[Machine Translation] My hobby is fleeting, physical affairs with men. I secretly call it flower picking" . Yuriko, a 51-year-old single woman who works at a publishing company and practices the tea ceremony, appears unassuming at first glance. But now that she has reached the midpoint of her life, she enjoys flower-picking" as a way to savor each day, believing that today is the youngest I ll ever be." Then, for the first time, a man appears in Yuriko s life who makes her fear the end of a romance. He is Manejima, a 70-year-old connoisseur of the tea ceremony. Yet he harbors a secret... This novel depicts women who remain true to their hearts and bodies, and the solidarity they share. Winner of the 3rd Bookstore-Selected Adult Romance Novel Award.