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In addition to the title "Japanese little songs", this album also includes
There is one other concept.

Our lives revolve around the beautiful and abundant providence of nature.
Flowers and trees, soil and wind, fire, water, stones ...
All of this is the circulation of this beautiful Mother Earth.

In the 21st century, our lives,
The new coronavirus gave to us a major turning point.
It's probably from nature, from this Mother Earth,
I think it is a strict and sincere message to us about change and evolution.

We spend much more time at home than before.
More time to cook meals for family, rice making, tea picking, more than ever making
preserved foods to survive the winter, caring for gardens and fields, etc.
I have created an environment where can spend our time politely at all times of our own life.
Every day, while going out to the garden and drying the laundry,
Slowly stare at the bright sun.
When I was pulling the grass in the garden,
I often meet insects sleeping in the soil.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ] Gently sprinkle the soil and put it back.
"Sleep", a moment of peace and satisfaction in life, is
I am thinking I should respect as much as possible in this world.

In the night, I'm a little timid, but with a very honest pet dog,
While watching the beautiful moon
The dignified beauty makes us fascinated and stood up.

Through the advent of the new coronavirus When we felt like we were in a new Earth cycle, process,
from the big wooden house where I lived until then Immediately I moved to this house
on the porch of a small Japanese house.
When I first saw this house
I intuitively felt that it was the house where I will live at the end.
In a small garden, there is a big osmanthus tree,
It's sunny and airy, and surprisingly quiet.

In this little house
In the afternoon, if I walk about 4 steps, somewhere in my house.
I can meet any of the five cats.
From the appearance of happily curling up and sleeping in their favorite places,
The richness of knowing enough, such as "happiness" and "satisfaction"I think I'm learning.
In my new life, I rarely go out except for rice fields and fields,
In the current life at home,the five cats and the dog are somehow very happy.
Probably because of that joy the big athletic meet at night for cats is also very exciting every day.
And in the morning, They say "me me me!!"
Before they fall asleep, their most important task, the peaceful sleep
Instead, for about an hour,they are coming to do the skinship.

It's been 12 years since I started living with protected animals.
The life that returns to heaven, the life that was born, and the physical and mental scratches,
A life desperately alive ...
With them, in a pure time full of love
I have learned and experienced a lot of things.

Many protected cats and dogs have trauma in their hearts,
They are scared or scared by even small noises.
Such trauma of the heart is a peaceful and happy time, a relationship of trust,
And above all, the wounds can only be healed through pure love.

In the process of making this album
These little my beloved families who live with me comfortable and without disturbing their sleep,
Also, on a sunny morning, with this music the hearts of cats also want to start dancing with excitement ...
[I want to make music that both people and animals can listen to comfortably. ]
With that in mind, I made this album.

Therefore, recording and meetings were in the living space of the room where cats always live.
On a clear day, I opened the window on the edge and performed in a space where the wind
could blow through.
The usual birdsongs that come to the trees in the garden
The clear winter wind that shakes the leaves of osmanthus tree,
The peaceful sleep of the cats sleeping next to me
The fragrant smell of the soil, lit by the sun,
Everything was natural and included in this recording.
In that sense, this album is
It is also a completed album in harmony with nature.

I hope you and your animals in your family would enjoy this album in your daily life at home.

with love ,RITSUKO TOEDA