SFV Bonsai Club ２０２２年３月２７日 第４日曜日 Report on Regular monthly meeting月例会 報告
I got a call from one of our Bonsai Club female members on Friday March25. She said she was Corona Positive. She has various teaching jobs (including UCLA instructor job) and she thinks she was careful and no infection up to Wednesday and suddenly she was positive. She believes she got infection from 3 year child she was teaching at that time. Anyway we are here in USA, not in Russia or China. Our expected meeting is 2 days later - Sunday 27. Information must be open and joining the meeting will be decision made by each member. She said her parents were negative and on Saturday, after Virus check again, she would call me. And she called and their parents were Negative again. So, we decided that we open this March meeting as was expected and decision to attend or not must be individually chosen. This is open, outside, backyard meeting. If we wear Masks, it should be OK. And she said she would be stay inside the house. And male young staff, very helpful and active was not on Vaccines, and he had to stay away from this meeting.
So, I reported this situation to every Bonsai members on Saturday. I know our Master teacher is sick and new member with daycare kid will stay at home. And our Chief has family matter to take care. We expected members coming to this meeting will be small. And true, it was smallest meeting. Just total 6 members.
And weather was cold in the morning but with sun up, it became very nice, beautiful day. And I truly enjoyed this day's meeting. Usually I was busy taking pictures but today with only 6 members, I had time for my Bonsai in addition to taking pictures. But of course, my 2 Bonsai plants were mainly taken care of by other skillful Bonsai teachers as usual. I just watered everyday without any trimming at home for several years. So, it was bushy. But after masterful treatment, these 2 Bonsai plants became true Bonsai.
One of 6 members was new young male engineer. He became acquainted with our President at Glendale Japanese garden related events. He was eager to learn and paid membership fee in cash and also purchased one pot. Our masterful teacher showed him important basic techniques and it looks like he was happy to learn from basic. We were also happy with him joining this precious, historic Bonsai Club.
So, only 6 embers today, but we were busy and enjoyed this day's meeting. As usual, Mrs prepared nice dish and Japanese pickles. With enough Donuts, it was truly enjoyable meeting.
Before other staff arrives, I had a chance to talk about UCLA Medical - Advance Healthcare Directive with president. This Bonsai Club meeting gives us enough time to discuss various matter and it is good for our health and I enjoyed talking to some others. (Advance Healthcare Directive is to decide what to do when patient is at a risk of losing life - live with machine or die naturally etc. And this Directive must be approved by 2 other persons with Notarization.)
Anyway this was how we spent on March meeting. I missed many members who could not attend with any reasons. But next April meeting will be much better, I hope.
Shigetaro Murata reporting on March 29, 2022
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メンバーのひとりがコロナPositiveであったとわかったとの連絡が本人から入り、会合場所の会長ご夫妻はNegativeであり、Meetingは裏庭なので、多分、マスクをつけていれば大丈夫でしょうということで、土曜日に一応皆さんに連絡して、自由意思で、本人が決めればよいので、三月例会はOpenということで連絡することになりました。
結果、集まったのは６人という過去最少のメンバー数でしたが、ひとり若者が加入してそれなりに明るく楽しい会合となりました。アメリカ生まれだがパレスチナ人だとか。
朝少し寒いようでしたが、太陽が明るく輝きだし、とても気持ち良い天気となり、楽しい会合となりました。
盆栽クラブ創始者のひとり、顧問と熟練のメンバーがこのわずかの人数の会合の中におられたので、新会員も顧問から盆栽技術の基本から指導を受けることができ、本人も熱心で、まじめに喜んで学んでいるようでした。私はEmailで連絡する旨伝え、同時にiPadをONにして、私のブログで過去の盆栽クラブ活動や盆栽ショーを見ることができることを示すことができ、メンバーリストやScheduleのExcel Fileも添付して送る旨、伝えました。そして、それは昨日、月曜日に実行しました。
いつものように、ミセスの用意されたスナック・ランチとドーナツをいただき、表の庭に実っていた枇杷ビワの実もいくつか頂いて、１時ごろに散会しました。
昨日、月曜日は久しぶりの良い雨で、よかったのですが、日曜日の会合日はきれいな天気で本当にラッキーであったと思いました。
しかし、いつも元気なメンバーたちの姿をみることができず、少し寂しい会合日でもありました。次回、４月２４日の会合日には、また皆さんの元気な姿を見ることができることを楽しみにしています。
村田茂太郎 Shigetaro Murata 03/29/2022
