!

Our family grave

Puzzler

So, September draws to a close. That means that September is ending. Mine was pretty darn good. Puzzler: CLICK HERE.

October Home Project

今月のHome Projectは、「 UP」　です。

UP UP UP!

Get up, wake up , pick up, look up, mix up, get up, close up, back up, clean up, break up, blow up, dress up, hard up, call up, fix up, give up, hang up, hard up, zip up, lock up, pull up, rise up, turn up, warm up.......level up your skills and use these in conversations and in your stories this month.

今月は、これらの、up,  ～up,などの単語を使って会話をしたり、話の中に取り入れて文章を作ってみましょう！　Good luck!

Our family grave

Bertold Bayer

We have friends who live in Hamburg, Germany. They are Bertold and Keiko Bayer. Bertold is a retired clarinet player with the Hamburg philharmonic symphony. He is a cool guy. (He climbed Mt. Fuji in one day one of his may visits to Japan.) Of course his wife is Japanese. She teaches music in Germany at a university. She is cool, to. They have one daughter. Her name is Rina, just like our daughter's. We met by chance 15 or 20 years ago at the Kenkatsu Center. I was teaching and they were performing on stage. Anyway, they visit Japan regularly and we meet when our schedules match. This time we went to the restaurant "AzumaKura" (also known as "Bunraku") in Ageo. We have been there before as well as several other places together. This time we talked and ate from the delicious menu provided by this restaurant. There were eight of us. Our daughter and her better half (=husband) as well as their daughter and her S/O (Significant Other) joined us. It was lively. There was English, Japanese and German conversations going on all together. We hope ot meet again on their next visit.

Sumo by Eiko

I went to see Sumo with my husband. We root for Mitakeumi, who is from Nagano prefecture. We waited for 1 hour at the gate as the Sumo wrestlers entered. Finally I was able to take a picture of Mitakeumi. We bought two towels with his name. Kokugikan was full. The atmosphere was lively. Mitakeumi had a match against Ichinojo. Ichinojo is a very big Sumo wrestler. I  supported Mitakeumi by spreading my towel and taking photos. Mitakeumi defeated Ichinojo. The Sumo finished at 6pm and then we went straight home because it looked like to rain. And it was raining when we got off the bus near our house. We got soaked in the rain. Except that, it was a wonderful day.

Alas, poor Rick

I BLOGGED last week that I was into Shakespeare. I wanted to read his plays and then watch performances of the same plays on my TV. I actually read "Twelfth Night" twice so I could understand it better. It is not so long. Then, we ordered a set of his plays on DVD from the BBC in England. They finally arrived after more than a week. I was as excited as a kid at Christmas. I opened the package up on a Friday night. I took out Twelfth Night. I put it in the player. I got instructions from family members on how to set it up to watch it. When it finally was ready I pushed the GO button. Nothing happened. My daughter searched the NET and learned that DVDs from England cannot be viewed on Japanese machines. Woe is me! I called two bookstores in Tokyo. Only Kinokuniya has DVDs of Shakespeare. I went there. They have a very limited amount. And you cannot order them. HOWEVER, I just found on the Internet that you can buy plays from England and watch them on your computer. So, hopefully, some day soon I can say "All's well that ends well." 

Adventure part 4

After buying my books at Maruzen it was time to head (go) home. My plan was to go take route 254 to Kawagoe then turn right and go straight to my house. I had parked in front of Maruzen. As it was a Sunday it was free for one hour. I started. I headed for the Imperial Palace. It was 11:45am. Bad News! Traffic was not allowed to enter the main street due to some regulation this day only. I made a quick right turn ans headed to Yasukuni Douri. I found it then wanted to go to Route 8. According to the map this would take me to Route 254. It wasn't very crowded. I drove at my pace. No worries. Then I made an error. I changed my plan when I saw a sign to my right that said Route 8 MEJIRO. I took it, but I was gong to Mejiro station. OMG! Big mistake. I stopped at a store to get my bearings (look at the map and find my location). I was off course. I got back on 254 and then headed straight for Kawagoe. BUT...this route was only one lane all the way. I was expecting the two lane (both sides) route that I have travelled In Kawagoe. Plus there was an accident. It took nearly two hours. I finally got home around around 3pm. I was home, safe and sound. Time to go to he gym, then relax with some sake. I was pooped, but what an adventure.