January 21, 2024

Sunday - Rainy but warm

Today did not get off to a good start. I went to bed around 4:30. F was awake so I let him know that he had left his clothes in the washing machine since Friday night and he really should hang it up if he wanted his stuff to dry. He got up and went downstairs and brought his clean clothes upstairs. He hung them up while I did my reading. 

This morning, I woke up first when F decided to fill up the kerosene tank. It was very nice of him to do that, but instead of moving my stuff that was in the way, he decided to climb over it. I got up and moved my stuff so that he wouldn’t have to climb over it with a full kerosene tank. I was annoyed and had to go downstairs and use the washroom since I was awake. 

I tried to go back to sleep and sort of managed, but Apple kept texting me to let me know that today they were sending a cord that I ordered. ACK! I tried to sleep more. F came in at least once more and then my alarm went off and I didn’t get very much sleep at all. I was so annoyed!

I dragged myself out of bed a bit after 11. I knew that F wanted to have an early lunch because he had a massage booked for himself. I got dressed and a little later, F came up and we decided to leave. He’d fed his mother already and now it was our turn. 

We drove over to Kintaro Sushi and had a lovely if slightly expensive lunch. They have great sushi but sadly they weren’t that busy today. I also noticed that most of the customers in the store were around our age. Not boding well for them.

We left a little before 1 and F drove me to S-Mall. I went in and did a little shopping. I also had a chat with a lady who works in the English School in the mall. She knows me, but I don’t really know her. 

I was planning to go to the coffee shop to meet F but it was really busy. I didn’t want to have to fight for a table, so I thought I’d waylay F at the door and we’d go somewhere else. However, it didn’t work. I walked to the door to try to meet him, but he phoned me from inside the mall to ask where I was. We finally met up and we decided to move on. 

We ended up at Cafe Studio Cinq in the middle of town. We both had coffee and a cream puff. They were lovely. The coffee wasn’t as much, but I don’t drink regular coffee that often. We stayed for a while and used the free wifi and relaxed.

We decided that we’d make a quick trip back to the house, pick up the kerosene tanks and then go and grab groceries and kerosene for the house. When we were back at the house, F made K her dinner. I found some fish in the freezer, F cooked it and gave it to K.

We went to the grocery store over near our old apartment. F came in with me and as usual, drove me crazy. He always gets mad at me for getting in people’s way, but they get in MY way all the time. He doesn’t get mad about that. I haven’t figured out if it’s because I’m big, or foreign or a woman that he gets mad. In either case, it’s annoying and he should stop. 

After the grocery store, I went to Gyomu Supa. I wanted to pick up a few things. I went in and got some snacks, but also some processed cheese squares and kimchi. There were a lot of things that I wanted, I bought some of them! 

After Gyomu, F drove to the gas station and he filled up the kerosene tanks and then the car. 

We came back to the house and I unpacked the groceries. I took some of the stuff upstairs, the stuff that we don’t want K to find! After that, we decided to go and find dinner. I was hoping for something non-Japanese, but F of course, wanted Japanese. We went to a couple of places that he thought about and they were all closed. We finally ended up at the Chinese Restaurant on the other side of Komagihara park.  

We had an okay meal. F ordered his favourite yakisoba again, the one I hate. Bleck. I ordered some fried chicken and stir-fried vegetables, F also ordered some gyoza for us.  We had a nice meal. I did have some of the yakisoba, it ended up on my shirt! 

After we finished eating I asked F if he wanted to go for a drink somewhere or if he’d like to just go back to the house. He picked the house. It was fine. He has to work tomorrow, I don’t. 

Back at the house, I came upstairs and watched a bit of TV. I put on an episode of The Closer and then I put on the first episode of Slow Horses on Apple TV+. I enjoyed both shows. I will likely watch more of them both!

At midnight, I turned off the TV and had a little chat with F. He’s in bed now and it sounds like he’s sleeping. 

I’m not sure what I’m going to get up to tomorrow. I should do some laundry but it will be Monday and I usually talk myself out of it! 

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