Brooklyn Bridge

As you know,
The Brooklyn Bridge is a suspension bridge
over the East River, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn.

The first thing this morning,
I happened to find this picture in the newspaper.



Surprisingly, it's not a photo, but a hand drawing
by Mr.Yuji Tezuka, with the Japanese traditional style
of painting technique.

I'm fascinated with this picture.
Its title is "Rainy Brooklyn Bridge".

I don't know why, but I love this bridge.
It shows different looks from different angles.





The first time I stayed in New York,
I would always try to catch the sight of it
while walking in the city, but never reached it.

I wished I would really like to walk across the bridge,
and it was my assignment for the next visit.

In 1988, we made it !



Not a few people were walking, jogging and cycling.

We went to the end, and then came back to Manhattan again.
Only walking, but we enjoyed that walking.

When we visited NY two years ago,
we were walking on it again.(^o^)
It may sound funny,
but I love it just as much !

We are saving 500yen coins so that we can go there again.
I don't know when, but some day, definitely ! :-)

Today

When I look up the word, "徒然turedure,"
in a dictionary, I find its translation
as follows:
--- to kill one's boredom ----

But, I don't agree with the conception.

Boredom ?

No, I am not bored.

Today, I have no work.
I've already finished preparing for dinner,
because some of my son's friends will come.
They want me to cook keema curry, so
I made it yesterday so that it would taste
better.

So, I'm perfectly free now.
Never bored.

I don't remember when I had such a free time
last.
I have nothing special to do actually, which
I really enjoy.

With a cup of hot milk and PC beside me,
I'm doing this and that.
Also a few kinds of knitting yarn are
on the table, and I'm wondering which to
choose for today.

And it's my “ture-dure” dairy.☆

What comforts me ?

I can’t go out freely under the circumstances,
for the time being, where a member of my
family needs my help because of her aging.
Since I’ve been leading busy days,
I feel all the happier when I find something
new and fantastic even if it’s a trifle.

I’m now thinking about what comforts me.

First, as you know, when I’m focusing on
my knitting and dying, I can find a big
pleasure.




This is Bûche de Noël.
The big brown one is my own making,
and the tiny white one was made by
my second daughter.

What I do on one day usually occurs to me
when I get up in the morning.
Sometimes knitting, sometimes dying, and
sometimes cooking, and so on.
In this sense, I have a feeling that I’ free.

Second, I love music and Slow Blues.
I can forget this and that,
and not only enjoy a lot of great musicians
but also communicating with nice friends
there.
It’s a very important moment for me.
I also want to be better at playing the
keyboard. I need more practice!

Third, I feel really comfortable
when I am doing something over a cup of
hot coffee, listening to the sound of
the classical guitar my son is playing.
The sound is soft and melancholic.

Fourth----

Ah, I can’t stop.
That’s likely to continue endlessly.

Well, there seem to be a lot of things
I can enjoy. (^_^)/~

What should I do today ?

Long Time No See

It's been a long time since I wrote an artcile last.

I've been still absorbed in knitting and dying.
And I almost forget about my blog.

A friend of mine visited Chicago
at the beginnig of this months with her husband.
They introduced thier experiences during their stay
with some pictures in their blogs respectively,
which has insired me a lot.

So, I am begining to gather my memory of my old
trip to America and trying to write something
in my diary on mixi.

I hope to travel again some day, absolutely !

I Love Knitting ☆

About three weeks have passed since I wrote in last.
I've been busy doing this and that.

Anyway, the season for knitting has come.

This year I'm all the happier because I'm using the material
on my own making.
No.1 is a neckwarmer with the yarn of rainbow color.

No.2 is a mini bag. The yarn was dyed with onion skin.



The next items are a vest and a mini muffler.




I used the yarn I made with a holographic image
together with the yarn a friend of mine had presented to me.

I've begun another one.
Wool and silk really give me a lot of comfort.
I can't stop knitting.

So, to be continued....... Have a nice day !

The Color of Onion

Exactly, the skin of onion can produce a nice color.
That's my favorite.

On the weekind, I enjoyed dying raw wool/silk and silk yarn.

First, I boil the dried onion skin in boilng water.


Second, dip the material in the strained liquid.

Then, by way of mordanting and washing, I dry it.




Don't you think that's successful ?

Travel Alone

Nothing might be more pleasant than making a trip,
having on my own way.

Early in the morning, Sep.4, I left Nagoya for Takayama by train.

I enjoyed walking in the forest along the river at Kamikochi,


spent the night in Takayama,
and the next day I was watching the horizon of the Japan Sea
on the small ship at Himi in Toyama.
I love the water.





I moved to Kanazawa by train again to visit
the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art.



Unfortunately, I was not allowed to see
that famous swimming pool by Leandro Erlich
from the basement because of its facility
maintenance.
I was pleased with Blue Planet Sky.
A square is cut off from the ceiling
so that we can see the sky.
It's really appealing.


I also came across a lot of delicious foods here and there.



I'm looking forward to getting a chance
to make a trip again some day in near future.