誕生日 My birthday has come again

１０月２０日
今日は皇后陛下のお誕生日。７９歳になられた由。日本国の優しさと気配りの象徴としての皇后陛下は私達の精神のより所だと思っています。
Today is Her Majesty's 79th birthday. I feel we are protected by Her Majesty as the symbol of the nation with Her warmhearted and deep concern extended to the Japanese people.

  昨日から娘達の家族が我が家に来てくれて、３か月振りに見る孫達の成長が可愛く貴重な週末となっています。我々への何よりのプレゼントとなりました。今年から小学生になった男の子達はすでに簡単には話し相手にはなってくれない。関心のあることに話題を向けると乗ってくる。精神的成長が著しい。下の１歳２か月と１歳４か月の子はまさに歩き始めて三次元の世界に仲間入り。顔の表情も指のしぐさも豊かで意思表示が出来、生きた人形みたいで実に可愛い。昨日親戚のお店に寄った時は、このおちびさん達はカップルとなって商品の品定めをやって活発に歩き回りました。現実離れしたキューティーな癒しの時間を与えてくれました。

 Yesterday our two daughters' families came to see us one from Soga and the other from Ichikawa in Chiba pref. This is the first time to see their children after three months. Their visit became the precious present for our birthdays, 17 and 20 October. Two grandsons, the first graders of the different primeary schools are grown big enough to deal with the persons who they are talking with. They show their interest only when I talk to them about what they are very much concerned. On the other hand, the little ones, one year and 2 months old grandson, and one year and 4 months old grand-daughter have just started to walk. Their facial expressions are very alive together with the movement of their index fingers. They look like two living dolls. When we visited one of our relative's shop, they behaved like a sweet couple looking around in the shop to find out some pairs of shoes suitable for them. I had a really nice time to watch how they moved sweet together like seen in the photos here.