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From our own hands
I make a bowl of matcha in the morning for myself and I always make a point of sitting down to enjoy it rather than drinking standing in the kitchen before I start my day. But I will tell you that a bowl of matcha always tastes so much better if someone makes it for …
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Of art and artists
I have some artist friends and we talk about art and artists all the time. A few of them include: a musician (cello), a woodworker (studio furniture and sculpture), ceramic artist (vessels and sculpture), a dancer (modern and ethnic), a film director, a theater director, a landscape photographer, a writer (magazine/novel/essayist), and fashion designer among …
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Shifuku making workshop
Shifuku are important protection for utensils, and part of temae for koicha is opening and handling of the shifuku for chaire. Each shifuku is custom fit for each utensil. Sometimes we find utensils without a shifuku, or the shifuku is badly damaged. Or perhaps you would like to use a bit of fabric to …
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From the archives
It is hard to believe that I have been writing about chado for ten years. As I was looking through the blog archives in preparation for writing another post, I thought it might be good to highlight some of these previous posts. Are any of these favorites? Would you like me to cover other topics? …
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Passing the light
It is with heavy heart we are still mourning the loss of another member of our tea community in Portland. June Moriyasu sensei was a long time leader, teacher and advocate for chanoyu who passed away late last year. It hardly seems like she is gone, only on an trip and will be back …
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