Our Wolf Bench / Four Seasons bench at the apartment is doing very well. My son, who returned home recently, was delighted and said it looked wonderful.
(Over the past four years, he and I have been maintaining the courtyard together, so this installation feels especially meaningful.)
When he came home one night, he said, “It was dark and I couldn’t really see it. We need some lighting.”
So we bought some lights on Amazon. After my son, daughter, and I get home in the evening, we set up the lights and then take them down and recharge them after 11 p.m.
Below: guiding friends who came to visit
We’ve received many words of thanks from residents in the building—“Thank you for bringing us here,” “We took a family photo together,” and so on. It’s been wonderful to feel the connections and interactions among family, friends, and neighbors.
The bench will stay at this residential complex for a little over a month, and it is scheduled to be unveiled at the opening ceremony of the new school term at Kaori Elementary School on January 7.
