11:13:10
Chie, Yuka and their Mum preparing for lunch.12:15:01
I look rather happy here as I'm a big fan of this soy version of kara age.12:15:28
Soy kara age - sometime referred to as veggie age.12:20:27
Chie, Erika, Chie's cousin Sato-chan, and her son Kohe-kun, who is about 5 months younger than Erika.
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16:49:38
Attempt to take a big group portrait including Chie's aunts and uncle....
16:50:45
...second attempt better, but I seem to be partly cut out!16:54:16
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18:40:34
I popped out after Chie's relatives left to buy the cheapest possible Negroni ingredients I could find from a nearby discount booze shop.
18:53:57
It made a fairly adequate Negroni.18:54:04
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19:21:47
I made pasta for dinner, and we decided to open the bottle of English sparkling wine (Furleigh estate) I'd bought as an omiyage for Chie's Dad.19:22:08
The family around the table. I love how Erika always joins in with the spirit of things.