Saturday, October 14. (no photos.) Sat with Yoriko’s relatives for a long lunch. Lots of sushi plus side dishes. I had bought a bottle of Douglas Laing’s Rock Island Scotch to share. At the end we also opened the bottle of 2015 Chateau Milens Saint Emilion Grand Cru from France that Yoriko brought. Both bottles were excellent, as expected.

Yoriko’s relatives all talk equally loud and fast, so they were well matched.

Both cousins brought out their phone apps for vocal translations, but as I expected they were useless in a noisy setting. I typed a message in mine that they could read, but with two translators (Yoriko and her brother), the apps were unnecessary.

I showed them several photos of Africa that needed no translation. I also sat back and observed their familial interplay. Bought cousins paid their appropriate respect to the small memorial of their uncle (my father-in-law). I enjoyed their departure, when one of them mistook my shoes for his. It’s not uncommon, but still fun. (He wasn’t driving.) An entertaining and relaxing afternoon.