Tea From Kyoto

(Hanako) Dear Hide-san – I was so excited to hear the news that you are expecting again!!  I hope you are staying healthy and keeping…

Waiting at the School

Kinosuke-san comes with me to the school earlier than usual as I have an appointment with someone at Makoto’s school to talk about the incident…

The Yagi Boys are on the case

(Yuunosuke) I’m surprised when my brother sends word to the school to come home -now-.  Oh no… is it one of the children?  I find someone…

A Letter to Kyoto

Dear brothers (and yes I do mean both of you) I hope this letter finds you well, as well as Hanako-san and the children. I am…

Rainy Monday

I walk out with Makoto, Yukiko-san and Kinosuke-san.  “No, you two go to the school, I’m going in the opposite direction.”  I don’t think that…

Looking for Yukiko-san

After returning home, I go to look for Yukiko-san. I’ve not been able to talk to her since she went to Eiji-san’s, and I would…

Memories: How to Watch a Fight

Fall, 1863 I slide the door open to the side courtyard which the Shinsengumi has appropriated as a dojo, and enter with my trays of…

Afternoon Errands

I’ve yet to get Yukiko-san alone, and I realize that the afternoon is escaping me.  For some funny reason, the postal service follows Western traditions…

Evening – After bath

Baths are quick these days – it’s said that an expecting mother should not spend too long in hot baths.  I get us washed and dry,…

Makoto: Cutting Club

It’s club day but I don’t want to go. Teacher said since I didn’t start at the beginning of the year that I had to…

Hide’s Afternoon

Thanks to Yukiko-san, we were ahead for dinner preparation and I could go run some errands prior to picking up Makoto and Tsutomu-kun – it’s…

Late at night

I’m restless.  My hand slides to my stomach – is this the start of the “flutters”, or just wishful thinking?  It’s early still… but my…

“Social Distancing”

I know we can’t – we have work to do. But if my lazy writer can conjure up food because “cooking this much is hard”,…

Meanwhile in Kyoto…

Yagi Yuunosuke, in his office at a secondary boy’s school in Kyoto Another rejection letter… I sigh.  The boys school is good but it’s limiting;…

Waking up

It had been years. I could have sat, and sat, but the first year where he did not come for first his birthday, nor mine……

Birthday Wish

Tomorrow is my birthday. ? I’m not a child *smiles* but I am a selfish woman so I have one small wish…

So… what are the chances of us getting a New Year’s date this year? It may be quiet, but I’ll never forget that day. Any…

To make things clear…

I would never leave you at a train station after you asked me to come. ? What she did with that is terrible, and, I…

Haircut

I approve! ? *grins* When do I get to touch it? I also like the boots. ? You are keeping the white socks though?

Things kept to oneself

My writer has found a treasure-trove of pictures of you, and my ears hurt from her weird little yelps. ? *sigh* ? Although I do…

Shocking!

I had always assumed that our writers were “extreme” on the scale of “fangirls”. It appears NOT. ? Did you know that they put the…

Just a Kiss…

I know your writer probably watches that show with the singing? ? I believe this song was on there recently. ? Ah well… I liked…

I know we usually do songs, but I found this poem. ? It was written long ago, but I found it to be almost as…

Ah, see what I found?

*grins* ? I hope to see you soon, but I won’t need dangling greenery to induce me to kiss you! PS – I have been…

I miss you. I miss you in a million ways that they’ve not invented words for yet, or found songs for. ? I wish I…

Early in the morning

Dawn is only making a grey light when I stir. ? It’s early… but I didn’t sleep well. ? I glance over at Hajime, he…

Dinnertime

The afternoon goes quietly, I work on Ueda-san’s garden while he sits out on the engawa, keeping me company, and I tell him more stories…

Koishii…

Hmmm… I’ve been getting some work out of the useless one. ? Trying to get her to make her writings clearer so she can get…

A Valentine’s Day

Hmmm… flowers aren’t right for a man. ? And you’re not the sort who likes sweets like candy. *sighs* ? And if I got you…

Late night in Aizu – Ojii-san’s House

In the closet of the upstairs room I find the futon and blankets, and thankfully, someone (Akane?) has seen to them, they have a fresh…

Time to go on a Trip, 2nd time

Getting up again after a little rest, the house is still quiet. “Good morning, my beloved.” ? I kiss Hajime before rising – yes, we’ve…

Morning

By the time I wake up, Hajime has already left. ? Rolling over I hold his blankets to me, burying my face into the softness,…

Simply…

I miss my Hajime. I miss sitting in his lap and talking to him. ? I miss kissing him, and being held. ? I miss…

Back at home (Monday afternoon)

On the way home, we stop at a tempura stall – I let Makoto indulge in her favorites and have a taste of Tokyo street…

Dinnertime

After convincing Hajime to swap his damp boots for a pair of his brother’s shoes (I did not want around on a January night in…

I’m Sorry…

I won’t be able to meet you tonight until perhaps later… be patient?

Fantasy…

Ah yes… it’s a -very- mutual fantasy… didn’t I tell you, this song was on my mind since you told me to meet at the…

Late Night Thoughts

? I had ?EURoeButterfly?EUR? written as a ?EURoewhat if?EUR?.? A wish.? A dream.? Just like my tale of Hokkaido, the one I wrote a long…