tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post3575588440309624006..comments2024-02-12T08:13:45.750+09:00Comments on Hiroyuki's Blog on Japanese Cooking: Helping My Father with His Field Work/父の畑仕事の手伝いHiroyukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-91117185254163869692017-05-10T18:36:40.737+09:002017-05-10T18:36:40.737+09:00Sissi: In present-day Japan, it's definitely a...Sissi: In present-day Japan, it's definitely a personal choice, and there are all sorts of day care services available for the elderly.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-33165046620810389482017-05-10T16:32:23.352+09:002017-05-10T16:32:23.352+09:00Well... luckily for him, maybe not for you. My mot...Well... luckily for him, maybe not for you. My mother lives far away too but in case of a "practical" not "sentimental" help she would never accept her children leave their lives and move in to help her. She would ask us to pay for someone to come and help every day... though of course we would have a choice. My French mother-in-law has the same attitude. At this point maybe Japan is different or maybe it's a personal choice.Sissihttp://www.withaglass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-54330868688258018042017-05-08T21:04:59.664+09:002017-05-08T21:04:59.664+09:00Sissi: Luckily? Well, I try to look at the bright ...Sissi: Luckily? Well, I try to look at the bright side of things, but leaving my wife and daughter in the house in Niigata and living with my parents to support them can sometimes be tough as you can easily imagine.<br /><br />Young shoots of myoga taste just like the flower buds.<br /><br />Komatsuna is easy to grow, and it grows in only one month. I hope you can thin out some of the sprouts and have them, roots and all, because they are tenderer and tastier than fully grown leaves.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-49481167180195539842017-05-08T20:31:50.526+09:002017-05-08T20:31:50.526+09:00Your father has lots of produce to take care of an...Your father has lots of produce to take care of and to pick afterwards! Luckily you are there to help him. <br />I am a huuuuuuge fan of myoga and wonder if one day I'll be lucky enough to taste the young shoots... I would grow myoga on my tiny balconies, but I think they are quite big as plants... though maybe I could grow only for shoots... hmmm have to think of buying some bulbs this autumn in Tokyo (if I find them). <br />This spring I have sown komatsuna for the first time. I had never tasted it before so it's very exciting! <br />I have also new salad leaves growing: it's called "wasabi rucola" and apparently has a taste similar to wasabi! I wonder if it's true.... I'll see in a month or so.<br /><br /><br />Sissihttp://www.withaglass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-85068962345335169222017-05-08T14:16:38.777+09:002017-05-08T14:16:38.777+09:00Yangsze: Yes, he should be. Putting up a net this ...Yangsze: Yes, he should be. Putting up a net this big would be impossible without the help of one person.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-5841912723515799542017-05-08T13:58:17.099+09:002017-05-08T13:58:17.099+09:00Wow, I'm so impressed by your dad's farm! ...Wow, I'm so impressed by your dad's farm! He must be very glad that you are there to help him. :)Yangszehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739891543812219552noreply@blogger.com