The ornate fabrics making up the kimonos, obis (waistbands) and kanzashi (hair ornaments) of these maiko on their graduation to become fully fledged geiko (Kyoto equivalent of geisha) – mere outward symbols of an inner grace. The ornate kanji typography on sake barrels in Kyoto, Japan – post graduation celebration? Arigatou gozaimasu. In response to The Daily Post’s
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French champagne in the backyard. What’s the occasion? Saturday. Is that reason enough? We found the marble table on the street. Its previous owners had covered it with a lacquer (and ruined its appearance). A lot of rubbing and scraping later and now look at it! Fit for a Saturday treat. In response to The
Have you seen Fleetwood Mac before? Incredibly I hadn’t, despite having lived through their entire band history- from listening to The Green Manalishi with my brother in the days of Peter Green when the Mac were a bona fide blues-rock band, through their massive hit Albatross, Green’s mysterious disappearance, to whatever they are now.
Dr D in Oz 