Sayonara

Just got back from D & L's house. Had a nice dinner. R & S were also there, and Jill, D & L's daughter. Chizuru, from Japan, was the honored guest, visiting from Japan. We met her 10 years ago when she lived with D & L as an English language student at UNB.

Chizuru appeared in her Japanese kimono to start the Japanese tea ceremony. We sat on the floor. A woman reporter arrived to take pictures and interview Chizuru. The reporter took pictures and will write an article about Chizuru and her visit to Canada. Some of us enjoyed the tea, some did not. It was certainly interesting to watch Chizuru prepare the tea for each person.

She served us very green Matcha tea in a bowl. We drank the tea out of the bowl, one person at a time. Chizuru wore a beautiful kimono and explained the ceremony to us, even though in Japan we would have been quiet during the ceremony. But hey, we're Canadians! And we like to talk through everything, don't we?

It was nice to see her again and we bowed and said "Sayonara" when we left to each other.

Sayonara. It's been quite a day -- again.