SweetPersimmon

As a child, my mother sat me down when I received any gift or attended any event to write a thank you note.  It was drilled into me that ...

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...

I would like to introduce a guest blogger, one of my newer students, David.  He generously agreed to write a post about his experience of ...

Meanwhile behind the scenes..... Take home gift

Minako sensei passed away 10 years ago today.  It was devastating at the time, and I felt unconnected and motherless.  I can hardly believe ...

I remember one of the most memorable chakai was at the Japanese Garden in Winter.   The snow was softly falling and it was only the host and...

Tim McRobert produced a half hour documentary about Chado: The Way of Tea in Oregon. It will be broadcast on Oregon Public Broadcasting ca...

I'd like to take this opportunity to acknowledge one of my huge supporters, Barbara Walker.  Barbara and I have shared our love for t...

We have been talking about poetic names and the sounds of the Japanese summer.  The Japanese cicada or semi are a ubiquitous part of the sou...

I took the photo above rather in tribute to Michael Kenna. He is one of my favorite photographers.  He first came to my attention about 15...

Season's Greetings to all of my students and followers and families.  Here's to a peaceful Christmas, end of the year celebratio...

To my readers, I apologize for the lapse in blogging this last month.  I will do better going forward. For those of you who have emailed m...