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Hosts - Adam - Aaron - Ula - Marius Main Topic - Toriawase   Poem 79. 釣船はくさりの長さ床により、出船入船浮船としれ tsuribune wa kusari no nagasa toko ni yori, de-bune iri-bune uki-bune to shire A 'floating boat' vase evokes the sea for which it hankers Adjust its chain to evince an outgoing ship, incoming ship or ship at anchor  

Hosts Adam Anthony Marius Ula Topic: Midorikai OneWorld Chakai 3rd of May Poem 78. 花見よりかへりの人に茶の湯せば、花鳥の絵をも花も置くまじ hanami yori kaeri no hito ni cha no yu seba, kachō no e o mo hana mo oku maji When receiving guests For chanoyu fresh from a Flower-viewing foray Avoid nature paintings and flowers in your alcove display

Hosts: Ula Marius Adam Anthony Aaron Main Topic - Gifts and Culture Poem 77. 時ならず客の来らば点前をば心は草にわざを慎しめ toki narazu kyaku no kuraba, temae o ba kokoro wa sō ni waza o tsutsushime An unannounced guest is no cause for dismay, With an honest temae, allow spontaneity to be the order of the day    

Hosts Adam Anthony Marius   Main Topic - Hygiene Poem 76 掛物を掛けて置くには 壁付を三 四分透し置く事と聞く kakemono wo kaketeoku ni wa kabetsuki wo san yon bu tōshioku koto to kiku When hanging a scroll It should sit away from the wall by 3 or 4 bu Being gentle with one's things Trains the spirit anew  

Hosts - Adam - Anthony - Marius Topic - Tea Room Lighting 75. 三幅の軸を掛けるは、中を掛け、軸先を掛け、次に軸本 sanpuku no jiku wo kakeru wa, naka wo kake, jikusaki wo kake, tsugi ni jikumoto A set of three scrolls Are hung in an order thus: First hang the centre Then the last scroll & conclude Back at the first scroll, no fuss Anthonys candle shop: 丹治蓮生堂 114 Nakaicho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto,...

Hosts Gabriel Ula Marius Main Topic Vulgarity Poem Koita nite koicha o tateba chakin oba koita no hashi ni oku mono zo kashi If you are making koicha and using a small board, know to place the chakin on the edge of the small board 小板にて濃茶をたてば茶巾をば小板の端におくものぞかし

Host Marius Guests Tjaša Čelan Jaden Young Freeze Topic Midorikai in 2019 November Information referenced Mizusashi Piruet Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhs2qtVsEuA    

Host: - Marius Guests - Lindsey - Olga - Mereca - Aino Topic: 100, 40, 30 and 15 years anniversary in Finland.

Host: - Adam Topic: Translation tea documents 100 Poems of Chanoyu・Poem #47 余所などへ花をおくらば、其花は開きすぎしはやらぬものなり yoso nado ni hana o okuraba, sono hana wa hiraki sugishi wa yaranu mono nari Remember this tune when gifting flowers to the host of chanoyu: Flowers at or past full bloom have no place in the tea room https://www.patreon.com/adamsomu https://www.uedasokochanoyu.com/

Hosts - Ula - Marius Main Topic - Chaji with one guest and one host Poem 74 三つ釘は中の釘より両脇と二つわりなるまんなかにうて　　　　 Mitsukugi wa naka no kugi yori ryowaki to futatsu warinaru mannaka ni ute.  

Hosts Adam Marius Anthony Main topic - Tom Sachs video Video link Poem 73 竹釘は皮目を上にうつぞかし、皮目を下になすこともあり takekugi wa kawame o ue ni utsu zo kashi kawame o shita ni nasu koto mo ari Place a bamboo hook with the skin of the 'boo up and pith facing down; But at times it may suit to swap them the other way 'round  

Hosts Adam Marius  Anthony   Main topis - Being a good Guest   Poem 72 花入に大小あらば見合せよ、曲尺を外して 打つが曲尺也 hanaire ni ōshō araba miawase yo, kane wo hazushite utsu ga kane nari Where to place a hook to hang a vase big or small? The correct kane comes with experience: Look! It's not measured on the wall   Support Please help us bring another episode to your tea world by making a don...

Host - Aaron - Aadam - Marius - Ula Topic - Roji Poem 71. Place the alcove hook to suspend a flower vase at a height around: 3 shaku 3 sun 5 bu - let this precedent guide you 花入の折釘うつは地敷居より 三尺三寸五分餘もあり hanaire no orikugi utsu wa jishikii yori san shaku san sun go bu amari mo ari Info referenced: Japanese Tea Garden https://amzn.to/2Yld6uh Bamboo Fences https://amzn.to/2Jx9ill

Host - Ula - Aaron - Marius Main Topic Shin Gyou So Poem #70 うす板とこの大小また花や花生によりかはるしなしな  

Host Adam Marius Main Topic - Gyakugatte Poem 69. うす板は床かまちより十七目、または十八十九目におけ The thin board is placed seventeen weaves from the edge of the alcove's step But this is not absolute; 18 or 19 may suit

Host - Aaron - Adam - Marius Guest - Ula Main Topic Koma - Small tearooms Poem   68. 帛紗をば竪は九寸よこ巾は八寸八分曲尺にせよ fukusa oba tate wa kyū sunn yoko haba wa hassunn hachi bu kane-jaku ni se yo For a fukusa, measure in kanejaku 9 sunn for its height; Then an 8 sunn 8 bu width, asymmetry should delight. Information referenced - Lunar New Year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf1hQR7rsLk

Host Adam Marius Poem 67 For a chakin's size, measure in kanejaku 1 shaku long; Then for the width of the cloth, measure 5 sunn along chakin oba nagami nuno haba isshaku ni yoko wa go sun no kanejaku to shire 茶巾をば長み布はば一尺に 横は五寸のかね尺としれ  

Hosts Adam Marius Anthony Main Topic Rikyus New Year   Information referenced Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tR1FtpBWzY    

Hosts - Adam - Marius - Anthony   Poem 65. 蓋置きに三つ足あらば一つ足まへにつかふと心得ておけ futaoki ni mittsu ashi araba hitotsu ashi mae e ni tsukau to kokoroeteoke for a three legged futaoki remember while using the tool one leg comes to the front and two to the back as a rule   Main Topic - Adams Mizuya Rules     Information Referenced - https://www.uedasokochanoyu.com/2018/12/17/thus-spake-m...

Host - Adam - Marius - Anthony Poem 64. いにしへは名物などの香合へ直ちにたきもの入れぬとぞきく inishie wa meibutsu nado no kōgō e tadachi ni takimono irenu to zo kiku I hear in the past a precious incense holder was treated sacredly; Even incense was not placed in the vessel directly Main Topic when to start doing tea for others and when to do you first tea for your teacher.

Host - Adam - Marius - Anthony Main Topic - Temae Video - Adams videos for Ueda Ryu - https://www.uedasokochanoyu.com/videos/ - Marius videos for Urasenke - https://chanoyu.world/temae/ Information referenced - Facebook Group for Tea Bowl Collectors https://www.facebook.com/groups/teabowls/ - Video about chawan requirements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUDzdjk5Mqs&fbclid=IwAR1SmlIl8rYpTky3a_gPI...

Host - Adam Guests - Tyas Sōsen - Marc-Antoine Main Topic - Enshu Ryu   Information Referenced 村雨 'Murasame' chawan by Honami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦 photo http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/torublo/imgs/1/2/129206cb.jpg Kobori Sōshō cleaning vid https://youtu.be/Ek4DP0oRSgU Tyas' Tea Crane website https://www.the-tea-crane.com/ Kyoto tea experience link https://www.tea-ceremony-kyoto.com/workshop

Hosts - Adam - Marius Poem 風炉の時炭は菜籠にかね火箸ぬり香合に白檀をたけ For the brazier, Use sandalwood incense from A lacquerware case; All-metal chopsticks are used To arrange the charcoal in place Main Topic - Tana  

Hosts - Adam - Marius - Anthony Poem 炉のうちは炭斗瓢柄の火箸 陶器香合ねり香と知れ ro no uchi wa sumitori fukube e no hibashi tōki kōgō nerikō to shire A dried gourd carries charcoal for tea at the hearth, Rolled incense is held by a quaint case made of earth, wood-handle chopsticks prove their worth. Main topic - Breathing

Hosts - Adam - Marius Guest: - Kyle Poem いにしへは夜會などには床に又、かけもの花はなきとこそきけ For night gatherings of former times I have heard the alcove was free of hanging scrolls and flowers such things now common to we Topic - language   Information references: - Kyle's instagram @TeaWithKyle - The Blog mentioned  https://www.uedasokochanoyu.com/blog/ - Adams patreon https://www.patreon.c...