Thankfully a much brighter day. After lunch and some prevarication we went off to Shinjuku Gyoen, where we discovered a grove of white daffodils and a few winter cherries with their delicate blossoms.
The sunshine was warm but it felt decidedly cold in the lengthening afternoon shadows. Emily happily wandered about on the yellow grass and mud. As I expected, life is getting easier with the arrival of her ability to walk, although we can't cover much distance yet, obviously (especially when she wants to examine every twig and stone in minute detail).
We stopped off at IDC on the way home and ordered some curtains for our bedroom - at last! It was worth the wait though, as the material I liked had been reduced. They have cut their prices on all imported products due to the massive shift in the exchange rates. 230 yen to the pound has dropped to about 150 to the pound in the course of the last year.
Later I learned that Jill is being sent home soon. She'd suspected that her husband would be repatriated due to the current economic climate but the news has come sooner than she'd thought. My social circle is collapsing, thanks to the crunch. Expats are being sent home in their droves.
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