ロンドンから帰ってきて1年、慣れない合わない仕事が忙しくて辛くて、平日は朝12時前に帰宅、週末は夕方の4時まで寝てたから、お出かけもほとんどしてなかった
鎌倉も修学旅行や海外から友達が来たら行ってたけど、食事以外で自分の為にステキな場所を訪れるという感覚が新鮮だった
最後夕方に母が連れてきたかったという、お寺の敷地内の洋館とお庭で、イングリッシュティーをやっているところを訪れた
すごーく好きな空間だった
紫陽花がピークの鎌倉はとても混んでいて不安だったけど、術後初めてのお出掛けを達成できたことはもちろん、紫陽花を楽しんだり日本で好きな空間を発見できてすごく良い日になった
今でも毎年6月に、紫陽花を見に母と鎌倉に行く
Before getting sick, I was working late in the weekdays and usually came back before 12am, weekends I was tired and slept until 4pm. I didn’t have time, and wasn’t enjoying life.
I would take my friends who came to see me from outside Japan to Kamakura, but going for myself to admire beautiful place felt like something I hadn’t enjoyed in a while.
At the end my mum took me to a hidden western house in the back of a temple that served English tea
I loved the place and how wonderfully they did the scones that reminded me of London
I was worried most of the time about someone bumping into my post surgery body that couldn’t be told from the outside, but I was happy I managed to overcome my first outing, enjoy hydrangeas and a new favourite place.
This would continue to be an annual visit for my mum and I.