By carrying out a prayer to the rain god last night, a cold rain is pouring since this morning.
I feel relieved for the plants in the balcony. The plants look happy by extending the leaves up to the heavens.
Today I went to a farewell service for a close brotherly person who was a writer for Tokyo Tegaki-yuzen. He passed away on the first day of January.
It is nice to see the people, some who were heavily drunk at the new year`s party for the Tokyo Tegaki-yuzen association held last night, all dressed in black clothes today and all listening silently to the sutra recitation.
Chako chan Sensei also undergoes a complete change from yesterday, and wears an Edo-komon with 16 stripes and a black haori and sat quietly.
Although I made the rain coat 30 years ago for the mourning occasion with the solid color of doro-Oshima, there were no mourning occasions with rain, and it is the first time to wear today. Although this is a sad occasion, wearing it for the first time is a little glad somewhere in myself.
Well, the ceremony finishes and immediately I`m on my way to the exhibition hall of Shionoya in the Isetan department store.
Although I can hear my mother Sumie-chan`s voice saying,
"Visiting other houses after returning from a funeral service is not a good thing to do."
I say back to her,
“I`m using the occasion because I`m out already.”
And I purify myself with the salt received at the ceremony and I got in the car.
“What a nice coat.”
"It`s really chic!”
“A black and glossy coat is very nice.”
Yes, I have been waiting for this praise.
“I will buy this for your nice words.”
I purchased a haramaki stomach band made of silk by the silkworm bred in Ayabe.
We talked for about 2 hours, and since I wanted to show off my coat, I made a phone call to a friend to visit, but was gone out and I was dumped.
Usually I ride on a vehicle immediately, but I walked wearing the coat for the first time in a rain. Oh, I`m tired.
