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it wasn't, but a family triumph most certainly. After four weeks of occasional rehearsal, Sean, Julian and I appeared on stage in support of Justin's first piano recital. The quality of the performance does nothing to detract from the historic significance of this event: 10 years ago, I could not have imagined that Justin would be able to take piano lessons, nor that Sean and Julian would have rallied round in such a way to support their brother. Justin has brought out the best in all of us.

 Dear mum Following on from Sunday's pictures, I thought you might be interested to see some shots of our daily life. I've just come back from a 30-minute walk with Mutley to/from the shops to get some vegetables for supper. 1) 4:15 pm. Setting off, heading east. We're off to the shops in Okamoto village. The road outside our house runs beside the railway line. This is typical of the amount of traffic during the day. 2) About 100 metres further on. The total walk to the supermarket is about 1km (5/8 mile). 3) Entering Okamoto village. A few more people around, almost everyone wearing masks. As you can see, most of the village contains one-way streets, cars have to share with pedestrians. 4). Okamoto village, looking south. People are coming up from the local train-station, the one that Julian goes to school from every day. 5) Turning around, heading home. We are one block further south, now heading west. 6) Looking south to Justin's school. 7) Passing the GP surgery (bl