On our mind: 2-11-23
ikebana
we fell down the youtube hole of ikebana videos and found this hidden gem. A Vintage NHK 1960's ikebana documentary full of soft singing, flute music and hand illustrations of ikebana techniques.
image source: Ikebana Flower Arrangement
(Japanese documentary)
love music
love is in the air which means finding the right tunes for all the moods. turn down the lights, light your favorite candle and put on Music To Cast Love Spells By Vol. 6
image source: Music To Cast Love Spells By Vol. 6
alternate worlds
take a trip through multiple universes and space oddities with Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami, 1985. tracking one man's descent into the Kafkaesque underworld of contemporary Tokyo, Murakami unites East and West, tragedy and farce, compassion and detachment, slang and philosophy.
image reference: original cover of Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World