Being a well-informed person on everything in the world, my long-time friend who planned the birthday party for us the other day brought a new kind of wine in fashion. What you need is a gastronomer friend.
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I thought sour flavor would be nice in this weather of extreme heat. So, I bought lemons and tried to make homemade lemonade only to get something just too acidic.
Floating lemon in the dark/
State of afterworld/
Calligraphy and translation by Chio
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I tried to clean up my house before, and now I am tidying my computer. Then I found these photos of paper fans, which I remember I left as thank-you’s at a Buddhist temple that I was very fortunate to be allowed to use as a venue of the group exhibition held in July, 2015. It is really enjoyable to see those characters I myself love.
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These sweets contained in genuine bamboo cases as the photos show were what we commonly saw a number of decades ago. However regretfully, we only see cheap plastic cases these days. A friend of mine found these valued traditional sweets in real bamboo tubes.
I hate the whole world that is constantly becoming cheaper and flimsier.
After crying my eyes out/
Wanted to eat/
Soft adzuki-bean jelly/
Calligraphy and translation by Chio
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As we are in the midst of rainy season, here is an ancient Chinese poem whose very title is “Rainy season”. The poem says dragons and creatures such as serpents are very happy with rainy weather.
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A very good friend of mine in Poland who is a super-experienced and respectable teacher kindly displayed my calligraphic pieces at a culinary event she planned for her students. They have fled from their own countries to seek safety.
One day, she asked me to write with a brush some words meaning “enjoy your meal” and what not. Obviously, she thought she would try to please her students and their family who have been having terrible, hard experiences by giving them delightful hours with foods. And responding to her request, I wrote a few pieces and sent them via email.
Now, I am deeply moved to see my calligraphy displayed at the event. Moreover, I was so happy to hear this lovely girl made the panda she is holding and painted the national flag of Japan for me.
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Even during the depressing rainy season, lovely hydrangeas give us such a delight.
O, hydrangea/
Spirits of water/
Must be around/
Calligraphy and translation by Chio
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Birthdays of my longtime very good friend from high school days and mine are both in June. So, at some point, having a party together in this season became our habitual practice. She is an excellent cook and always brings a lot of good homemade dishes. Moreover, as she is familiar with various things, she often tells me what kind of drinks are popular at the time. As for me, I always just buy something such as slices of raw fish at a nearby grocery store.
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Someone gave me this big piece of Swiss roll for a token of her gratitude for my calligraphy of her favorite letter that I gave her. I was really glad to know my calligraphy made her that happy but at the same time I felt sorry because I asked her favorite letter just because I wanted fodders for my social media.
Apparently, this is a Chinese equivalence for “Swiss roll”. My search result showed other possibilities that are very similar to this, though.
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The Japanese part of the title says “small folding screen”. However actually, I am afraid it is of a size that wouldn’t give you a clear idea of how to use. Still, I strongly wish it would draw some visitor’s attention at the original picture exhibition of the postcard collection. For it has my favorite phrase, “cherish and illuminate”.
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