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Kumihimo: Braid obsessions

 

Since the kumihimo workshop in November, I have become obsessed with braid and braiding.  Using the kumiloom disk I started and braided several key chains.  Then my good friend Barbara loaned me her Marudai and I began my first project on in.  She also gave me enough silk to complete a flat braid obijime …

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Happy New Year

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Our deepest fear

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.’ We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. …

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One Taste of Truth

I am not a student of Zen, but I am a student of tea, so anything in English that helps me understand the relationship of Zen to tea captures my interest.   One of the overt examples of Zen in the tea room is the scroll displayed in the tokonoma.  It is often a Zen saying. …

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Portable meditation seats on sale

For the holidays, I have just put the portable mediation seats on sale at SweetPersimmon.com The price was $49.99, now on sale for $40.00.

Made from sustainable wood and eco-friendly milk paint, our Portable Meditation Seat weighs just 12 oz. and comes in its own carry bag that doubles as padding.  It’s …

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