Sachiko in Osaka

Nice weather for a day out to the zoo. Ami loves the animals.

I have a big family. My father passed away this time of last year so we have a 1 year memorial of my father. Ami with her BIG cousins. Ami with her uncle and cousin.

Nara is just 1 hour away from my house. I love Nara because it is very historical old city and has nice boutiques , restaurants and cafes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara,_Nara

It got bit cooler now in Japan. This summer was way too hot to go out to play. We went to Hamadera park for a walk. It is nice to go out and feel the nice clean air in the nature.

We had a lunch at Yunosato hot spring. Tofu and seaweed salad.(original tofu using spring water.) The home made onion dressing(white one) and the sesame dressing was very nice.

We drink a green smoothie everyday. It is such an energy booster. I mix Synagy (vegetables and herb extract power), Odakakoso (liquid enzyme),flax oil, sesame seed, Kinako (soy powder),Pine nuts,Some green leaves if I find them fresh in my fridge, soy or rice milk and little water. Oh..and banana!!! Done! Ami LOVES it!

Ami puts stickers all over her face... Dinner. Sashimi (raw fish) , Unagi　(Eel), lots of veggie dish, miso soup and rice. Happy!!!!!!!!

A stand you can buy fresh organic vegetables by the restaurant. Vegetarian lunch with brown rice. Steamed organic vegetables . Very hungry horse begging for carrots..... It was a very nice restaurant where they had their original fruit jelly , juices,wines, pickles . You can do the organic blueberry picking at the farm next to this restaurant.

We went to Yatsugatake for 3 days. It took us 8 hours from Osaka by car. We went to the Picture book museum after we checked in. Dinner at the Yatsugatake Royal hotel. We went to the Musical box museum next day. Ami with her aunt.

Ami with her cousins in Obon holiday. Ami palying with water....

Ami with her Uncle Takumi. Doesn't he look young? He is going to be 40 this year. Ami with her great grand ma who is 96 yeas old!

Rice with Aonori topping and picles. Edamame beans, corn,a mini tomato. Fried fish, seawead marine, black beans. Qiui fruits.

My daughter Ami giving a piggie back. Me, Ami and my mother went for a spa and had a organic lunch at their restaurant. It was very nice.

It was my birthday on 6 th . We went to French restaurant in Swiss hotel. I asked to change my desert to seasonal fruits! I had chi ken for my main dish. Yummy !!!

We went for a walk this morning. It's a rainy season in Japan.

We decided to go to the museum because of the rain this morning . Ami enjoyed it. http://www.jikukan-ogbc.jp/