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School has started again — Back to Midorikai
Hello folks!
Sorry for not writing over the last month. I had a wonderful summer holiday back in the states for about four weeks visiting my husband and other family members. Some highlights from August included seeing a black bear in Big Bend National Park, going for a beautiful swim in one of Austin’s many …
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Mending broken pieces
This year I have been practicing my kintsugi, or mending ceramics with gold and lacquer. I had a lot of broken pieces for practice. I bought a kit here, and it came with written instructions with lots of photos.
For a little over $100 I was able to repair 2 bowls that were literally in …
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Good tasting water for tea
Last night I awoke to the sound of rain. It was a welcome sound as we have had a long dry summer. We are fortunate to be blessed in the Pacific Northwest with abundant water, good tasting water. Good water for tea starts here.
I have blogged previously about water for tea here. Because iron …
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End of July update – a Midorikai update
The graduation for our sempai and other students occurred and it was short and sweet. It’s going to be so hard to not have their daily guidance and advice here any more. It is an important right of passage, this passing of the baton, but it’s still hard because we will all miss them terribly. …
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Early July update – A Midorikai interlude
I can’t believe it’s been just three and a half months since I’ve arrived here in Kyoto! Our days have been so busy that it feels like both an eternity and a flash when I think over everything I’ve experienced! Thank you for continuing to read my posts/emails. I have been enjoying writing them and …
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