Rich came home the other evening boasting that he had used his first umbrella condom. In case you are wondering, this is a device that encases a wet umbrella. Office buildings, stores and apartment buildings have these devices that you insert your wet umbrella into and voila, it comes out encased in a plastic sleeve. No more dripping umbrellas. Genius.
On the ground floor of our building is a dog grooming shop that Max loves to visit. For sale in this shop are some stunning doggie ensembles --- dresses, overalls, lots of sweaters and jackets, rhinestone collars, doggie bagels, cookies and lots of squeaky toys. Some of these doggie outfits will set you back a couple of hundred bucks. For sale are also yorkies, miniature poodles and chihuahuas. These are the "accessory" dogs of Tokyo. They are dressed up and carried about in designer doggie carriers. It's quite a sight. I've wanted to take more pictures but have been afraid of offending people.
One nice thing about life in Tokyo is that stores are more "parent-friendly" than I have noticed in the states. Bathrooms have spacious areas to change babies; diapers are available in vending machines; many department stores have "nursing rooms" as well. (Breastfeeding is very much the "right" thing to do here. You also see a lot of women carrying small babies in slings.) In the Roppongi Hills shopping complex, there's a great family lounge space where you can bring babies and small children and feed them, breastfeed in a private room, change diapers and otherwise entertain them. Here are some shots of the lounge.
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Hi, Heather! I just had lunch with Marjorie P. and she passed along your blog address. It's been so good to catch up via your blog postings -- I've been wondering how you were faring after your move to Japan. I'll looking forward to checking in regularly!
Best,
Carolyn c.
Carolyn,
Not sure if you can get this but it's so nice to hear from you. Hope all is well and happy. We're doing just fine here. All our best, Heather
Hey Heather. Liked the photos on flickr. Sorry I have taken so long in getting back here. We have been immersed in the primary activities, voted this morning for Barak. I have been reading blogs by my brother in law Chris and subscribing to those feeds and just figuring out how to find that stuff in bookmarks etc. I have a soar back so I am home from work today and trying to make some use of the time on my back. Amy and I are doing the facebook thing so if you decide to do that just look for us with our real names and we will list you as a friend. It is a bit sluggish with the applications but I am starting to get the hang of it and more comfortable with it. Hi to Max and Rich.
John
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