the saffron revolution

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like my last few novembers,

i was supposed to rejoice at a little harvest of homegrown saffron

from my mother's balcony.

she missed the timing to plant saffron bulbs in september.

so, we have no saffron harvest this november.
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still, like any other november,

leaves have turned gold and red.

they have plenty of different shades of saffron.

i am absolutely charmed by every single falling leaf.

do you remember the saffron revolution, by the way?

nothing really has changed for those burmese monks and people, though.

but, growing saffron instead of, yes, poppies in afghanistan seems to pick up,

which is indeed good news, don't you think?

i hope this will make a true saffron revolution happen over there.

enjoy the gorgeous season before getting busy, everyone!

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marie’s birthday

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again! i am posting on the last day of this month.

october really flew by.

we had perfect (indian) summer’s days and a bit of wintery weather.

  

today is marie’s birthday. marie who?

marie laurencin.

she painted and wrote poems in “la belle époque” paris.

here is le carnet des nuits,

which has been my most precious book since i was so young.

e-books seem to be taking on, but favourite books will remain p-books.

papers yellow with age, while printed colours fade away.

even the written words now sound obsolete a little, maybe.

still, i love my old p-books like this one.

do you think i’ve forgotten all about halloween?

no. but, i just enjoy checking what fun-loving people do, not part of it.

i’ve cooked gnocchi di zucca for dinner, though.

happy birthday to marie!

happy halloween to everyone!

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september

on the last day of september, i felt inclined to say hello to the blog world.

this summer was a long and unbearably sultry one.

indeed, the climate change was turning japan into a tropical country!
but “my season” has arrived at last.

i did lots of ironing.

and adorning my place with wild flowers.

i am getting happier to see my environment as you can see here.

enjoy the beautiful autumn days!

xxx

many many thanx for all your lovely comments ;)

 
 
 



momo

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it’s neither this momo, the fantasy novel written by michael ende,

nor that momo, my favourite moroccan restaurant in london.

it’s a pink stone-fruit.
i am talking about japanese peach called “もも momo” in japanese.

there was a nice and kind person (actually my ex-mother-in-law).

she arranged for a box of momo to be sent from a momo farm.

momo, is, possibly, the biggest, pinkest and juiciest peach on this planet.

i’d love to show you all how i relished pinkish pleasures.

first, i just ate it with a ruby grapefruit enjoying the pinks.

second, i experienced the almost ultimate bliss with a frozen “momo” daiquiri i made.

my son came and stayed with me from tokyo last weekend,

so i made bellinis to toast.

the following morning,

i made frozen “momo” daiquiris again for us.

this time, they came out pink, perfect pink!!

then we toasted again.

i am having some more fruits...plums? that is... this weekend.

have plenty of juicy fruits in season, everyone!

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a midsummer fedora

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before august started,

my summer (painting) “white” project had been completed.

the new white floors of my living room and bedroom look so cool.

still, japan continues to boil.

i never like sultry days like these.

but i should try to see the positive side of the heat…

let me tell you…ah, i always love straw hats!

i used to have a english fedora and a french canotier that i really loved.

actually,

in early july when i got a paint can, a roller and brushes from a diy shop,

i bought myself a cheap and ubiquitous straw hat,

i want this straw hat to look old-ish,

so i put it on whenever i go out to wear it out fast.

i also have a fedora that looks a bit similar to my old one.

i did impulse-buy when i found it four summers ago.

and it would show up on my hatstand every summer.

it stays new since i’ve never worn it.

sadly because it no longer fits my style… say, age.

but i cherish my fedora.

fedoras have made a worldwide comeback for the past one or two years,

which is great.

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recalling

an

english

cool

summer

i

wore

my

favourite

fedora

wherever

i

went.

have a lovely summer week!

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