The high heat of summer is tapering off and we are starting to get cooler nights. It’s pleasant to be outside again and ride my bike around Kyoto. If you look up in the sky on a clear night during the middle of September, you could see the rabbit in the moon pounding away on …
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This is the scroll hanging in the tokonoma today. It is written by the priest Fujii Kaido (1898-1984) of Daitokuji Sangen in. It reads
Shu ku issei no kari – Autumn sky, a single cry of the wild goose
Suddenly it is no longer summer in the Pacific Northwest. We have been hearing the …
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Every year, we participate in the Portland Japanese Garden Moon viewing event. Over three nights the Garden hosts members in the evening to watch the moon rise in September. Usually we do not have access to the Japanese Garden at night, but for this event they set out chairs facing the moon, there are performances …
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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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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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