ああ、快感！

 

昨日の春うららかな陽気から一転、今日は何て肌寒いのだろう。

と、思っていたら、

「まだ薪が残っているから、ストーブつけましょうよ」とマミーが言うと、「そうだね」とダディが答えた。

そして、ボクは、

一瞬一瞬、優しく姿を変える炎にみとれ、その温もりの心地良さに、ああ、快感！

バーベキュー

三月上旬にバーベキューとは、珍しい。なぜかというと、アルフィーのパパがやってきたからなのだ。甥っ子のダン君と友達の三人連れで。

本日快晴、バーベキュー日和。ちづるちゃんも加わって、ボクはアルフィーのパパの膝の上で皆と一緒に楽しいときを過ごすことができた。むろんボクは何も口にできないが、決してほしがったりはしない。なぜなら、その前にさっさとランチをもらって、満腹だったのだ。

庭で皆と一緒にいられるだけで、ただただ嬉しいボクである。

Fire companion set

My dad paid M-san a visit this afternoon.

“M-san is Alfie’s papa’s mother, and she’s moving, so Alfie’s papa is coming back to Japan again to help her,” my mum said to me and went on, “she cannot use her wood burning stove anymore at her new place, so she’s giving us her fire companion set.”

“That’s very kind!”

“We are most pleased to have it, Pinot.”

That was our conversation the other day.

My dad came back with the fire set and log holder, he washed them in the garden, and placed them next to our stove.

My mum said: “Oh, gorgeous! Brilliant! Includes: a poker, tongs, a brush, a shovel and a strong stand. And look at that log holder! It’s lovely, isn’t it?”

“The brush’s worn out, but we can change this part later,” explained my dad.

“Oh, yeah? Absolutely perfect!”

I can sit or lie down, and warm myself at the fire in winter – fab!

“Er, spring is just round the corner, Pinot!” she murmured. 

'Zoo Photographs' on display

My dad’s ‘Zoo Photographs’ are on display now, in a café bar restaurant called ‘and’(previously Andi) in Higashi- Ueno, Tokyo.

The photographs are from his book, ‘PLANET ZOO 世界の動物園’.

It is a good opportunity to show his works like this.

Unfortunately, I cannot come to see the exhibits. I have to house-sit, always. What a pity!

They are for sale!

Doll Festival

 

“Pippy, Pippy!”

“What!? What’s the matter, Mum? I’m sleeping.”

“Pippyyyyy …”

“Coming!”

“It’s Hinamaturi, Doll Festival, today.”

“So what!? Nothing with me, Mum! Girls Day today!”

“Well, it’s the day to wish good health and future happiness for girls, not for  boys, I know. But I’ve got hina-arare, sweet rice crakers, here. It’s a special day today, so I just wanted to offer you some. Besides, I wish you good health and happiness, always.”

“Aah, well, thank you, Mum.”

“And good news! That blood-red spot in your right eye has disappeared at last. You don’t need eye drops anymore. Well done, sweetie!”

Whoopeeeeeeee …

“Mum, I’ll give you pink ones because you’re a girl.”

“How sweet of you, darling!”

There are a lot of white ones for me. Haha.

In the twinkling of an eye – applying eye drops

I’ve been using eye drops for 4 days – three times a day. Normally I hate medicine, tablets, ointment, and so on. However, I don’t mind eye drops. I’m very good at keeping my eyes open (literally) for that actually.

I can sit down, open my eyes, and quietly wait for a drop.

It’s not painful, and finishes in the twinkling of an eye. (Ho ho ho!)

My dad put in my right eye one drop and said: “It’s done. Good boy, Pinot!”

He is always impressed with my forbearance.

My right eye is getting better and better each day.

As he woke me up only for that, I’ll go back to sleep again. Why not?

Eye Problem

An incident in the early hours of today:

“What’s happened to your eye, Pinot!? June, his right eye’s something wrong!”

“Jesus! Very red! Horrible! Please take him to hospital, darling!”

“All right! I’ll go right away.”

“I don’t know why. This morning I was holding his head while giving drippings, but nothing wrong with his eyes. What have you done, Pinot? Have you scratched your eye, sweetie?”

‘I have no idea, sorry Mum!’ I murmured.

My dad grabs my basket, opens it, and pushes me in it.

(one hour later)

“What did the vet say?” mum asked dad.

“Well, he examined and said that Pinot might have hit his right eye against something.”

“Hmm, what did he suggest then?”

“He gave us eye drops – apply three times a day – and said: ‘Come back tomorrow if it’s still red.’ I’ll take him again anyway. To make sure if he’s all right. That’s better, isn’t it?”

“Absolutely! I hope it’s not serious.”

As I cannot open my right eye properly, (I don’t know how red my eye is though.) and it’s blowing today, I don’t think I’m allowed to go into the garden today. After lunch, I might as well have a rest in my red roof house.

Ah, I’m getting hungry. Mmm, that’s a good sign, I think.