2025年2月
毎年、先生が日本に帰国される冬の間、門下生同士集まって自主練をしているのですが、今年はインフルエンザや風邪が流行したり、天候が悪かったりとなかなか進みません。先週に引き続き、今週もセントルイスは雪が降りました。さて今年は去年までとは場所を変えて、別のお宅でのお稽古でしたが、アメリカのベッドルームも畳を入れると不思議と和室感がでて、そこに炉が入るとまるで日本にいるようです。この日も、外には凍った雪が残っていましたが、部屋の中ではお湯で温まった柄杓から湯気が煙のように上がって、ホッと温まるひとときとなりました。お菓子は外郎、福梅と茜がさねをいただきました。
Every year, during the winter when our teacher returns to Japan, the students gather to practice on their own. However, this year, due to the flu and cold weather spreading, as well as bad weather conditions, progress has been slow. Just like last week, St. Louis had snow again this week. This year, we changed the location and held our practice at a different house, but even in an American bedroom, when tatami mats are added, it strangely creates a sense of a Japanese room. When a hearth is placed in the room, it almost feels like being in Japan. On this day, although the frozen snow remained outside, inside the room, steam rose from the ladle filled with hot water, almost like smoke, creating a warm and comforting moment. For sweets, we enjoyed uirou sweet, shaped and named Fuku-ume (lucky plum), and Akane gasane (Kimono Pattern).
