I visit my family's old farmhouse, where no one lives anymore, and live a rural lifestyle once a week. I do cleaning and gardening, and then have free time.
Now that my children have grown up, I occasionally take time for myself away from housework and work, and I can truly see what I wanted to do. But it's not something special; it's just being captivated by the colors of the seasonal flowers and sky, listening to the sounds of birds and insects, and feeling the joy of each season.
Well, it's good that it's just that!
As I polish the glass doors of the old house, reminisce about my elementary school days while wiping the hallway, and sweep the fallen leaves in the garden, the glass doors, the veranda, and the fallen leaves all open their hearts and start chatting with me.
Today, I made a fragrance using the just blooming osmanthus flowers. Last year, I tried soaking them in vodka, but the smell of vodka didn't disappear for over six months. It seems better to use newly blooming flowers of osmanthus. But it's a matter of timing. This year, I happened to catch them just as the flowers started blooming, and I followed the advice from viewers to soak them in "anhydrous ethanol," so I'm looking forward to it.
And now, it's finally time for a bonfire and coffee. Initially, I only planned for a bonfire, but I realized halfway through that I could boil water with the bonfire, so I tried brewing coffee in the garden. Unfortunately, it seemed like the rain was going to get worse, so it turned into a hurried coffee time.
Let's enjoy a leisurely bonfire coffee sometime soon.
The coffee is from "DOG CAT HUMAN" / dog.cat.human_mart
This is a donation brand run by my friend, and a portion of the sales of this coffee goes to charity.
Please also check out the video of when my friend came to visit. • [SUB]大人の二拠点生活・東京の友人が来て...