MonoMonday 242.......exotic

I guess if you are Japanese, live in Japan or travel to Japan this is not very exotic. However, this little Japanese doll was given to me many years ago by our Rotary Exchange student Chigusa. I call her "Happy Jappy" because she was. She loved her nickname ;-)  Chigu is now working in Ethiopia in an Overseas Aid Program. She was with us when she turned 18. I guess she would be 42 years old now - good grief!! 

We are now back in Perth after 16 days at "the other house". Now to see how the retirement evolves now we are back to "normality"..............