Walking the grandkids

As the new school year starts up, looking back with fond memories on the spring walkies with the grandkids...Claire and Nobunaga are ever so gentle with the kids on the walkies, to the astonishment of passers by...oooh look, she's walking such a big dog! 

 After walkies the kitchen table turns into an art studio...after previous sessions with ribbons and beads, color pencils and crayons, this time it was acrylic paints...woo hoo! Congratulations, Mummy, on raising such sweet and gentle kids! Adorable.

Power Spot Nasu

On this trip to Nasu, we went to pray and thank for finding Chiaro di Luna when she was lost in the summer.

We parked first at the Kashiwa Shrine,  and after praying there, walked on up the road to the crossroads, where Sofie was indicating the left turn with an out of season dandelion, and on to some Batto Kannon stones to pray again there. 

You have to have a bit of second sight to actually really see this place, it looks like a bit of a mundane, rusty, dilapidated and vaguely polluted mess to the naked eye, but it is very very powerful there, the sacred presence is strong and true.

And after all the wild strength of the mountain and the spirits, a delectable piece of fig cheesecake and hot latte with milk fresh from the cows at Maniwa Farm is highly recommended.

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Sacred Cherry Grove

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Nobu shake

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A Roll in the Hay

I'm just getting over a debilitating middle ear infection (dizziness, nausea, excruciating headaches), so I'm a bit late with the pics from our spring break with the dogs in Nasu at Pension Olive in Nasu. While Nobu does this most every walk, this is the first time Claire has indulged, so I just had to share the lot! She makes it look like so much fun, a reminder to let your hair down and rock once in a while, even if you end up with a muddy face!

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Pointer fetch

Met up with pointer Goma and his family who also helped looking for Luna last summer, and we all hung out at L'allure Dog Cafe - great apple cake and a fantastic dog run. Throw me the ball says Goma, I wanna play...

  OOOPS well that was a curve ball, gonna make a quick change of direction here...
 No sweat, I can make it!...Gotcha!

 Look here, I'll bring it back and we can do it again, right?

Meanwhile we were all literally chilling in the freezing wind, enjoying chatting and generally hanging out, but glad to get back in to the cafe after a while for a delicious afternoon tea...

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