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New Year poetry gathering
Happy New Year from Issoan Tea. This morning we met for the 5th annual poetry gathering at Issoan. It is always a popular event as we visit, talk, share incense, potluck food, and sweets and tea over the course of 4 hours as we compose a poem for the year. This year we had 8 …
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The longest night
Here we are once again at the turn of the year. I like to mark the winter solstice and the return of the light. The days from now on will be getting longer, and in six months we will be sitting in the sun on the longest day of the year. Seasons turn around year …
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Things Chado has taught me, part 2
Thank you for the great response to the previous post on what Chado has taught me. I would like to extend my gratitude to those who read these posts and never comment, but I find out later they have been following for a very long time.
If you would like to share things Chado has …
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Stardust is everywhere
With a heavy heart, we send off Genko Kathy Blackman with prayers, candles and incense. Another chajin we will be missing from our life. She was an inspiration to many as she walked her talk and lived a live full of Zen and tea. She was also funny, a good writer, and widely traveled. I …
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