Itadaki café

On Monday (which is a national holiday, 海の日, Marine Day/Ocean Day/Sea Day/Go to the Beach Day), we are having a benefit for JCN at Itadaki Café in Azabu Juban. Itadaki, which is a dog-friendly café, has generously offered us their space for our purposes for the day, and a portion of all food and drink sales will go to JCN. We will also have a few knick-knacks for sale (plants, cat- and dog- cutesy stuff), and there will be forever-hom-seeking puppies present! (See previous post for pics - it's the soccer gang.)

This lovely flyer was drawn by the über-talented Anastasia Suppan - contact her if you need illlustration work done!

puppy meet & greet

We had a puppy meet & greet over the weekend for the newest batch of pups to come down from the shelter.

They are (clockwise from upper left) Kazu (boy), Tanner (girl), Sawa (girl), and Beckham (boy). I didn't name them, but maybe you can guess the theme... I think the name Sawa is cute anyway. I heard she's a famous Japanese female soccer player.

These babies are a bit over three months old, newly spay/neutered, and vaccinated. Whee!

I also got to see some graduates. Poppy and Sakura came along for the ride, and we got to see a grown-up Bucket! Renamed Neville, he's an utter sweetpea.

And guess who else stopped by to say hi.... who's this? Could it be....? No way. Hold on.

Really? That guy?

Check it:

All grown up! His name is still Nakio (Naki for short) and he is still a Monster Boy!

The puppies are still looking for forever home. Drop a line to JCN if you need a snuggly companion that will grow up to be an enormous ball of energetic fur.

Spendin'

 I talk about spending all my yennies over at The Billfold!

Conversations at work

First week temping here.

Guy: Hey, H-san, want to go to lunch with us?
Me: Thanks! That's nice of you. But... I am vegetarian so...
Guy: Huh. Vegetarian? Oh. Um... maybe next time.

***

Guy: Do you go to Roppongi a lot?
Me: Um, sometimes. I go to Azabu more. I have a friend who lives there.
Guy: Oh yeah, there are a lot of foreigners in Azabu.
Me: She's not a foreigner.
Guy: Oh.

BY THE WAY

Yet another addition to the household:

Chiro is back! Her foster pop got too busy to properly care for her, so she's hanging her hat at my way station for a bit. She's a lovely girl, though a bit tetchy with the other dogs - likes her humans all to herself (talk about mother-daughter rivalry). She's looking for a new placement, so if you're looking to help out a furry friend for awhile, drop me a line!

Torta de Elote

I posted a recipe for this yummy corn torte over at Green Zebras - kind of like a cornbread pie, but has a bit more protein and a little less bready. Good with a salad for dinner!

Scones on The Billfold!

My chocolate peanut butter scones made it onto my new favorite site, The Billfold!

Rock for kitties

We're having a benefit concert this Sunday at What the Dickens in Ebisu. Only 1,000 yen for six bands, 100% of the door and a portion of the bar sales go to JCN! If you can't attend in person, there's a live webcam on the WtD website.

Kate did the artwork for this flyer. Wicked pissah.

free/flea markets

I wrote an article about flea markets for the Stars and Stripes' "Stripes Kanto," an arts and culture supplement for the Tokyo area. Here's the link!