March 19, 2026

Thursday - Cloudy but warmer

Well, I had my usual sort of morning and ended up going back to bed and sleeping a lot later than I planned. Oh well.

I got up, did the breakfast thing and spent most of the early afternoon with YouTube. I treated myself to a couple of cups of framboise chocolate tea. Oh that stuff is good. It’s full caffeine though so I can’t drink it that often.

I had lunch around 3 pm and watched an episode of Elsbeth. Matthew Broderick was the guest star today and it was nice to see him again. 

F called after 5 pm and I went downstairs to the kitchen just before 6. I did the dishes and then F arrived. He bought something for K’s breakfast tomorrow and bought me some kimchi for our dinner! 

Tonight I made Buta-kimchi for dinner. I followed a recipe from Just One Cookbook on the internet but I added some cabbage and mushrooms to the mix. I wanted it to be a one dish dinner, sort of! It turned out really well and everyone seemed to enjoy it. All of us had seconds which is quite unusual. So, we had the buta-kimchi and a salad and rice and it all disappeared!  

I did the dishes tonight and was finished fairly fast. I went upstairs around 9pm and immediately put on my pyjamas. I decided that since I had time I would watch an episode of something. I ended up watching Matlock. It was a continuation from the one I watched yesterday. 

F came upstairs after 10 and I relaxed for a bit then put on an episode of Evil. It’s a good show but I probably won’t finish it before it leaves my streaming service at the end of the month. Sigh.

I needed a palate cleanser afterwards so I put on The Big Door Prize and it was good. I like that show, but it didn’t seem to be very popular. 

And that’s about it. Since midnight I’ve been watching YouTube and getting ready to go to bed. Tomorrow is a national holiday for the Spring Equinox so F is off work. We also have a meeting with K’s Care Manager at 5 pm which irritates me because it means we’re wasting time. I don’t find the meetings very helpful but then again, I don’t know if we’re meeting her or she’s meeting us. Are we being checked or what? I dunno.

Come back later if you like and find out what I get up to on a holiday Friday. Until tomorrow….

March 18, 2026

Wednesday - Sunny and warmish

I had my usual type of morning. I got up, went downstairs and then went back to bed for a bit. I ended up snoozing and then noticed that F had texted me, so I texted him back. I got up, dressed and went downstairs to get my breakfast. 

I had breakfast and then worked on wrapping my friend’s present. I also had to register it online in order to send the package.That was fun but it did go quite smoothly. 

F called to say he was on his way back and then arrived around 2pm. He’d had lunch and wanted to relax for a bit. I asked about leaving the house and F said he wanted to go at 3:30. I suggested we go a bit earlier as I wanted to go to the post office too. 

I ended up having a bit of a lunch as I was hungry. I went downstairs and made it, brought it back upstairs to eat. A few minutes later F asked me for some of my bread. I didn’t know why! He had bought a bag of nice bread from a good bakery on the way back, then ate some of it. I refused to give him any of my bread (I needed it for lunch tomorrow) but did offer him the bread I put in the freezer last week. He took it and toasted it!

We left a bit later than I wanted to. The plan in my head was take me to the post office to mail my parcel, then drop me off at S-Mall before F went over to his doctor’s office. Well, on the way to the post office, F didn’t take the turn he usually does. I asked him if he didn’t want to turn and he said no. Okay then. We got near downtown and I asked him where we were going. He said S-Mall. I reminded him that I needed to go to the Post Office! He did drive me there and happily, it wasn’t busy and I had all my paperwork in order so I was out in just a few minutes. Yay!

F did drop me off at S-mall and then went on to his appointment. I went in the building and got my handbag back. It was brought back today. Yay! I had to pay for it of course, but I am just happy that it is back. 

I went upstairs and visited the hundred yen shop. I bought some stuff for the house, and some stuff for me. I found liners for air fryers which is something that I’ve never seen before. I got a package and I’ll see how it goes. 

I went downstairs and went to Doutor. It was busy in there but I ordered a decaf cafe au lait and found a seat in the corner. A few minutes later I got a text from F and he said he was in the mall. I replied with a note that said where I was and a few minutes later he joined me. He wouldn’t let me get him a drink, but then started asking me about dinner. I reminded him I was cooking again tonight. We left a few minutes later.

At the house I came upstairs and changed my clothes. F relaxed upstairs. I went downstairs and started preparing dinner. Tonight I did a type of stir-fry with chicken and hijiki which is a kind of seaweed. We also had salad and potato salad, plus rice. Dinner got good reviews and there wasn’t anything leftover! K even took seconds which surprised me.

After dinner I did the dishes and listened to my podcasts. When I finished the dishes I got started on the garbage collection. I finished the kitchen and the bathroom, then got F to help me with the living room and K’s bedroom. 

After that, I went upstairs and got my garbage ready to go out. I relaxed for a bit and had a cup of tea. At 10:30 I went downstairs and took a shower. While I was in the shower I cleaned out the drain. It was very yuck! I came back upstairs after my shower and watched The Irrational. It was quite a good one where Alec was in the hospital.

Since midnight I’ve been watching some YouTube and getting ready for going to bed! Tomorrow I might do more laundry and get ready for the weekend. 

That’s it for me. Come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow…. 

March 17, 2026

 Tuesday - Cloudy and cool

I woke up a little when F was getting ready for work, but managed to fall back asleep. When my alarm went off I was surprised if I’m honest! I got up and went downstairs, then came back to the room and sorted my laundry! After that excitement I went back to bed and slept on for a while. 

I got up and then went downstairs with my laundry. I started one of the loads and then I went into the kitchen and did some dinner prep. I set up the onion boil and I marinated the meat for dinner. After I finished that, I washed the dishes I used and put them away.

I went upstairs and watched some YouTube and ate my breakfast. I hung up my laundry after each load was done. I relaxed more than I should have, but I also finished my hat. I joined the two ends so that it will stay in a hat shape. I haven’t photographed it yet, but I’ll try and post it when I do.

I went downstairs at 3pm to make my lunch. I was a bit late. I put it together and then I brought it upstairs to eat. I watched an episode of MobLand while I ate. I like it but it is a bit strange.

F called after 5:15 and then I did something a little different. I weighed all the presents that I plan to send to my bestie. It’s one of the things the post office needs me to register early. I plan to get the box ready to send tomorrow, tomorrow. 

I went downstairs and got started on dinner. Tonight I did coro-coro steak, onion boil, salad and curried mayonnaise mushrooms. It was quite popular and everything disappeared. I enjoyed it too, so that was good.

After dinner, I did the dishes and put them away. I listened to my movie podcast and it was very entertaining. When I finished, I let F know I was done and would go and change so that we could go to the grocery store.

F and I left and drove to Mina. Wonder of wonders, he let me go in alone today. I enjoyed that. I bought groceries for tomorrow and Thursday. The store was surprisingly busy and there was a big line up at the cash register, but by the time I got in line it was nearly gone.

We came back to the house and I put away the groceries. I asked F if he’d make some rice for tomorrow. He agreed and offered to make us onigiri from the leftover dinner rice. I thought it sounded nice so I went upstairs. He bought up the onigiri he made and we ate them. They were nice!

At 11pm I watched Resident Alien which was pretty darn funny tonight. I turned off the TV when it finished and then got stuck into more YouTube and doing my end of day activities. 

That’s about it for me for today. Tomorrow F has the afternoon off to go to the doctor again. His back is really bothering him again lately. I asked him to take me to the post office too, so I’ll have to get the parcel registered as well. 

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

March 16, 2026

Monday - Cool but sunny

I got up a couple of times this morning. The first time I got up before 7 am which was disappointing! I went downstairs and came back to bed and a couple of minutes later F got up and got ready for work. I slept for a bit, but woke up again before 8 am. After a quick trip downstairs I turned on the TV.

Happily, this year NHK ran the Academy Awards in both dubbed and non-dubbed versions. Yay! Last year they dubbed the whole thing. I was so mad! Anyway, the Oscars were pretty good this year. I had only seen about 3 of the nominated films, but I really liked them. Conan O’Brien was a fairly good host, they only showed three of the nominated songs and there was a tie in one category and one winner was a no-show!

I watched the show until it finished and then I went and made my breakfast. Yes it was late and yes I was hungry. I had eaten a sandwich earlier though. 

I had a quiet day after the Oscars. I had my lunch and while I was eating I watched the last episode of The Good Fight. I liked how they ended the show. I’ll miss that show. 

F called me after 5:30 and a little later I went downstairs to start dinner.

Tonight I made toaster oven chicken and had some roasted potatoes with carrots too. We had a lovely salad made of baby leaf lettuce. It mostly all disappeared. K had thirds on the potatoes so I guess she liked them!

After dinner I washed the dishes and then dried them. I listened to my movie podcast and it was great. When I finished, I went upstairs and relaxed with some YouTube. I took a shower after 10 pm and then when I came back upstairs my hubby was in bed already. He didn’t sleep very well last night.

I watched an episode of Matlock and enjoyed it. It’s smart without being too smart!

I put on some YouTube and have been working on my end of day stuff and trying to finish up soon as I’m really tired. 

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

 

March 15, 2026

Sunday - Sunny but cool, rainy at night

I was angry going to bed last night and I was angry this morning too. I woke up fairly early and then went downstairs. I came back to bed and slept for a while. F even came back to bed for a while but I wouldn’t talk to him!

I got up and was planning to go and catch a bus to downtown, but I took too long on my computer. A little after that, F asked if I wanted to go for lunch so I said I would.

Today we went to the new Taiwanese restaurant again. They have a very low cost lunch so that’s what we did. F ordered the liver and nila set meal and I ordered hoikoro set meal which was fine, but I really wanted subuta! I got the meals mixed up. Oh well. 

After lunch I needed a mailbox so that I could send my Postcrossings from yesterday. We found one and then F just started driving. We weren’t talking much yet so I asked him if he was just out for a drive and he said he was. That was nice. We drove down to the Kamo port and F got out of the car to check out the fisher people. He came back to the car and we drove back via the ocean front. That was nice

We came back into Tsuruoka and decided to go to Cafe B-Flat. They’ve been closed since December and we wanted a drink. We were able to go in and had drinks. F had coffee and I had a cup of Darjeeling tea. 

We came back to the house after this and I came upstairs to relax. F was downstairs for a long time but came upstairs. We talked about grocery shopping and then dinner. I suggested Gusto as I had some points on a card I wanted to use. 

F made dinner for his mother and then we went to the grocery store. We bought groceries for the next couple of days and then brought it back to the house. I brought the food into the house and put it away while F stayed in the car.

After that, we went off to Gusto. The parking lot was really busy and we had to wait for a few minutes before we were seated. We ordered and a few minutes later we got our food. I had the new Gusto Smash Burger again and added on a salad too. F had the kara-age I think. We enjoyed our meal and the drink bar, but finally left a bit after 9pm.

We came back to the house and relaxed for a bit. I watched the last episode of The Handmaid’s Tale and it was quite good. I’m glad this last season was a bit less bleak than some of the other years. 

I took a quick break and then watched another episode of Evil. It was quite a scary one tonight, all about a nurse who was not a good person or nurse for that matter. 

And that’s about it for my day. I’d like to get to bed soon as tomorrow morning I have to get up early to watch the Academy Awards. Last year NHK put them on but dubbed the whole thing, let’s hope they don’t do that this year!

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

March 14, 2026

Saturday - Sunny and warmish

I got up this morning before 8 am. I’m not sure what woke me. Maybe F downstairs? I made a trip to the washroom and then came back upstairs. I went back to bed and slept for a lot longer.

When I woke up later F was in the room. He suggested going to a decent newish restaurant and I was fine with that. I needed to get up and dress first though! I got up, put on some clothes and a few minutes later we drove to the restaurant. It was open and we went in. I ended up having the Yurinchi which was very nice, with big pieces of chicken, and F had the pork cutlet with chicken rice. I’m glad I didn’t have it as his rice had tomato in it. 

After lunch we checked out a second hand shop. I was looking for a cheap purse to use until my one is back from the shop. I didn’t find one. The only one that was interesting was not really to my taste. I’m not a designer person really.

We went to a coffee shop next, the one we discovered last week or so, the Jazz and coffee place. I had an iced cocoa, F had a hot cocoa. It was relaxing there until F’s phone ran out of energy and he seemed to be falling asleep. He claimed he was listening to the music…might have been.

We headed towards the house next. We went to a grocery store to pick up something for K’s dinner. F bought fish for her and said that he’d make it for her dinner. He didn’t suggest I get something for myself which will come into importance later.

We went back to the house and I went upstairs and relaxed. I watched some YouTube and had some tea. F stayed downstairs and after a while welcomed his mother back to the house.

I didn’t see F from about 3:30 to after 7 pm. He came upstairs and I asked him about going out. He didn’t seem too interested and I asked him if he’d eaten with his mother. Yes. I asked him why he didn’t suggest that I get something for myself when we were at the grocery store and asked him if he’d take me out to eat dinner. He said he would take me to a ramen shop. Of course I wouldn’t eat that crap so said no to it. He refused to take me to another place so said he wouldn’t go out at all. 

All right then. I went downstairs and made my own dinner with stuff that I had in the fridge and freezer. I had a nice dinner. I started with carbonara, had some rye bread, and then finished up the taco meat from earlier in the week on some tortillas. It was nice. I did the dishes afterwards and then went upstairs. 

F asked me when I came in the room if I wanted to go out. I couldn’t believe that he was asking me that now and asked him where I would go at 9 pm? He had no answer. 

A bit after 10 I went downstairs and took a shower. When I came back to the room F was in bed and asleep. I tried to be quiet but really I didn’t care if I wasn’t!

At 11pm I watched The Hunting Party and it was okay. I turned off the TV after that and watched a lot of YouTube!

I’m not sure what I’m going to get up to tomorrow. If F is still being annoying tomorrow I have decided that I’m going out for the day and will avoid him as much as I can. If he isn’t annoying early on, we’ll have to see. 

So, come back later if you like and hear all about my day. Until tomorrow….

March 13, 2025

Friday - Sunny but cool

I woke up after F had left for his doctor’s office. I made a trip downstairs and then came back upstairs and went to bed. I slept again and F came upstairs after a while and ended up going to bed. I got up and dressed and waited for him to go for lunch. He slept quite late however and when he finally did wake up, most of the places we wanted to go were closed.

We tried to go to F’s Eel place, but it was closed. However, we went past Arpeggio and they were still open, so we ended up there and had a lovely meal. I had my favourite chicken finger set meal, F had the 10 items tray. 

After our meal, we tried to get some kerosene but F’s usual gas station didn’t have any…and no gas either. Goodness. We got some kerosene at another gas station and brought it back to the house. 

After a few minutes, we headed out again to the Daiso near MaxValu. We both went in, but I did more shopping! I got a box for mailing, some bags for garbage and another eye mask for sleeping. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to use the one I got though. It might be too small.

After a bit of confusion where F disappeared for a few minutes, we went to Komeda and had some coffee. I had decaf as usual. We relaxed for a bit and then came back to the house.

I relaxed upstairs as I had to charge up my phone for a bit. I went downstairs after 6:15 or so and then I got busy cooking dinner. I did my usual pasta, salad and a protein and it went well. I fried some bacon and added some mushrooms that F had left in the fridge for a while. Dinner was good and all the food disappeared! There wasn’t any left for my lunch on Monday.

After I did the dishes I went upstairs and didn’t even say goodnight to F or K. I was tired and a little ticked off that no one volunteered to help me again tonight. 

I came upstairs and watched YouTube for a bit until I decided to watch an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale. I have one more episode to watch, so it will be good to get it done.

I took a break downstairs and then decided I’d watch Sinners. It’s been on my DVR for a while but I haven’t had time. It was really good. It never did play at a cinema up here. I liked it, but it did have a lot of violence at the end. 

F went to bed a while ago. He’s got to be up early tomorrow but I don’t. I should get up but will I? 

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