There were some very threatening clouds out in the bay, but Mita remained sunny though cold. Emily woke early (well, 6.30 - early for her, and me) so we were out the door and in the playground soon after eight, dodging the scurrying salarymen on their way to work.
After lunch we went to Pokke. All the staff know her name now and she responds with a big smile, which they always comment on. At the end, when the supervisor led the daily singalong using a teddy to show mums what to do with the babies, she strode straight over in front of everyone and snatched the bear from her hands. When it was replaced with another she took that one too. After she made off with teddy number three they smiled indulgently and gave up! When they played a song with actions, a girl of about four stood at the front with the two ladies and demonstrated. Emily decided she would go and show everyone else how to do it too, and she made a passable attempt at some of the actions. She loves dancing anyway, and is familiar with quite a few of the songs they play, from the Japanese electronic books we have.
As I've mentioned before, a large proportion of women here have gait problems, usually pigeon toes. I have come to accept that it is not an affectation now, but though I ought to feel sorry for them it still annoys me for some reason. Poor things - it's not as though they have any choice, as their hip sockets must be misshapen. I wonder how it came to pass that so many are afflicted with this. The most awkward sight so far has to be the girl with a severe turning in of the right foot, wearing 6 inch heels and riding a bicycle.
Goodness knows there are plenty of people at home who cannot master the correct use of apostrophes (and many would say 'who cares?'), but for me as a pedant there are so many painful trangressions here, like Motor Work's and Suntory Premium Malt's beer.
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