SweetPersimmon

A reminder to all students: Haigata workshop is Sunday July 7th at 10 am.  Fee is $25.  Next week in fact. Please let me know by Friday Ju...

Temae, the procedure for making tea, to our American eyes, may seem overly complicated and rigid with rules.   But these procedures have b...

As my classes are preparing to host a chakai this summer, I thought that I would talk a little about tea gatherings.   Chakai are rat...

I talk to a lot of people about chado.  It's what I love and I love to talk about it.  Often times the questions are predictible:   Ho...

Saturday, June 15, and July 20 1 and 2 pm Chanoyu demonstration at Kashintei, the teahouse at the Portland Japanese Garden Sunday, J...