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March 31st. A stalk of celery.Yesterday, my friend Kazuo brought me a stalk of celery. Fresh celery is delicious. So today I made celery soup. I ate celery soup all day.
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March 30th. Cherry blossom viewing party in Yasaka Park.I went to Yasaka Park at 10:00 before 10 minutes. Yuki san also alibed there. I brought to some equipment and things for the party. Of course they were including Budweiser. Yuki san and I each carried our own equipment. We set up the party venue by setting up a chair I brought, and a table Yuki san brought, and useing a park bench.
Of course I know Yuki san love beer, however I did like to introduced her my favorite whiskey Taketsuru. So, did, we cheers with Taketsuru the farst. And I advised and explaned her to how to enjoy whiskey my method. Then we each enjoyed our favorite beer.
In my case, I become very talkative when I get drunk. However, I usually drink with my cat, so I don't talk much. When I drink with my wife, I talk about everything before and without drinking, so there's nothing special talk. But, I talked a lot with Yuki san, a lot of things. Whatever, about everything I said to Yuki san, it was the first time. I talked about whatever came to mind. I may have told Yuki san a little bit of my secret.
Her friend Mee chan joined us from around 11:00. She came by her car and didn't drink. She listened to me very well. I may have been very annoying talk. Yuki-san fell asleep, but Mee-chan listened to my story the whole time.
Around 2 or 3 pm, it was uncomfortably cool, so Mi-chan went home, Yuki-san and I cleaned up the venue, and went to sleep in each our cars. I waked up at 6 pm, I backed home.
Then Yuki san caled me she backed her home at 7 pm.
We talked a lot but I don't remember so lot. I vaguely remember Yuki's three secrets.
At first: I thought she was Yuuki. From the first time we met until now, her family name is Yuuki. But I found out her given name is Yuki.
Second: Her actual age. I was surprised. From the first time we met until now, I saw her as 15 years younger than her actual age.
Third: The reason she loves Okinawa. Her travels are unique. Almost an adventure.
I enjoyed our party. Yuki san always steers her emotions in a positive direction. She is a good mind changer. I think. She is very charming. Come on, let's all of you go to a karaoke party with her. Have some beer with her.
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March 29th. Yuki san called me.I baked graham bread as my usual recipe using my electric bread maker. I timered at 6:00. When I wolked up, it smelled good. I made a sandwich with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, ham, and cheese. I had it with cafe au lait for my breakfast.
I measured the dimensions of my PC cases I was modifying and drew a blueprint. When I do major modifications, I always draw up blueprints and plan seets. This is to organize my ideas and see if I can actually fit my ideas into the case. Of course, I often try to please the product into the case while I'm modding work.
I had a lot of vegetable for my evening meal. They were sliced tomato cucumber and lettuce salad, celery soup, konnyaku and green beans stew. I also had asari gohan and grilled ganmodoki.
Yuki san who is my Saturday English classmate called me. Let's go cherry blossom viewing party in Yasaka Park tomorrow.I said ofcourse yes. I prepared the equipment for tomorrow's party.
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March 28th. KOWA Super Prominar-W is good.Yesterday was Thursday, and Torisen senior discount day. So I bought many foods.
I made clam rice. I also made and had fried egg, tomato and cucumber salad, two piece of apple, and cafe au lait.
I had a fried white fish burger, tomato and cabbage salad, fried fish paste, and cafe au lait for my lunch.
My younger brother brought two lettuces, so I had a lot of lettuce for my evening meal.
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March 27th. Stainless steel pruning shears.I tried cooking green beans, konjac, and aburage with soy sauce flavour. I also tried cooking Sakura chirashi sushi. All I have to do is mix freshly cooked rice with pre-made ingredients bought from the co-op. I had them for my breakfast. I also had natto, 2 apple slices, coleslaw salad, granola yogurt, and cafe au lait.
I continued mowing the lawn from yesterday and cleaned up afterwards. These pruning shears are made of stainless steel, so I had given up on the idea that they would not cut well, but I sharpened the blades today and they came out really sharp cut feeling. I should have done it sooner.
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March 26th. I mowed the lawn for the first time this year.I had the leftover yakisoba I made yesterday for my breakfast with a fried egg, and cafe au lait.
The phone function on my iPhone has been acting up for the past few days. When I receive a call, it hangs up right away, so I have to call back. I did no change, no memory, I didn't know what was causing it so I searched the web for a way to fix it.
Ah, I attended the funeral of my friend's family in the morning. When I put on my mourning clothes, I always take a selfie because I might be next.
It was a warm afternoon and the weather was nice, so I mowed the lawn for the first time this year using a Karibaraiki. Every year, the area of my lawn increases. It's already difficult to mow with a Karibaraiki. I didn't finish it all today.
I modified my PC case since the evening. Because it's noisy, I try to stop at 9:00 at the latest. Today I stopped at 7:00.
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March 25th. My trekking shoes.I made a hot sandwich with ham, cheese, cabbage, carrots and onions using mugwort bread for my breakfast. I also had celery, tofu sausage vegetable soup and cafe au lait. I overcooked a hot sandwich a little and it got burnt, but burnt cheese was delicious.
The soles of my trekking shoes came off. The lifespan of trekking shoes are about 5 years, and it seems that the adhesive part deteriorates and often comes off.
I bought them about 10 years ago, but they are still in good condition because they have not been used much. The soles are not worn down very much either, so I repaired them myself.
Wash to remove any oil. After it dries, scrub it with a wire brush to create a rough surface. Apply a synthetic rubber adhesive called G-17. Once it dries and no longer sticks to your fingers, glue it together and hit it firmly with a mallet. That's it.
I took Miya-O to her doctor. Blood tests showed no significant changes, so we scheduled another check-up in four months. The doctor said that Miya-O was a little overweight. Let's lose some weight.
I found a small piece of metal buried in the tip of my finger, which had been hurting me from time to time. I cut it open with a knife and removed it. This happens often when working with metal.
Last month, the yogurt I bought at Costco was suspected of being contaminated with E. coli, and the manufacturer voluntarily recalled it. I received a gift card in return. I ate all of the yogurt I bought, though.
I made a Source Yakisoba for my evening meal.
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March 24th. Shungiku is garland chrysanthemum.I made a fried egg, coleslaw salad, sliced celery, granola yogurt, and cafe au lait for my breakfast.
My younger brother gave me a lot of garland chrysanthemum, so I made a soup with garland chrysanthemum, cabbage, and tofu for my evening meal.
In English, Shungiku is called garland chrysanthemum or crown daisy.
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March 23rd. I washed my FJ.I made celery and pork tripe stew. The pork tripe stew is a ready-made one I bought at the co-op, but it's too salty for me. So I added celery and doubled the amount. Now the salt content is 1/2 lower. I'll eat it over a few days.
I made Chicken Ramen for my lunch. It is topped with fried tofu, egg, and Japanese parsley.
I had a lot of celery for my evening meal.
It was a very warm day. My cat stayed in sunny window shell. I washed my FJ in a long time.
When I bought my first new car in my 20s, I enjoyed washing it on the weekends and going for a drive. As I get older, I wash my car less and less. Recentry I wash my car twice a year, at most three times. This year, I own one less car, so it's even easier now.
This is the first time I've washed it the year. I've also waxed it.
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March 22nd. Saturday English Class.Yesterday, my younger brother brought me a stalk of celery. My wife made our breakfast. So we ate a lot of celery dishes in the morning.
Today, I attended Saturday English Class starting at 10:00 am. I asked Michael sensei to correct my English picture diary for February.
In the afternoon, my wife returned to Ueda and I took her to Shimizu Park Station. Therefore my evening meal returned looks like as usual.
These old PC parts cannot find device drivers for Windows 11. Therefore, I will install them in a desktop PC that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11. And I am still using them with Windows 10. I plan to isolate them from the Internet and use them as a file backup server in my system.
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March 21st. A chiffon cake.My wife cooked breakfast. It was beter and big different from what I make. It looked good and was delicious.
One of my wife's aunt lives in Kasukabe city. My wife baked a chiffon cake, and took it to her without removing it from the mold. Apparently it can't be removed while it's hot. My wife and I went to her aunt's house for Higan visiting. Her aunt treated us to curry and naan from a nearby Sri Lankan curry shop. It was delicious.
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March 20th. Higan.My younger brother, my brother-in-law, my wife's aunts and cousin came my home. We talked in awhile with cake and coffee.
In the afternoon my wife and I visited to my wife`s pealent home. We also went to my pealent home and my family grave. It was for a Higan visiting.
In particular, at my wife's parents' home, we had a great time looking at photos of her nephew's wedding and photos from the Taisho and Meiji eras.
My family started with my grandfather. He and his famiry lived in Tokyo and lost everything except their lives in the Great Tokyo Air Raids, leaving nothing behind. However, I think they were lucky because none of his family members died in the war. So the my famiry old photos I have are from after 1950.
My wife's family has a lot of old things that have been passed down for generations. Maybe that's why I admire old things.
In any case, Higan makes we think of our family in the past.
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March 19th. My wife made nikujaga.My wife made nikujaga for our meal. I will not care about my meal a few days.
It was a little snow.
My wife made a whole cake with strawberry sliced almond whipped cream and she also made some cookies to entertain guests visiting during Higan. Higan is a seven-day period centered around the Vernal Equinox. It is a Buddhist event, but I don't know the details. I just go to my relatives' houses and pray at the Buddhist altar. I cherish it as a good opportunity to meet with people close to me. It is purpose my wife came back to Iwai.
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March 18th. KOWA Super Prominar-W is good.I made sauces yakisoba with plenty of vegetables and sausages. I put half of it in a lunch box. I also added 1/2 a boiled egg and some green seaweed. The other half I had for my breakfast with cafe au lait.
My wife came back from Ueda City, so I picked her up at Shimizu Kouen Station at 3:40. Then we went to Tsukuba City to shopping at Costco. We also had tenseiro soba at our favorite soba restaurant Kimura.
My wife takes great care of Miya-O, so they tends to approach each ather. However, when they meet for the first time in a while, Miya-O is wary for the first few minutes.
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March 17th. First Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=7.5cm 1526.I won an old camera, B.B.Semi First, on Yahoo! Auctions on March 12th for 1,000 yen. It has a First Anastigmat 1:3.5 F=7.5cm lens with serial number 1526. It has an EW.TORIO II shutter. The shutter works. There is oily mold on the lens surface. There are 10 aperture blades, and they work. The focusing ring is movable. I thought this camera is worth more than 1000 yen. What's more, it has an undeveloped B&W film hidden inside. It was sealed, so I thought I will be able to see some images if I developed it. I have B&W film developing equipment, so I'd like to do this sometime soon.
I made a Charumera that contains lots of vegetables, eggs and aburage for my breakfast.
I tried combining Gorojima Kintoki(sweet potato) baked in my Dutch oven with anko and had it as a snack. I made chicken nuggets topped with miso sauce and chopped Negi. I also made a salad with boiled eggs, wakame seaweed, sliced tomatoes, and parsley. I had them for my evening meal.
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March 16th. RAID 1 .I made a soup with some kinds of vegetable and chikuwa for my breakfast. I also made Shiruko included a piece of mochi. I bought this mochi from the co-op, but it tastes bad. My favorite mochi is made by my mother's family. I eat it once a year, so that's my standard. So it's probably going to taste bad no matter where I buy it.
At my factory, I built a shelf that will hold six hard disk drives, which will fit inside my huge computer case.
RAID stand for "Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks." RAID 1 is a technology that allows two hard disks to be recognized as one drive. This is called mirroring, and it is a method of making two storage devices into one array and recording the same data on each storage device. Even if one of the storage devices fails, the data is preserved.
I use RAID 1 on all my desktops, so I need twaice number of hard disk drives. I've been using are old, small capacity hard disk drives and I'll be adding more as I run out of capacity. So I need for the space to them in my PC case. It can cost up to 100,000 yen to recover data from a crashed hard disk. I always prepare for a hard disk crash.
The temperature at the factory had dropped, so I came home. When I turned on the air conditioner, Miya-O fell asleep in front of the air conditioner vent.
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March 15th. Upgraded to Windows 11.I made a Charumera with lots of vegetables and an egg for my breakfast. I also had coleslaw salad, sliced tomatoes, some oranges, granola yogurt and cafe au lait.
A neighbor gave me some little carrots, and they were so derishas, the last one is so pretty that I put them on display in my kitchen windowsill along with a kumquat branch.
My brother brought a lot of Negi, so I made tofu soup with a lots of Negi for my evening meal. I also had coleslaw salad, sliced tomato salad, some orange, granola yogurt and cafe au lait.
I have three huge desktop PCs. One of them turned out to be upgradable to Windows 11. The other one turned out to be impossible. I haven't tried the rest yet.
So,
Step 1: Continue to use PC that haｓ not been tested yet with Windows 10 as is.
Step 2: Continue to use PC that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 with Windows 10 until it break. However, consolidate the functions of the other PCs into this PC.
Step 3: Transfer all functions to the PC that can be upgraded to Windows 11. Then upgrade it.
Step 4: Purchase a new PC when necessary.
I decided to use these steps to modify my PCs system. And then I started on step 2.
Up until now, I've been able to use parts from the Windows 95 era on Windows 10. However, most of the old parts I have are not compatible with Windows 11. I found that this is a barrier that prevents me from upgrading. If I remove it, one PC will work with Windows 11.
This makes 2 computers, including a laptop, running Windows 11. My system's overall are safe to operate on Windows 11.
I took photos to record the chip model number on the old parts, and then searched for Windows 11's device drivers on the web. If I could find the device driver, I would be able to use it on Windows 11, but I couldn't.
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March 14th. I have three huge desktop PCs.I made a hot sandwich with cream cheese and anko. I also made a salad with sliced tomatoes and shredded aburage cooked in soy sauce, a fried egg, and cafe au lait for my breakfast.
I made soup with chicken meatballs, cabbage, onion, sweet corn, shimeji mushrooms, shungiku, and one piece of mochi. I had it, granola yogurt, and cafe au lait for my lunch.
I had coleslaw salad, sliced tomato salad, grilled atsuage, sliced oranges, and some peace of sweet potato for my evening meal.
I only have one laptop because I use one that is very reliable.
I have three huge desktop PCs that work in window 10. Each PCs are responsible for different tasks. The reason for doing each task on a separate standalone PC is to prepare for trouble. I need at least two PCs that are always fully functional. Actually, I feel uneasy if I don't have two.
The desktops I built myself and I still use old parts. I don't know when they will stop working. For example, MO(magneto-optical disk) drives, FD(floppy disk) drives, HDDs. I'll use them until they break. Some of them were manufactured before 2000. To use many old parts, I need a lot of space, so my case is also bigger. It also consumes a lot of electricity. It's totally inconvenient. But I can't quit. I do not have the choice to replace everything new.
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March 13th. Smoal waterfalls.The weather was good. I arrived at the parking lot of Mt. Hokyo at 9:30. I started climbing from the Gokurakuji course. Perhaps because of the rain the day before, the whole mountain was damp. The bottom of the mountain stream was washed and the rocks looked beautiful. The plants looked beautiful too. I was able to take some great photos of smoal waterfalls.
Suddenly, I had a craving for soba noodles, so I went down the mountain halfway. I ate tenseiro at my favorite soba restaurant Kimura.
I made and had clam and garland chrysanthemum spaghetti for my evening meal.
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March 12th. It was cloudy.When my younger brother get a lot of free vegetables from his relative or friend, he brought some it to me. This time was some garland chrysanthemum. So I made vegetable soup with it. It also contains cabbage, onion, dumplings, and tofu. I had it for my breakfast with granola yogurt and cafe au lait.
It was cloudy, but the warm. My cat was sleeping in the bed.
In the afternoon, my younger brother brought me some lettuce. So I had a lot of it for my evening meal.
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March 11th. My full tower PC case.I made a hot sandwich with ham, cabbage, onion, carrot, and cheese. Half of it was packed in an aluminum lunch box. I ate the other half for my breakfast. I also had vegetable soup, sliced oranges and tomato, granola yogurt and cafe au lait.
I am conversioning my full tower PC case. I am adding 3.5" and 5" shelves for a bunch of extra peripherals. Fans will also be added for cooling.
I had grilled atsuage and vegetable salad for my evening meal.
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March 10th. Mugwort bread.I made soybean and veggie soup. I also had cafe au lait for my breakfast.
In the morning I did some maintenance on my computers, did some backups. I tried upgrading my desktop PCs to Windows 11, but it didn't work.
I made soba noodles in vegetable soup with eggs for my lunch.
In the afternoon, I pruned blueberry and summer orange trees.
I used the mugwort my mother-in-law left me to bake mugwort bread in my electric automatic bread maker. This mugwort is the last.
I made bell pepper and carrot soup, sliced tomatoes cabbage carrot salad, mugwort bread, chicken nuggets for my evening meal.
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March 9th. The Toyota Crown.I made somen noodles with lots of vegetables for my breakfast.
It was my FJ Cruiser's six month inspection day. I went to the Mitsukaido Toyota blanch at 9:30. They served coffee and cookies while I wait.
The Toyota Crown was once Toyota's top-class car. Is that still the case? However, the design concept has changed dramatically, and it is now very dynamic and stylish. It also comes with a safe driving support system that is effective for the elderly. I made a quick estimate. To get the Crown, I would have to sell my FJ and pay 5 million yen for the car, including expenses.
I made soba noodles with vegetables, edamame, tofu, sausage and egg for my evening meal.
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March 8th. Saturday English Class.For my breakfast, I made stewed somen noodles with nut paste and miso, and I put it in lots of vegetables.
Today, I attended Saturday English Class starting at 10:00 a.m.
I was thinking of going to Tsukuba city, but it looked like it was going to snow, so I gave up. I watched YouTube videos at home relaxing with my cat. My cat always wants to be with me.
Shiruko can also be described as a warm liquid anko. It often contains roasted mochi. It is also called Oshiruko. I put in a piece of mochi and made Oshiruko for my lunch.
My wife emailed me that the vacuum cleaner she uses in Ueda broke. She wants the same I use in Iwai. So I sent her the picture. I thought it was old and they didn't sell it anymore. But my son apparently bought the same model from some online shop.
I had leftover Tortilla de patatas from yesterday, sliced tomatoes, granola yogurt, and three kinds of pickles, Narazuke, Takanazuke, and cucumber pickles for my evening meal.
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March 7th. Sankyo Koki Japan W-Komura- f=35mm 1:2.5 No. 3854058.I had Tortilla de patatas, sliced tomatoes, Takana pickles, mugwort bread, granola yogurt, cafe au lait for my breakfast. Tortilla de patatas is a type of omelette stuffed with potatoes, ham, onions and cheese.
For comparison, I took pictures of the same scene with an iPhone and a digital camera. The digital camera was equipped with Sankyo Koki Japan W-Komura- f=35mm 1:2.5 No. 3854058.
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March 6th. My laptop to Windows11.I made a hot sandwich with cheese and hamburger for my breakfast. I also had sliced tomato apple and cafe au leit.
I grilled some Gorojima Kintoki sweet potatoes in my Dutch oven. I also grilled potatoes. I had them with stewed sea bream in mixed nut paste and miso. It was delicious but it looked a bit dirty.
The helicoid mount adapter that I modified the other day works well, so I finished it with baking matte black paint.
I upgraded my laptop to Windows 11. It didn't work automatically, but it worked after I downloaded the files manually.
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March 5th. Lithium-ion batteries catching fire.There have been many reported cases of lithium-ion batteries catching fire. I don't use cheap lithium-ion batteries, so I think I'm okay. But I took precautions just in case. I charge the battery in a terracotta flower pot. I also make sure to charge the battery within sight. I used to start charging when I went to bed or went out, but I no longer do that.
I had vegetable soup over rice, grilled atsuage, granola yogurt, and cafe au lait for my breakfast.
I made sea bream stewed with mixed nut paste and miso. I also had sliced tomato, egg and rice. I bought frozen sea bream at the co-op.
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March 4th. Ishikawa Eye Clinic.Cat grass is actually oats. I bought the seeds on Amazon. I seed them in a small flowerpot. They sprout and grow in a few days, but die in about two weeks. So I alternate between the two flowerpots, I seed every week.
The snow has melted and no on the roads and sidewalks. I walked to Ishikawa Eye Clinic in the morning. I see Dr. Ishikawa once every six months. Each time, we perform a visual field test and a fundus examination. The retina of my right eye is thinning. It's early stage glaucoma. I haven't noticed any visual field loss yet, so I'll just keep watching the progress untel next six month.
I had granola yogurt, potato salad, and vegetable soup over rice for my evening meal. Freshly cooked rice is delicious with anything.
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March 3rd. My wife's tax return. I made a soup with tofu, gyoza, sausage for my breakfast. I also had granola yogurt and cafe au lait.
I had vegetable soup and potato salad for my lunch.
I had vegetable soup and Charumera for my evening meal.
It snowed.
In the evening, I helped my wife with her tax return. By using over the phone and online.
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March 2nd. A broken USB cable.I made a hot sandwich with cream cheese and Anko between two slices of mugwort bread.
I make a large amount of stwe with chicken meatballs, soybeans, and konjyaku. I freeze some of it and eat it in several portions.
I cleaned up my younger brother's store whole day. This was in return for renting his wherhouse. I do this some time a year.
When I came home, Miya-O sniffed around a lot. Maybe she thought I smelled different than usual.
I made curry rice, sliced tomatoes oranges salad, granola yogurt for my evening meal.
I collected a broken USB cable that was discarded from my younger brother's store.
In many cases, when the connection between the cable and the connector is damaged, the cable becomes unusable. This happens frequently. Many people discarded it. However I repaired it and using continue.
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March 1st. I scraped off the interfering parts. I made a pork kakuni Kake Gohan topped with raw egg for my breakfast. I also had sliced tomato, potato green pepper soup, stewed konjac carrot, and cafe au lait.
I made a stewed chicken balls, soybeans, konjac, and shimeji for my lunch. I also had some walnut bread.
When I used a helicoid mount adapter and an Olympus lens, the four corners were chipped, as shown in the top photo of right-hand column of the table on the left. So I scraped off the interfering parts, as shown in the botom photo of the middl column. It got better, as shown in the botom photo of right-hand column.
The dry air has caused forest fires to break out in many places, and it seems to be happening in Ueda as well.
I had smoked mackerel, tomato and cucumber salad, and yogurt for my evening meal.
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