教会の君江さんが畑で採れたねぎと大根を東北に持って行ってあげてとおっしゃるので、２６日に七ヶ浜、東松島に行ってきました。お正月を控えて、よい贈り物になりました。昨年もこのご夫婦は同じプレゼントをしています。大根は「おふくろ大根」という種類で、長さは７０ｃｍ、直径は太いところで２０ｃｍ。煮ていただくと最高です。日帰りでしたが、往復、わずか８００ｋｍのところなので、みなさんとじっくりと話し込んできました。病気で入院なさっていた方も退院され、ホッとしました。また、来年、お会いしましょうとお約束！
Kimie-san from our church gathered some scallions and daikon radish and asked if we could carry those to the northeast. On December 26 we went to Shichigahama and Higashi Matsuyama. In preparation for the New Year, these are good gifts. Last year this couple gave the same gifts. The daikon radish was the Ofukuro daikon radish. They were 28 inches long and the diameter of the fattest part was 8 inches. Boiled they make for great eating. It was a day trip covering only 500 miles giving us a great time to talk. We were relieved that one person who had been hospitalized was discharged and able to go. We all promised to meet again after the New Year.