食欲の秋（”Shokuyoku no Aki”） meaning The Autumn of appetite
読書の秋（”Dokusho no Aki”） meaning The Autumn of book reading
芸術の秋（”Geijutsu no Aki”） meaning The Autumn of art
Ah, Autumn…. the most beautiful time of year. In Japan, it a time for reading. On rainy days…. It is a time for eating–when food tastes best after the harvests. It is also a time for looking at art. Or for making art…
I started sashiko. I have admired embroidery my entire life– but it took our daughter’s happy news of being pregnant to kick-start my new hobby. After turning our upstairs library, the black tower, into my abode of embroidery, I made my first little tea towel.
Beautiful hidamari thread
Cute Little House thimble ring.
I honed in on this famous pattern often found in Buddhist temples,
The Seven Treasures: ［七宝］ (shippō): According to the Lotus Sutra, the seven are gold, silver, lapis lazuli, seashell, agate, pearl, and carnelian. In the “Treasure Tower” (eleventh) chapter of the sutra, the treasure tower adorned with these seven kinds of treasures appears from beneath the earth. In a letter known as On the Treasure Tower, Nichiren associates the seven kinds of treasures that adorn the treasure tower with the seven elements of practice, writing: “It is the treasure tower adorned with the seven kinds of treasures—hearing the correct teaching, believing it, keeping the precepts, engaging in meditation, practicing assiduously, renouncing one’s attachments, and reflecting on oneself”
Also:
(七財・七聖財］ ( shichi-zai or shichi-shōzai): Seven indispensable elements of Buddhist practice, which are compared to treasures. They are hearing the correct teaching, believing it, keeping the precepts, engaging in meditation, practicing assiduously, renouncing one’s attachments, and reflecting on oneself.
Using it under my shipwreck bowl
Pup not amused.
Dewdrop World 