最近凄く暖かかったり雲りで寒かったりバラバラの天気ですが、桜が開花しました♡
The weather had been warming up, but recently it’s been overcast and chilly again. Despite this, cherry flower buds have suddenly appeared, a bit earlier than usual!
桜が開花「Cherry Flower Buds」
Container Gardening part VII
今日は春分の日ですね！英語で古いことわざがあります：「In like a lion, out like a lamb」。翻訳すると「3月はライオンの如く来たりて、子羊のごとく去る」意味は３月の天気は始めは風が強く寒い「これをライオンに例えてます」そして終わりになると暖かく優しい天気になる「これを羊の子に例えてます」。今年の松江の天気も始めに吹雪がありましたよね！このことわざそっくりではないでしょうか？これからもっと暖かくなってくると良いですね！
There is an expression in English that March comes “in like a lion, out like a lamb.” This refers to the transition from Winter to Spring, with harsh, cold weather at the beginning of the month, and gentle, warm weather at the end. The first part was definitely true for Matsue, as we had a snowstorm at the beginning of the month! Today marks the spring equinox, and we’ve had some warmer, Spring weather, so it looks as though the rest of the saying may also prove true!
♪ Happy Spring ♪
手作りパン ♥ Homemade Bread
お客様から手作りパンを頂きました。
まるでパン屋さんのようなクオリティーでラッピングもステキです☆パンはとても美味しかったで〜す！！
本当に有難うございました。m(_ _)m
One of Hair Innovation’s customers brought us a box of some of her homemade bread to try. Not only was the bread extremely delicious, but her presentation was also fancy and very professional looking!! She even included a fragrant sprig of fresh rosemary.
❤︎We really enjoyed it❤︎
★ Nighttime View ★
ヘアーイノベーションから見える景色は夕方こんな感じでおすすめです！！
The panoramic view from Hair Innovation of Matsue’s main canal is lovely during the day, but it is also spectacular in the evening as well!!
節分「Setsubun」
今日は節分ですね！
皆様、豆は用意しましたか？ヘアーイノベーションでも、豆まきをしました。
歳の数ほど豆を食べると言いますが、たくさん撒いたので豆足りるかなぁ〜笑
今夜はもちろん恵方巻きも食べます。２０１６年は、南南東です。
何も喋らず、願い事を心で唱え、叶いますようにと。
Today is Setsubun, a traditional part of the Japanese lunar calendar celebrating the start of Spring. As part of a cleansing ritual, roasted soy beans are scattered both inside and outside of one’s home to clear any misfortune from the previous year. The phrase accompanying this varies throughout Japan, but what I learned and practice is : “Oni ha soto, fuku ha uchi” (demons out, fortune in).
To celebrate at Hair Innovation, I got to throw the beans at a demon😉. The beans and oni masks are sold annually in convenience, grocery, and department stores. After scattering the beans you may also choose to eat your age in beans to ensure good fortune for the coming year. Unfortunately, I didn’t plan ahead, so there weren’t enough beans to make my age😭.
Another more recent tradition is to eat ehōmaki (lucky sushi roll) in silence while facing the direction determined by this year’s zodiac. 2016 is the year of the fire monkey and the lucky direction is south-south-west.