Monday, November 22, 2021

11月22日(月曜日)2021

 午後から雨が本降りになり予定していた自転車での買い出しも諦めムードになっていた頃、宅配便が届きました。中身は立派なりんご。発送元は岩手のS.Yさん。あら、まあ〜!墨画展の片付けにいらしていた作家の横田順さんと片付け直前に滑り込みで観に来られたHさんに一つづつお裾分けし、皆さんお帰り後一人になって一個をいただくことに。愛するクラウンGさんお勧めの「りんごはせんべい切りに限る」の言葉を思い出し厚めのスライス。先ずは密がいっぱいなのにびっくり!お次は夢見るような美味しさが口いっぱいに広がり目が全開!りんご農家の気合いが伝わってきます。りんごには蜜入りサンふじ、おいしいシナゴールド、美味ぐんま明月、王林岩手県産とそれぞれラベルが貼ってあります。はるばる岩手から運ばれてきたりんごちゃんたちをお迎えして我が家は甘く潤しい香りに包まれています。

    It began to rain in earnest in the afternoon and I started to give up going to the grocery store by bicycle because of the weather. I received a delivery packet. Big apples were in and the sender was Mr. S.Y from Iwate. What a surprise! I gave one to Ms. Sunao Yokota, who is an artist of Sumi-ink painting, who was putting her works away because her exhibition is just over. I also gave another one to Mr. H, who came to appreciate Yokota's paintings just before she put her works in the box. After they left, I enjoyed one of them. I cut it in slices as Clown Gigi recommended to me. Looking at the surface of the slices, I was surprised by the rich honey in the apple. I was very happy with the crispy and sweet apple! I give applause to the apple farmers for producing such a high quality apple. There were several kinds of apples in the box. They all came all the way from Iwate to me and the sweet smell of them fills the room in my house.