Today's talk about Uganda

Today we listened to Josephine speak about Uganda and herself. It was really interesting to hear about her country, culture and life.

It was amazing to hear that a bride's family is very strong in the negotiations for their daughter to be married!

If you would like to read about Uganda, please go to Wikipedia.

Pleeeeeeease open the door!

Dusty was asking my husband to open the toilet door. I have no idea why he wanted to go in there; no-one was inside!

I told you he was smart. He tries the handle, he even looks at the bottom hinge, and under the door. This time finally he gives up.

BUT he learned how to open it! Again, this door opens outwards, so that means he first must pull down the handle to unlock it, then pull the door from the bottom.

It is very surprising to be in the toilet and suddenly the door handle turns and he comes in! It is like having a small child - there is no privacy in my house any more :(

Special guest - Wednesday (reminder)

Remember, the special guest is coming tomorrow. If you would like to attend, please send me an email tonight or tomorrow morning :)

The royal wedding

Did you watch the British royal wedding last Friday night? It was really good timing with the public holiday in Japan. (There was a special public holiday in the United Kingdom for the wedding, so many people could watch it.)

I thought Catherine looked very lovely and elegant, and her dress was beautiful. The dress reminded me of Princess Grace of Monaco. It seems the couple are truly happy and Catherine's face looked radiant.

Do you remember Diana's wedding 30 years ago? I have some memories of it because my family all sat together in the living room of our house in Australia and watched a live broadcast. One thing I do remember is that Diana looked shy and nervous. I think that made an impression on me because of many fairy tales I had read. Princesses should be happy, not nervous! :)   Well, Catherine looked like a happy princess. (She isn't called a princess - her official title is the Duchess of Cambridge.)

By the way, a newspaper in Australia said that 6,000,000 (six million) Australians watched the wedding on TV. Wow! That is almost one quarter of Australia's whole population. (22,000,000).

Best of luck to the newlyweds and I hope they can live happily ever after!

* newlywed is not used for such a long time in English. I don't know how long is okay, but maybe for 6 months? In Japan the word can be used for several years?!