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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I’ve written before about the fabulous local produce of the North East of Scotland, particularly the Buchan area in Deveronvale is not McLaren Vale. Also about the quaint, vertiginous fishing villages: Pennan, Gardenstown, Cullen, Portsoy, Macduff, the bountiful farmlands and rolling hills. Additionally this part of Scotland has plentiful marine life: seals, dolphins, many types
The last of my California 2015 Posts The guidebook informed us that SoMa (South of Market Street) was the bohemian, artistic precinct of San Francisco, so it seemed a reasonable choice for a special dinner. The guidebook did not inform us that just footsteps from Nordstrom, Bloomingdales and the opulent mall, or from the touristy
Dr D in Oz 