Picking Fuji Apples
I went on my first apple picking trip this past week. It was a cold rainy day, but I really enjoyed it. We went with Saiki, Koji, and their son, Sho to an apple orchard near Matsumoto, about an hour and a half south of Nagano City. Before picking apples, we went out to eat at a soba and ramen shop in Matsumoto that was delicious. We picked all the apples on two trees and it was amazing how many apples we had. They were Fuji apples and very sweet with a center core they described as honey. They are really delicious apples.
Liz picking apples in the rain, with Sho and Saiki in the background.
I only walked 10,000 steps 5 days this past week. I didn’t have time to walk that much on the apple picking day and another day I felt a little bad, so I didn’t make it then either. We’ve had cool and rainy weather here this past week and I wore my long johns for the first time yesterday.
At a coffee shop with Stephen and Matthew
We got together with Io and Bob for a meal this week and had a good time visiting with them. I also got together with a couple of men, Stephen and Matthew, at a coffee shop to encourage each other in following Jesus. We had our Denny’s men’s group breakfast at Denny’s also this week. It was encouraging and I really appreciate being able to get together with these men. We talked about being a witness for Jesus in all areas of our lives.
The snow is starting to build up some on the mountain tops now. There’s a chance of snow in the evenings a couple of days this next week. But, it is still too warm for any snow to stay on the ground. Today is the Labor Thanksgiving Day holiday in Japan and tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the US. We are going to Tokyo tomorrow for Thanksgiving Day. Well that’s it for this week from Nagano.
