March 7, 2026

Saturday - Rainy, snowy, windy and generally yuck

I got up first time this morning around 8 am. I went downstairs and then came back upstairs and went back to bed. I snoozed then slept for a couple of hours. F came in the room and we had a nice snuggle for a few minutes. He suggested going to Atsumi Onsen for lunch. I was okay with it, but later I suggested going to the place in Oyama.  That’s what we ended up doing.

We had lunch at Saint Amour and today I just had their kara-age lunch. The chef did volunteer to make a non-tomato pasta for me if I wanted, but I just wanted the kara-age. It was really good if I’m honest. We got salad, a pickle, a bowl of rice and three things to season our chicken with. There was also a soup bar with lovely real soup. I had the French Onion soup and it was amazing. F had the same meal as I did. 

After lunch, we drove back into Tsuruoka proper and after a brief pitstop went shopping in Shimamura. It’s a decent clothes store and as I’m looking for something cool for my bestie in Canada’s birthday, we had a look around. I did find her something which F nicely bought for me. I got socks for me too. After our successful shopping, we drove over to S-Mall and took my handbag in to get fixed again. One of the tabs for the handles has broken again. I am kicking myself for not getting them both fixed last year when the other one broke. Anyway, they took my bag, hopefully I’ll get it back in a couple of weeks. In the mean time, I’m using a huge handbag my bestie sent me years ago. It isn’t a backpack style, but I can sling it over my shoulder so that’s good.

I took F to Doutor and bought us each a coffee. His was regular, mine was decaf. We sat and spent time on our phones for a while. We finally left when F complained he was sleepy!

We came back to the house and F stayed downstairs to welcome his mother back…in 45 minutes. I came upstairs to drink tea and relax. I think I had a snooze at my computer for a few minutes too. 

Our plan was to go to the 8:25 show of Wicked: For Good tonight and I was really looking forward to it. I loved Wicked and named it as my favourite film of last year. However, F did that thing where he said he was sick again and didn’t want to see it. He did offer to take me and let me go by myself. I almost took him up on that, but I didn’t know what he’d do with himself at that time of night as the mall is basically closed after 8pm. He’d have to just sit outside in the car for two and a half hours. That would be sad wouldn’t it? I suggested that we go tomorrow instead. There is either a show at 5 something and the one at 8 something again. 

F made dinner for his mother and then came upstairs and we rested for a bit. Finally I suggested that we go out. F said he didn’t want to eat so we went over to Gusto. 

At Gusto we had dinner. I had my favourite pasta with mushrooms and nama ham. I shared a plate of fries with F and we both had drink bar. It was a decent meal and I think we both enjoyed it.

After the meal F wanted to go to the grocery store so we did that. He picked up a few things and I got a couple of spice packets. After we left the store we drove over to the drugstore and went in. 

We bought a few things at the drugstore. I picked up some pasta and pasta sauces which were cheaper than at the grocery store. We came back to the house and put away the groceries.

I came upstairs and relaxed with a bit of YouTube. At 11pm I watched The Hunting Party which was quite good tonight. 

F and I had a bit of a cuddle time and then he went to bed a few minutes later. I’m up for now, but want to get to bed soon as it is really late. 

Well, that’s about it for me. I’m hoping that we do go and see Wicked: For Good. If not, I will be going by myself next week. I do wish that F wasn’t always “sick” or claiming to be sick on the weekends. It takes all the fun out of going to the movies with him. 

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….

 

March 6, 2026

Friday - Cool, and cloudy

I woke up this morning after F went to work, but before my alarm. I went downstairs, then came back to the room and went back to sleep for a bit. I woke up a couple of hours later, got dressed and went downstairs. Then, I came back to the room, took off some of my clothes and went back to sleep! I overslept but it was okay in my opinion!

I got up and stayed up then. I went downstairs to get my breakfast and brought it up to the room to eat. I did a load of laundry today and brought it back up to the room to hang up. I also unravelled a bit of my blanket, but there isn’t any of the colour I want for a while. Oh dear!

Around 3 I went downstairs and made my lunch. Today it was quite basic so I just had a bagel served open-style with ham and cheese on it. I watched another episode of The Good Fight. It was another good one and one of the judges on it today was Eric Stoltz. He didn’t have a big part really. 

When my show was over I watched the US news sort of. To be honest, these days it is on, but I’m not paying much attention to it. It feels like the US President’s own show all the time. 

F called me after 5:30 and said he was coming back to the house. I went downstairs a bit later and started getting ready for dinner. Tonight I did my usual pasta dinner. F chose a basil sauce, so that’s what I used. We had that with a sliced duck breast and a salad and you know, dinner was good. I got it on the table about 7 pm, so not too bad really. 

After we ate, I did the dishes and managed to hurt my hand somehow. It feels a bit like I sprained it, but I’m not sure what I did. I’ll try and baby it this weekend. 

I came upstairs when I finished my work and chilled out for a while. I debated watching a movie, but decided not to. I did take a shower at 10:30 and then came back to the bedroom and I watched The Handmaid’s Tale. There are two more episodes which will be broadcast next week so hopefully I’ll be finished watching them soon!

After midnight, F went to bed and I turned off the TV. I’m trying to get things finished up quickly. 

I’m not too sure what we’ll get up to tomorrow. I’m hoping that we can go and see Wicked: For Good at Mikawa. K should be off to her day service if all goes well so F and I are free for a couple of hours. Hurray for that.

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….

March 5, 2026

Thursday - Colder but sunny

I went to bed after blogging last night. I woke up fairly early, so early that F was still asleep. I went back to sleep and slept through my alarms! I got up finally, went downstairs and then went back to bed where I fell asleep again. I was late waking up, but I did finally. I dressed and went downstairs again. 

I went into the kitchen and decided to make oatmeal again for my breakfast. I managed not to boil it over again. I brought it upstairs to eat. I really enjoyed it.

I had a quiet afternoon but didn’t get a lot of things done. I should have done a few things, but whatever. I went downstairs around 3 to make my lunch and then I brought it upstairs to eat. As usual, I watched an episode of The Good Fight. It was good but ended very strangely, with someone seeming to fall off the building. It was a bit gross. 

F called me around 5:30 to say that he was coming back to the house. I finished up what I was doing on my computer and then changed and went downstairs. I got started on dishes in the kitchen.

F was quite late today. He said there was a lot of traffic, so I was worried. He did arrive finally though. 

Tonight we had garlic chicken, gobo salad, salad and rice. I also served dessert tonight too. We had some frozen blueberries and ice cream. That was very popular! K seemed really happy to have dessert. 

I did the dishes afterwards and they went very quickly. I’m glad about that. I was finished around 8:30, so I let F know and then I went upstairs to change.

We went out to Mina and went grocery shopping. We picked up the eggs I forgot last time, I got some salad and stuff for K’s breakfast and F’s breakfast too. F bought himself some adult beverage and some rice as well so it was rather expensive. 

We came back to the house, put away the groceries and then came upstairs to relax. I watched an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale and then another of Evil. I’m really liking this show but it’s going away at the end of the month. Sigh. 

I started working on my end of day things as usual. I’m mostly done now. I’m not sure what I’m going to get up to tomorrow. I’ll likely do some more laundry and try to get myself ready for the weekend. 

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….

March 4, 2026

Wednesday - Cloudy and rainy

I had a bit of a funny thing happen last night before bed. I couldn’t find my remote control to turn off the light in the room I use my computer. Ack. I looked for it, but I was trying to be quiet as F was already asleep. I didn’t find it, so I had to get up again and turn off the light in the room manually.

I woke up a bit early this morning, as in before my alarm. I went downstairs and then came back to the room. I looked for my light remote control and I found it. It had fallen into my garbage can and then later in the day I had thrown out some socks and put them on top of it! My garbage can has a lid on it so it covered the garbage inside it!

I went back to bed for some videos and snoozing time. I dragged myself out of bed a bit later than I’d like. I got dressed and then I went downstairs and grabbed my breakfast. I brought it upstairs to eat. 

During the day I watched some YouTube and also decided to write up a couple of postcards for Postcrossing. Next time I’m in the post office I’ll have to get more stamps so I won’t be able to send more until then. I’m sending to the UK and Belarus. 

During my lunch time I watched another episode of The Good Fight and it was fun. I was surprised to see Jennifer Ehle on the show as a judge! She was my favourite Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. 

F called me at 5:30ish and a little while later I went downstairs to get started on dinner. F was back around the same time that I came downstairs.  

Tonight’s dinner was premade burgers from the store, French Fries, salad and fried eringi. I should have bought more of them as they were so good!

I did the dishes quite quickly after dinner. I was half hoping that I’d be able to join a group meeting online but I couldn’t. Oh well. When I finished the dishes I still had to do the garbage up for the week. I asked F to help me with his mother’s garbage but he was deep into a game on his phone and didn’t want to. He said he would do it later. Okay then. I told him it was okay but I was going upstairs! I did. 

I watched more YouTube and did a little work on my loom knitting. It is going quite well. I need to unravel more of my blanket as I need more yarn in my colours!

I took a shower after 10pm and then came back upstairs and watched The Irrational. Tonight it was all about a train that might crash. It was quite good. 

And, honestly, that is just about it for today. I’m not sure what I’m going to get up to tomorrow. I’ll be making dinner in the evening and hopefully buying some groceries after that. 

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….

March 3, 2026

Tuesday - Cooler, cloudy and finally rainy

I woke up early this morning. F was still getting ready when I opened my eyes. He went downstairs to leave and then I got up and noticed that he hadn’t taken his breakfast downstairs with him.  I grabbed it and took it downstairs with me. 

I said goodbye to my hubby and then a little later, went back upstairs and to bed again. I was tired and it was too early for me to stay up. I ended getting up earlier than usual, but not actually early!

I took my laundry downstairs and put in a load of clothes. I grabbed my breakfast and brought it upstairs. I enjoyed my cereal and yogurt, then it was time to bring the laundry back upstairs. I hung it up and relaxed for a while. 

I had a quiet morning and afternoon today. I thought about writing a couple of postcards, but I didn’t. Around lunch time, I went downstairs and put my lunch together. I brought it back upstairs, watched an episode of The Good Fight, which was very good and quite shocking if I’m honest. Alan Cumming was in it again. He was as good as ever. 

After my show I watched the news and did my computer stuff. F called around 5:30 and said that he was on his way back. I went downstairs and got started on dinner. Tonight we had chicken drumsticks in the air fryer with salad and broccoli plus some pickles and rice. I think it was good if I’m honest. The chicken was really nice.

After dinner I did the dishes and got them done fairly early. I went upstairs to change my clothes and then F and I went over to the grocery store. We went in and did a lot of shopping. I got things that were a bit expensive today like olive oil but still managed to come in around budget. We would have been under budget if someone hadn’t bought a couple of cup ramens!

We came back to the house and I put away the groceries. F went into the living room and sat there in the dark. I chatted with him a little and then came upstairs. I watched tonight’s episode of Project Runway and it was okay. After that, I watched tonight’s Resident Alien. It was quite cute in places, odd in others. 

After midnight I watched some YouTube and started doing my usual end of day stuff. F and I had a little snack and then he went off to bed. 

I’m not sure what I’m going to get up to tomorrow. I might have time to write some postcards, we’ll see. Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow…. 

March 2, 2026

Monday - Muggy and a bit cooler

I had a decent but quiet day today. I woke up this morning when my alarm went off. F was long gone.  I went downstairs, came back to the room and then went back to sleep for a while. 

I dragged myself out of bed later, dressed myself and then went downstairs in search of breakfast. I brought it upstairs and ate after a while. I decided to do a load of laundry, so I sorted some out and took it downstairs. So exciting!

I did a few of my usual Monday things and hung up my laundry too. After I brought my lunch upstairs I hung up my clothes to dry, watched an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale and then ate my lunch at my desk. 

F called me around 5:30 and I went downstairs a bit later. I got started on dinner but for some reason I took a long time doing it and we didn’t end up eating until 7:30. Dinner was good, but it was strange that it took so long. I’m not even sure why! We had a pork stir-fry with seaweed and scrambled eggs with mushrooms and onions, salad and rice. Dinner was quite good I thought, but there were a lot of leftovers. Sigh.

I did the dishes and then I went upstairs and relaxed for a bit. I went downstairs a bit later and took a shower. 

In the evening I watched another episode of Evil and then got stuck into my night-time computer things. I’m done now, or almost anyway. 

Tomorrow I might do more laundry and then there’s dinner to cook and more groceries to buy. Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….

March 1, 2026

Sunday - Warm but a bit muggy

I got up this morning, went downstairs and then came back upstairs and went back to bed. I slept on for a while and woke up and then got up after 11. I went downstairs again and this time I asked F if he’d like to go and see the movie at 1:30. He said yes, so I went upstairs and got changed into my going out clothes. 

F made his mother some lunch first and then we left to have ours. We went to a gyudon shop on the way to the cinema. It was okay. I’m not a huge fan of gyudon, but I needed something fast and filling. 

We got to the cinema about 25 minutes early. The concession line was huge so F gave me money, I went and bought tickets and he went to the washroom. He got into line when he came back. We talked about skipping the drinks, but I was parched and desperately needed a drink. I gave F his ticket and then I went in and used the washroom. I sat in my seat and waited for F. He was able to come in just a few minutes after the film started. We went to see Rental Family today and it was good. I was hoping that the Japanese in the film would be subtitled, but it wasn’t. I guess they thought that nobody in Japan would see it without knowing Japanese. Well, they didn’t count on me! To be fair, I did understand most of it from the actions that people did, but I didn’t get some of the actual nuances. I liked the film a lot. It wasn’t the same old action movie, we both liked it a lot.

After the movie we went over to Mr. Donut and had some coffee and a donut. They have decaf now so I could have a cup. F had a second cup so I went off to the grocery store and grabbed some garlic powder and a few things from the snack section. I paid and left. I was going to go back to the Food Court to meet up with F but I saw him on his way to the washroom. We had a nice reunion and both headed to the washroom. On the way we bumped into a friend of a friend, he’s also the boss of a friend so that was interesting!

We left the mall a few minutes later and drove into Tsuruoka. We went to Mina and went shopping for groceries. I picked up a few things, well, a basketful of things. I got things for dinner, lunches and breakfasts. I hope I got enough. F came in with me and was okay today.

We checked out and then came back to the house. F gave his mother her bento and stayed downstairs to watch TV or something. I came upstairs and spent time on my computer. I relaxed and drank some cocoa. 

Some time after 7pm we started talking about dinner. F’s one idea was already closed yet when I asked if he had other ideas he said that I always hated his ideas so he wasn’t going to give me any. That is just not true. The restaurant he talked about closes at 7pm. It was after 7 when he suggested it. 

Finally I suggested the new Taiwanese restaurant I like and F agreed. We went there and it was nearly empty! We had a nice meal, well, I did. I had the yurinchi chicken again and F tried Taiwanese ramen with a veggie side dish on rice. He hated the ramen. Why does he keep trying…he only likes certain Japanese noodles!

We left the restaurant after a bit and came back to the house. I decided to go upstairs and watch a movie, F decided to stay downstairs and watch the Olympics recap!

I had originally planned to watch Sinners tonight but then changed my mind and went for Downton Abbey: A New Era instead. What happened was that I just decided I wanted to see Downton Abbey. My local cinema will bring the third movie next week and I hadn’t watched the second one yet. Well, I remedied that now. 

The movie was great! F came back upstairs just before it ended and for some reason didn’t make too much noise. He did make some, but I was able to ignore it. After the movie finished we spent a few minutes together and then I went downstairs. 

So, that’s about it. Tonight I also worked on my loom knitted hat and I enjoyed it too. It’s quite long now, but I’m not sure how long I need to make it. 

Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….