8月27日 August 27'14

8月27日、第三の人生のスタートに立ち、決意表明。夫のマインドを察し、密かに（ここで公表したらもう密かではなくなるかも）庭の管理も引き受けました。早起きはいつもの通り。小雨の中、しかも涼しい中、2時間弱かかってまずバラ園の草抜き決行。バラの花の姿はもうないけど、いずれ又咲きます。並びに植えた朝顔が今年はさっぱり。2年前は一面に朝顔の花が垣根を豪華に飾ってくれたのに、今年はただのアイヴィーにしか見えない。間違った苗を買って来たのかも・・・
August 27. Today started out our third life! My husband has gone to Nan-king for his new career in his academic work while I keep my life here with a new big decision. Since he has been enjoying creating his ideal garden and yard since we moved into this place, I decided in secret to take over his past time work, the management of our garden and yard. I'm actually looking forward to it but with a feeling of a big responsibility. I got up too early this morning and waited for half an hour because it was still dark outside, then I worked out in the rose garden for weeding taking about 2 hours. It was drizzling but cool and comfortable. No roses at moment, but eventually some of them will bloom out. The morning glory flowers garden next to the roses' has not been productive this year at all. We had a gorgeous one two years ago which covered all over the fence, but no flowers out this year. They only look like thick English ivy. I might have bought wrong seedlings....