There is a painting I encountered recently titled “Butterfly.” It depicts foliage and cat, but no butterfly can be seen in the painting. However, the cat is looking up at something off the paper. One can imagine that the butterfly had just flown out of the scene before the artist could paint it, but still …
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I don’t have a lot of time to post, but here is an article for an upcoming Chado presentation.
Margie Yap: Japanese Tea Ceremony Teacher and Expert
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A new year dawns and the students at Issoan gathered for the 2nd annual poetry gathering. Because of social distancing, we met over zoom and composed 36 verses in a modified linked verse format. Each verse is a 5 line poem based on the link theme. The last line of the previous poem becomes the …
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Season’s greetings and Merry Christmas to all my friends and family. I hope your holidays are healthy and safe.
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Broken things can be mended, to be made stronger and more beautiful. In the darkness, there is a light to guide your way. In winter, the turn of year will eventually bring the spring. What troubles you today, will pass.
Here we are at the turn of the year 2020. For so many …
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