あれから一年、芝刈りに挑戦 My challenging work to handle a mower in our yard

9月5日

The boots were all covered with
the lawn cut off by a mower

5時前後に起きてしまう私。今日も朝一で庭を見て、雨は降っていないが靄った中で芝刈りは最適と思い、外に飛び出す。一年振りに芝刈り機を手に取り、「さあ、昨年同様楽しくやろうね！」という感じでスタート。虫刺されに用心して帽子やタオルも使って重装備。それでもブヨのような蚊が顔のまわりに隙を狙ってくる。何とか2時間強、奥の方も含めてやり通しました。自分でもパワーがあることに驚き、今日も明るく健康な日になる予感に一人で感動。いつも両親に感謝です。そして南京で頑張っている夫の力にも。

 September 5th

The view from the other side to show
how I did a good job

I’ve got up around 5 o’clock these days. Making use of this habitude(early bird), I decided to go out this morning to mow our yard. The misty weather was good to do this work. I was careful enough not to be bitten or attacked by those insects. I started handling the mower which I’ve not used since last year. “Well, let’s enjoy mowing today!”  

I finished all the yard taking a bit over 2 hours. I’m myself amazed at my strong will and power and I expect me to be cheerful and healthy all day long today. I finished up with my appreciative feeling toward my parents and my husband who is now challenging in Nanking.