Dear friends,
Here is my entry to this week photo thingy and the story behind it :-)
Here is my entry to this week photo thingy and the story behind it :-)
Quince flowers , they are different from our hoa dao and hoa mai but
I love them just as much as they always remind me of Tet.
And the story of the girl who stole the quince flowers goes like this ...
Early in the morning (well ... not really early :-)) she ran around the neighborhood looking for quince. She knew she's seen them before, she wanted so much to complete her 1st assignment ... and ... she found them... a splendid bush blooming in fire red blossoms ...and it's that edge of the road ... the house is way way back ... so she thought it's ok isn't it to snip just a little branch for Tet? :-) She loves this killing-2-birds-things-at-a-time you know :-)
And now you get to meet her (and all this time you thought it was me? shame on you!)
She is a kimekomi doll. Kimekomi doll-making dates back to the 18th century.
It is believed that while working at the Kamo Shrine in Kyoto, a thrifty monk crafted one out of fabric scraps and willow tree wood.
So now you know about Kimekomi and another one of my old hobby :-)
She was made with love and long manual labour (not the kind you are thinking of :-))
about 8 years ago. She has lots of brothers and sisters whom you might meet when I run out of 'de tai' ;-P
Have a good one,
BT
I love them just as much as they always remind me of Tet.
And the story of the girl who stole the quince flowers goes like this ...
Early in the morning (well ... not really early :-)) she ran around the neighborhood looking for quince. She knew she's seen them before, she wanted so much to complete her 1st assignment ... and ... she found them... a splendid bush blooming in fire red blossoms ...and it's that edge of the road ... the house is way way back ... so she thought it's ok isn't it to snip just a little branch for Tet? :-) She loves this killing-2-birds-things-at-a-time you know :-)
And now you get to meet her (and all this time you thought it was me? shame on you!)
She is a kimekomi doll. Kimekomi doll-making dates back to the 18th century.
It is believed that while working at the Kamo Shrine in Kyoto, a thrifty monk crafted one out of fabric scraps and willow tree wood.
So now you know about Kimekomi and another one of my old hobby :-)
She was made with love and long manual labour (not the kind you are thinking of :-))
about 8 years ago. She has lots of brothers and sisters whom you might meet when I run out of 'de tai' ;-P
Have a good one,
BT
Excellent shot and layout Biti. A nice background story to boot. The details are amazing and the colors so vibrant. The Kimekomi doll is a work of art. But then we expect nothing less, perhaps even more from our coco Biti :-)
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