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Summer Chakai
The students from Issoan Tea put on their summer chakai last weekend. I am going to post photos and kaiki. It was a playful twist to the theme.
Here is a photo of the invitation: “Stretches for light years, Satellites transmitting A mass of pitch black.” by James, published by NASA’s Going to Mars Campaign …
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Travel matcha
For those who cannot go anywhere without matcha
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Bamboo Shikainami Basket
We are fortunate to have here in the Pacific NW of the U.S. abundant bamboo growing in yards, in farms, and in nurseries. One of largest bamboo nurseries in Oregon is Bamboo Garden. They have more than 100 varieties of bamboo and have a well established grove of giant timber bamboo. The Garden is …
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Today’s sweet
Raindrops
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Precious resources
We are blessed in the Pacific Northwest with abundant, clean and good tasting water. We can drink our fill straight from the tap to quench our thirst without bad smells or off taste. But recently the city of Portland had an alert that e coli was found in the water system and everyone was advised …
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