２月１５日（水曜日）２０１７
賑やかな一日でした。そして今日は植物のことを勉強しました。義母様の病院帰りに寄って下さったお客様に千両と万両のほかに一両、十両、百両と呼ばれる実があることを教えていただいているところへいつもの力強い応援隊、H.N夫妻が見え、Hさんが我が家にあった古い竹の花器にいぶきという緑を上品に生けてくださいました。そして、それを離れにいく廊下に置いて下さると何とあたりが見違えるように凛とした空気になりました。今まで誇りだらけだった花器が生け手によってこんなにも生き生きと存在感を出すことに驚いています。離れの床の間の白梅がこの間から咲き始めて私の胸も膨らんでいます。It was a merry day. I learned about plants which were new to me. A woman with her mother in law stopped by my cafe on their way back from the mother's dentist appointment and talked to me about the little berries in the vase on the table. It's interesting to know that there are different kinds and are named from old currency such as Ichi-Ryo, Jyuu-Ryo, Hyaku-Ryo, Sen-Ryo and Man-Ryo. Then, my friend H came with her husband. She arranged a green branch called Ibuki nicely in the old bamboo vase which I found in the storage room last year. She placed it in the corner of the hallway. Wow!! I can not describe this beauty in English. It's so beautiful! I am also happy to see buds of white plum are opening.
