Today Tokyo is grey, wet and cold. It’s the sort of day that makes me long for a fireplace, an interesting book and a bottle of really nice wine.

Instead of cuddling by a fire, Tod & I braved the rain and went grocery shopping. Not that we had a huge choice, really. I suppose I could have managed to cook a meal from the pantry but it wouldn’t have had any vegetables.

Now we are well stocked with food for the rest of the long weekend (Monday is the Emperor’s birthday) so if the misreable weather continues, we can build a blanket tent in the living room, read by flashlight, and make short forays for salad and soup.

But if the weather is nice tomorrow, we’re taking the Zous to the zoo.