昨日今日と秋晴れの爽やかなお天気です。
１０月４日の布谷史人マリンバコンサートはお陰様で大勢のお客様のお申し込みをいただきました。最初１７時は随分空いていたので、お客様にもそのようにご案内したのですが、後半になって１３時と同じぐらいの人数となり、空いているからとお申し込みになったお客様には申し訳なく思っております。地元の方、県外から来られる方、マリンバを長く弾いている方、マリンバは初めてという方など、いろいろな方が布谷さんのマリンバを楽しみに多賀の古民家に集まってくださいます。ご都合をつけてチケットをお買い求めくださった皆様には感謝しかありません。
さて、地元の方から秋の味覚のクリをいただきました。私には初ものです。それで、今日のお弁当は栗ご飯にしました。イガイガの中から栗の実を出すのも手間だと思いますが、立派なクリは見ているだけでも落ち着いた気持ちになります。コンサートの段取りをアレコレ考えながら鬼皮を剥き、渋皮を取り除き、炊飯器で炊き上げました。
Both yesterday and today, the weather has been clear and beautiful autumn days.
We have recieved a large number of applications for the Fumito Nunoya Marimba Concert on October 4th. I would like to say thanks to everyone's support. It was quite empty at 5pm initially, so I informed the customers accordingly, but later on, the number of people applied at 5pm and it became the same level as at 1pm. I sincerely apologize to those who signed up thinking it would be less crowded.
A diverse group of people including locals, visitors from outside the prefecture, longtime marimba players, and complete beginners, gather at the old folk house in Taga, all looking forward to Mr. Nunoya's marimba performance. I am deeply grateful to everyone who made the effort to purchase tickets.
Well, I received some beautiful chestnuts, which are typical autumn nuts from a local resident. This is the first chestnut of this year for me. So I decided to make chestnut rice for bento lunch. I guess that it is quite a hassle to get the chestnut out of its prickly outside, but just looking at these beautiful chestnuts gives me a sense of calm. Thinking of the various arrangements for the marimba concert, I peeled off the tough outer skins, removed the inner skins, and cooked the chestnut rice.
