I
must apologize for my tardiness in not writing this report of the day’s
activities sooner but I’m sure we have all been there…been very busy and one
thing leads to another and all of a sudden another week has passed! Anyway, so here goes, right now!
Five members joined the
day and all went according to plan. The
weather was kind and not too hot. Mr
& Mrs Kawaii were their usual selves and welcomed us and made us feel comfortable
for the day’s events.
We walked for quite a
way into the countryside noticing, in particular, the birds’ songs. We were able to pick them out. The mountain vegetables (sansei) were in
abundance and we were very excited to collect them. Along the way, one or two fields were being
planted with rice and it was lovely to watch.
The frogs were also croaking quite loudly! During the walk we had time to renew
friendships and exchange information regarding the countryside and of course Mr
Kawaii, being an expert, made everything significant.
On returning Mrs Kawaii
had prepared a wonderful feast of sansai tempura and smoked IWANO fish, plus,
which was really appreciated by me, a dish of mashed potatoes with pineapple –
so deliciously refreshing and a first for me!
We were going to do some
wood carving however conversation over the lunch was so interesting we all lost
track of time.
Before the close of the day we were each presented with an OZEN
tray, which as mentioned before, was handed down to Mr Kawii by ancestors and
which were made by Sasaki Shirobei, from Miyata, during the Taisho era
(1912-19). The OZEN trays were in
excellent condition and we were all so happy to receive such a beautiful
antique.
We all thanked our hosts, taking photos of the group, which Mr &
Mrs Kawaii treasure around the house. We
were also able to take home some of the delicious food to add to our picked sansai. I can honestly say that yet ANOTHER great day
was held for IWA at JIZAIYA.
We would like to extend IWA’s many thanks to JIZAIYA and we will
hopefully be able to join again next year.
Please enjoy the JIZAIYA photographs.
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