2018-04

#860 Douglas fir ~ It is a type of tree that grows in North America.~

Last month, my ex-host family came to Japan. Although I had not seen them for a long time, it was wonderful to meet them.

I started to study English again a few years ago.

Because of my busy work schedule, I stopped studying English at all for a long time. Then I started to study English again, about 3 years ago. It was just my hobby.

This time, since my host family came to Japan, I felt that it was nice that my English was not so bad. Because I’m still studying English, even though it is little by little.

Douglas fir in their yard

Before they came to Japan. I asked them to bring some douglas fir branches for me. Douglas fir is a type of tree that grows in North America. I like it and it smells good. They brought a packed bag of douglas fir branches with leaves on.

It reminds me of them and Seattle.

Almost a month passed since I met with them. I miss them very much, especially when I look at the douglas fir hanging on the wall in my house.

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Here is my previous post about my ex-host family from Seattle came to Osaka.↓

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#864 The birthplace of instant noodles~the Cupnoodles Museum in Ikeda city

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My ex-host family from Seattle came to Osaka!My ex-host family from Seattle came to Osaka, so I spent a day with them to show them around.I finally got to meet host mother that I had not seen for 25 years!We talked a lot about what happened in the last 25 years on the train to Ikeda station from Umeda station. We went to the Cupnoodles Museum in Ikeda city to make chicken ramen.Make instant noodles at the Cupnoodles MuseumWe made instant noodles from scratch by hand. We first started with kne...

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#863 We traveled back in time. ~ Osaka castle ~

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Osaka castleOn the second day, I took my ex-host family to Osaka castle. It was a rainy day. They didn’t have umbrellas. They ware just wearing rain jackets and hats. They said “This is Seattle style!” It looked nice on them. We walked about 15minutes from Morinomiya station to Osaka castle.Foreign tourists are interested in Japanese history.We entered the castle tower(admission fee was 600 yen).There are many displays where one can learn the history of Osaka castle. The miniature figures dep...

#861 Would you like to send your name to the Sun?

“NASA wants to send your name to the Sun”

Recently I read an article on the internet.
The article said that Parker Solar Probe is going to launch this summer and will be sent to the Sun’s surface. That well be the closest for any spacecraft that has ever been to the Sun.
And NASA is inviting people to submit their names so that they can etched them on a microchip abroad the spacecraft at no cost.

Adding my name was very easy.

Therefore I accessed Parker Solar Probe website to add my name to at the spacecraft microchip. NASA is accepting names until April 27, 2018.

The process was very easy to do.
Would you also like to send your name to the Sun?
If you want to try it, click on the link below.↓
http://parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/The-Mission/Name-to-Sun/

↑Type your name and submit

↑I got my certificate “HOT TICKET”.

I read the news from this article.↓

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NASA Wants to Send Your Name to the Sun – Science World

https://blogs.voanews.com/science-world/2018/03/19/nasa-wants-to-send-your-name-to-the-sun/

How would you like to have your name sent to the Sun? NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

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#862 My lemon tree had a flower!

My lemon tree had a flower today!

I have been raising a potted lemon tree in my small balcony since last October.
This is my first time to see a lemon flower. The flower is white and smells good.

I’m worried about whether the flower will turn into a lemon. I feel like a mother of this little lemon tree.

This report will continue. Stay tuned for more update.
Here is my previous post about this lemon tree.↓

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#879 “And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree”

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Lemon treesI bought a lemon tree on last Sunday.My town, Senboku area, has a project to revitalize the local community through lemon trees. The project aims to make Semboku area a “lemon town.”The lemons are called “Semboku lemon” and are harvested in Senboku area with no chemical pesticide.A number plateI also bought a number plate for lemon tree. My tree number was #355.There is a facebook group for members who bought the number plates. The members can ask anything about lemon trees and tea...

Small joy!!(2018.4.11)