Shizuoka blog

I was time wasting on the internet and found this extremely cool blog that has now made be very hungry.

http://shizuokagourmet.wordpress.com/

Enjoy, and try not to drool on your keyboard like I did

Jeff

Bakumatsu koshashin

You have a photo of yourself in kimono, perhaps meandering the roji, and you say to yourself, "I sure wish I could make make my photos look like they're from the Meiji era!" Well now you can, with the amazing Bakumatsu Koshashin!

http://labs.wanokoto.jp/olds

Just upload your photo then click the button to see yourself transported back in time!

After you've converted your entire iPhoto library, take a look at this Japanese language blog, http://www.tofugu.com/ It's where Harvey originally found Bakumatsu Koshashin. The rest of the site is interesting.

Ukiah spelled backward is...

... Haiku!

And Ukiah has a Haiku festival in late April. Who knew? Not me! I learned about it only after the event was over. I'm putting it on the calendar for next year. It's only a three-hour drive for us and could be a lot of fun. Care to join us?

Read more about it:

SFGate.com
www.ukiahaiku.org
www.ahapoetry.com/aguide.htm

The Way of Tea in Tennessee

During an idle moment on Twitter I found myself typing "Chado" into the search box. I discovered the Memphis Botanical Garden and the Way of Tea in Tennessee:

http://www.memphisbotanicgarden.com/index.cfm?section=1&action=calendar&eventview&eventid=930

One of the gardens is the Japanese Garden of Tranquility (Seijaku-En) and also features a maple tree collection.

Socially networking

We have set up a Ning site for Horai. It seems like a good hub to post Tea practice info and update Facebook and Twitter feeds. Sign up, follow and let me know how it's working.

http://horaicenter.ning.com/