The weather was good, so it was decided that we would be having a BBQ for lunch. The in-laws were already out shopping and I was expected to have the coals ready on their return. I would have liked to have taken my time, but relented and used an odd fire-lighter that was recovered from the garage. The mother-in-law got a bag of shiitake, whilst her sister got the meat. This cut of Japanese beef cost ¥6000 about £30.
WF: wow! YUM!!! Yakimo - is it?
Something/someone ate ALL my peanuts from the ground. :( 
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