and i am not going to mention almost losing another camera today. well, actually i did lose it but a kind person found it and turned it in. the how, the when and the where i will save for another time. Noriko made a delicious curry dinner and after dinner and before the taiyaki i bought in Tade, we drove to Ishibashi to pick up my camera and . . . my Minoo Hello Kitty towel that i had my camera in when i left it on the . . .