Finding joy in our life:

Although our lives have been moving fast and furiously, I have felt good health and happiness under the summer sun & moon!

Our family consists of five dogs and one cat. I was not blessed in this life with children, but my pets are so good to me and give me unconditional love.
Next to Eric, they are the best part of my life. I make organic foods for them everyday. Our youngest, Lumi and Bubu, have been raised with my new vegan macrobiotic home-made dog food.

In our lifetime we have rescued many dogs and cats, but twelve years ago I also started raising therapy dogs as part of my mission to give back to the world. They give not only to me, but to so many, so much joy in a life that can wear us down.

Lumi just had three healthy, robust, and adorable puppies via natural birth, so now we are 8 dogs and one cat under one roof.

Here are photos and a video that I hope will bring you a smile.

Lumi and her puppies, one day old:


One day old - Close up:


One week old:

Two weeks old - eyes are starting to open:


Four weeks old - Playing with their grandma:


Five weeks old:



Six and a half weeks old:


Love,
Sanae

Spring is on the way...

Last week we picked greens from roof-top garden at Studio mugen for our cooking class.

We picked Italian parsley, orange flowers, asparagus and dandelion leaves.

We cooked with these greens in our cooking. We made pressed salad with daikon, red raddish tops and carrots seasoned with lemon, apple juice and salt.

We also made whole wheat pasta salad with sauteed vegetables (red onions, yellow onions, snow peas leaves, lotus roots, carrots, seasoned with balsamic vinegar and salt).

Steamed rolled tofu with chestnuts cream sauce:

Creamy Japanese yam soup:

After cooking class we got puppy's therapy....

Jessica Porter with the puppies.....

Amazing Story About Kona

Eric and Sanae are known for having a house full of golden retrievers, but what many people don't know is that Sanae fosters golden retrievers with Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles and donates her pups to organizations like Paws'itive Teams and autistic foundations.

One of their special goldens, named Kona, has gone on to do amazing things for one young man named Patrick.



Patrick was paralyzed as a toddler and has lived most his life in a wheelchair. But, this doesn't stop him from living an exciting life and doing his favorite activities now with the help of Kona and friends.

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