July 4, 2026

Saturday - Hot and Sunny

I woke up a little early this morning, but went back to sleep. Then, my alarm went off at 9 am but F and K hadn’t left yet! I got up and went downstairs then came back to the room and sorted out my clothes. I started to get dressed and then F came back into the room. I was getting ready to go and finished. A little while later, F and I left the house and drove over to Cocos. 

We had a lovely (mine) and grudgingly okay (his) breakfast at Cocos. It was good. I had waffles, scrambled eggs, salad, bacon and a sausage and hash browns for breakfast. It was very nice.

 

We left and then started driving out towards Mt. Chokai.  On the way there, F started saying that his shoes were broken and he should get a new pair. Hmm. I suggested going back to the house and changing them out, but instead we ended up at the Mall in Mikawa. F got himself a pair of summer sandals/shoes and after I bought us something to drink, we were on our way again. 

We stopped at a Michi-no-Eki to have a washroom break and to buy a treat at a bakery, then we went further on our way. We ended up most of the way up Mt. Chokai. We stopped to take pictures in a couple of places. I was getting a bit nervous about the time. We’d taken a while to drive out to the mountain and we had to be back at the house by 4:30. F said we could do it. 

We drove back and part of the way used the highway. We stopped into the udon chain restaurant in Tsuruoka so we could get something for our very late lunch. We got take-out and ate it back at the house. 

I headed upstairs to relax and F stayed downstairs to wait for his mother to return. After she came back, he came upstairs and took a nap. 

Around 6 F made dinner for his mother and then we left to have ours. We went to Misono, it was F’s idea and it was fine with me. We ate and I liked mine, F well...same as usual!

We drove over to Machi-ne Kinema but since we were early, went to the drugstore for a while first. I got a drink there, and picked up some pasta sauce and pasta. It’s cheaper at the drugstore. 

Then, we went back to the cinema and went to see The Life of Chuck. We both liked it a lot. I know that not everyone does like it, but I thought it was cool. The cast was amazing, lots of great people like Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mark Hamill and Karen Gillan.  Mia Sara was in it too and I haven’t seen her in anything in yonks. 

We were on our way back to the house when I asked F if he needed anything for K’s breakfast tomorrow. He decided to go to the big grocery store to get something for her. We drove there, went in and F bought her some fish and a few other things. 

We came back to the house. We came upstairs and F went to bed and fell asleep almost immediately. He’s very tired. He drove a long way today. I’m tired too. I got up earlier than usual, but it was a nice way to spend the day, so I didn’t mind. I’ve always told F that if he makes plans I will get up! I did today. 

I’m not sure what we’ll get up to tomorrow, but if you want to find out too, come back a bit later. Until tomorrow….