Daily Miscellaneous

"We really lived for a long time. I became nostalgic for the floating world."

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A housewife who never thought of writing, and a dictation note-taker for her husband, a writer.

After the death of her husband, at the age of fifty-two, she made a surprise appearance in the Japanese literary world with "Fuji Diary".

Telling the daily life of mother and daughter staying together - the Chinese version of "Daily Miscellaneous Notes" debuted.

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One day, Seicho Matsumoto's "Sandware" was shown in the underground theater. The movie showed the scenery of old Japan. I have only been to Atami and Kyoto, but I have a feeling of nostalgia.

One day, Hua [daughter] had a dream: I was swimming in the Sumida River, parallel to me, obliquely above me, and my mother was flying.

One day, Ah Qiu [cat] was out of breath. According to human age, it is a hundred years old.

One day, I lost Hua's wallet. She said nothing, and her steps were stern and hasty. I feel like I've become a very old person.

One day, when I saw the mock-up of Oden, my emotions surged like hot water: the world after death must be very lonely. That world is not so lively. I still want to live in a world full of these things for a while longer!

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The last journey of life shared by mother and daughter with the cat. Three meals a day, traveling with companions, the depths of the peaceful daily life turn up the tide of memory from time to time.

Yuriko Takeda is a late bloomer and a natural essayist. With a child-like vivid and strong gaze, she describes the sudden and amusing details. People who are nostalgic and keep walking day by day. Her diary is the branches and leaves of life, picked up in hand, still breathing.