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Golden Week - big wastewater drainage cleaning!

Saturday May 7th was big wastewater drainage day in Futtsu. The city supplied hemp bags for the mud. It was an experience I did not want to have missed. There was about 10 cm of mud on the bottom of the drainage.  Our friendly neighbor kindly introduced me to the efficient technique.  In the end 6 hemp bags were full.  What else happened during this pleasant Golden Week holiday with great weather and also a bit of wind :) We did some work in the house and added some wooden boards to the wash basin and kitchen cabinets.  We used the same panels as was used by our 大工さん which turned out to be the cheapest and most easy one to process. We did the cutting at the Cainz home center (one cut 50 JPY with member card).  Finally spring is there and the frogs are croaking day and night and the grasshoppers are hopping. With other words it was again highly meditative.  PS: I did my first kite session after the accident.... it had to be to loose the fear.... but don't te...
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The roof is done (in time for the rainy season)

 This year's rainy season is really exceptional with regards to the amount of water coming down. I was majorly concerned about the roof situation. But thanks to our marvelous Tatsuta san it was just finished in time, no water leaking anymore. 


No comment about his letter constructions, but he got the job done!


What else happened? Preparations for the interior work with our 大工さん are almost finalized. Next step is the official Hanko ceremony of the pre-contract. He also gave a schedule of September 10th for the finish of the works (my initial target was Golden Week..., then Obon, OK now it's Silver Week...).

And .... the nature of Chiba is so stunning. Just looking at the bees and insect in the grass is overwhelming. Can you find the カマキリ?


  




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