It starts to get hard

The villagers have a day out, they all go of in a bus together to a hot spring, the village is silent all day. On their return no one comes round to see us and we’ve got used to seeing people. I sense something is up. Junko later tells us that we must get up at 6am with the village, they think we are lazy because we don't. (I had said that instead of an 8am breakfast we should have a 9am one, mainly because everyone was working with the villagers after 6pm and then working all evening). We are all a bit hurt but communally agree to do it. So next day we are all up at 6am the village is as quiet as a graveyard. I decide to go shopping in Tokamachi before our 9.30am meeting with Kumagai about the opening performance the Triennale want us to do. In Tokamachi the shops are closed, nothing opens till 9am and most shops open at 10am. This is a blow, I hang around to get the shopping and then head back asap. Kumagai doesn't show, it’s weird but I am getting used to it.

In the evening things got better, Kujo-san came over and we talked about making the bread oven, in the evening we had an Italian meal for a change, although the kitchen was not happy, the gas burners only have hot and hotter setting and there is of course no oven, anyway it all came out pretty ok even with Kraft grated parmesan in a tub, not seen since the 80’s in the UK. The Japanese for some reason love Italian food, and now the oven is underway there is a que forming for pizza. The problem with Toge climate is that nothing ever dries and it rains a lot. Everyone is having problems with their backs from being crouched over tiny tables. Jamie has a special throne for his 16 hour days on the website. Today the Japanese site goes up!

Comments

[sneaker]

Was the lazy jibe a hoax? where is everyone else at 6am? Salad for breakfast at that time in the am is just a step too far.

[The ghost of Henry Cooper]

Their farmers, where would you expect them to be at 6am? Are you middle class?