In camera

A visit to Japan seemed incomplete without some consumer electronic retail therapy - the purchase of a camera and a laptop. The former for me, and the latter for my partner.

The problem with buying these in Japan however, is that instructions come in Japanese, which is a problem for me, but not for him. My initial attempts at photography, (including these of our dining/sitting room), was that they were a shot in the dark. I have now managed to download a manual, which was not an easy task, because the camera model is called something different in Japan to that sold for export, (and therefore in English).

The room's decorative scheme is now five years old, and whilst there have been a number of ongoing adjustments, they are principally of the change in pictures. With light coloured fabrics - Jim Thompson silks, there has been discolouration and the usual signs of wear, (such as that which an antimacassar would eliminate), and which have not been permanently removed by the usual steam cleaning. But the fabric is durable, and still serviceable, so I suspect it will not be high on the priority list for household expenditure.

Mesh blinds have been used for window coverage, to maximise the view, and they are down in a number of areas during the day, to reduce sun damage, and exclude the heat.