Kiyuna san has been at his eccentric best over the last week or so. He talks to me seriously about the necessity of having an eagle on the boat. His argument is that bad weather at sea is caused by dragons and that an eagle would drive away the dragons thus ensuring smooth sailing for my little boat. I think he sort of believes this. Anyway, a couple of days later I go down to the marina to attach the last halyards and find an eagle on top of the mast!
Back to Kiyuna san; he has great respect for mothers, in particular mine. You will remember he made a collage of pictures of my Mummy after she died. https://thequietripple.com/2019/12/02/urn-burial/
He came around a couple of days ago with a collage based on a picture of Mummy as a young woman.
Arisa san comes back from Imari and gives me a package of high quality mentaiko, which is salted and spiced cod roe, a speciality of the Fukuoka region.
I make baked salmon with a mentaiko sauce.
Next is mentaiko and cheese toast and then mentaiko pasta. Thanks Arisa san.
The Quiet Ripple Defines The Pond 
Year of the Draggon this year so I think the boy dun good.xxx
Hi Rosy,
Yes he has it all worked out!
Love the idea of that eagle riding above the waves with the dragons fleeing to the horizons! Kiyuna san is a remarkable character. That mentaiko looks very interesting also – sounds very yummy.
When I first got here I bought mentaiko and fried it like normal British roe. It was inedible, very salty and spicy.I have since learned that you have to make some sort of sauce or spread it thinly on stuff like rice, pasta. It is delicious. Yes Kiyuna is a truly extraordinary individual.