The photo is in front of a modern building, not unlike Hachiman. Cicadas were actively singing./写真は八幡らしくない近代的なビルの前。 セミが盛んに鳴いていた。
My younger sister contacted me on LINE on the 9th, and I saw that Typhoon No. 5 was going to hit the Tohoku region just on the 12th. I contacted one of my cousins who is in charge of the interment of ashes ceremony in Senmaya Town, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture on LINE, and she replied, "My older sister has also contacted me (tears)." She later contacted me and said, "The interment of ashes ceremony has been changed to the 15th."
On the 15th I will be at a SoftBank shop in Sendai for a routine checkup of my phone, and when I rushed to call the shop, I got an electronic voice saying that the shop was temporarily closed, even though it was Friday and not a holiday, and I had to call back the next day. I also called the West Center of the Co-op's home delivery and asked them to cancel the delivery of bananas, milk, and yogurt that was supposed to be delivered on the 14th (since I was going to Senmaya on the 14th and 15th).
I thought, "Oh dear," but actually, I am glad that my trip to Hachimantai, which I was not willing to go to, was cancelled and I will return to Sendai as soon as the interment of ashes ceremony is over. In case you are wondering, I am proud of the fact that I am a painter, live alone, and live in a unique world. It is a burden to spend time with Japanese people who do not understand each other even if they are speaking in Japanese.
Well, I will concentrate on enjoying the scenery on the way to Senmaya.
9日に妹からLINEで連絡があったので見てみると、ちょうど12日に台風5号が東北地方を直撃するらしいです。岩手県一関市千厩町で納骨式をやる中心である従姉妹にLINEで連絡したら、「姉からも連絡来ています(泣)」と返事が。あとで彼女から連絡が来て、「納骨式は15日に変更です」とのこと。
15日は私は仙台のソフトバンクショップでスマホの定期点検だ、とあわててショップに電話したら、金曜日で祝日でもないのに臨時休業のアナウンスが流れて、翌日に電話をかけ直さないといけなくなりました。生協の個人宅配の西センターにも電話して、14日に届けてもらう予定だったバナナ、牛乳、ヨーグルトの配達を取り消してもらいました(14日と15日に千厩に行っているので)。
やれやれと思いましたが、実は内心、気が進まなかった八幡平行きが取りやめになって納骨式が終わったらすぐ仙台に帰ることになったのは良かったです。一応、絵かきで一人暮らしで独特の世界に生きているという自負があります。同じ日本人で日本語で話していても思いが通じない人々といっしょにいる時間は負担になります。
まあ、千厩行きは途中の風景を楽しむことに専念します。