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New Filofax arrives

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I used to use a thin personal organizer, but as the number of sheets increased and it became difficult to use, I decided to change to the normal ring size type(23mm) I used before. I bought a Filofax when I went to England in 1989 and had been using it for almost 10 years, so I like it very much, and the recent Original has a nice color and a nice design, so I thought it was better than before. However, if you buy it at a Japanese retail store, it costs about 16,000 yen(about $160) which is expensive for me, and some Japanese online sites sell it for about 11,000 yen, but there are almost no popular colors, and the type of color you want is still 16,000. I was looking for more and I found that I could get Dark Aqua, which I wanted at a British online shop called Pen Heaven , for about 8000 yen (8700 yen including shipping). I ordered immediately (April 29). However, it took quite a few days from there, and it was March 19 that I finally arrived at my house.  At first, I was looking fo

This year's golden week

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During this year's Golden Week, a state of emergency was issued and instructions were given to refrain from moving across prefectures, so I ended up spending a week relaxing at home and in the neighborhood of my house. I thought about staying at a campsite near my house for about one night, but all the campsites were closed, and the riverbed park, barbecue area and parking lot were all closed. The use of the riverbed itself was not prohibited, so the weather was fine on May 3rd and 4th and I went to the riverbed park near my house by bicycle, set up a tent, read a book, and had a cup of tea, spending time playing catch. The riverbed of Hirakata is a place I like very much, and although there are not so many people, it was used by many families while the destination was restricted. Given that it would have been terrible if the parking lot had been opened, I think it was a wise decision to close the parking lot. May 3rd May 4rd However, if you think about it carefully, last year'