OK, the Hawks lost, tho they're not out, my twitter feed is stuck, and I am freaked out by our government. But a different kind of Tea Party this time, A Tea Ceremony for Today. You don't have to feel you need to sit on your knees, but it is still a ceremony: At the same time, Mr. Sen stresses that "there are certain essential elements . . . of Japanese culture that can only be found in tea." He mentions "seasonality." Traditional Japanese culture, he says, "considers the focus on seasons -- understanding the differences between the seasons -- to be very important. So, for example, in Japan there is the concept of hanami, which is the viewing of the cherry blossoms. Or, for example, in autumn there's the concept of looking out at the moon. Of course, the moon is out all the time, but that's a specific celebration."Out my kitchen window are crabapple blossoms. I'll concentrate on the apple part of the bloom.
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