... not if your husband has died due to whatever causes, then you would be widowed and not technically married, i dont recall anything saying that Japanese...
ok, gotta a couple of quick questions: #1- where can i find a good pattern for kikko? the link on Effingham's website is down #2-where can i find out more...
that might be a good addition to a personae's background.... Rob ... _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download...
Ohayo, everyone. I have a couple of questions I hope someone on the list can help me with. I am interested in creating a persona from the Muromachi/Sengoku...
Thanks, all! Blackening teeth: another cool thing to do, to make up for my other, ascetic persona who wouldn't even DREAM of enhancing his appearance. ... ...
Is it just me (because I write too much, or yahoo! hates me), or does anybody else's posts get cut off at the end when they send messages from the site? Steph...
Well, folks, I'm now the proud of a biwa. <G> Be prepared to be assaulted with biwa music and noise (more noise than music) as I learn to be a blind biwa...
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! While looking for something else, I ran across the following Japanese supplier of dyes and what naught. I forget whether...
In The World of the Shinning Prince, the author has said that there was no tradition of chivalry towards women, with the European custom of men acting as...
Dear friends, Even though this is out of period, I'm still having the greatest interest towards learning the techniques of tsumami-kanzashi. Any advice on...
Greetings, all! Okay, this is only in the very early stages, but based on some of the feedback I've gotten, and the knowledge that Pennsic is coming up, I...
Hello all! It's been a while since I posted but I couldn't think of much to aggrivate about :D I'm thinking of making something out of leather for SCA combat...
"Worshipping the Ancestors:Chinese Commemorative Portraits", at the Sackler Gallery, through Sept 9. I know this one isn't Japanese, but it's wonderful. ...
Last night I went to the home of an older Japanese woman. I noticed that she had little dishes of salt placed in several corners. Anyone know what that's all...
Konna baka na shitsumon moushi wake gozaran! Shikashi, shirazu ni shite konran shite orimasuru! Forgive me for this stupid question, but if I don't know I am...
Konichiwa! A friend of mine passed this link on to me, and I thought some of you might find it amusing. Baron Edward may want to take a blood pressure pill...
Okay I am sure that this is going to crack some of you up. Specially after all the old messages I have siffted through looking for things to help me. The story...
Ohayo gozaimasu: You might also try www.shakuhachi.com. I have not yet ordered anything from them, so I cannot vouch for their service, but they do seem to...
Does anybody know where I can get period koto music (13 string)? Or at least books about the history of koto that aren't in Japanese. I've been playing...
Just going of the Pennsic class schedule and I noticed the Japanese Salon. Will this be primarily in Japanese or is this for all people with Japanese personea?...
Greetings... Having finaly gotten my hands on a copy of "The Samurai" by our very own Baron Edward, i have a question.... there is a plate in the book, showing...
Greetings to the list, Just an FYI that I am going off list for a while. If anyone needs to contact me (which I doubt, but just in case), please write to me...
Since we've been talking language, I've got one for you, Effingham. In several places, I've read that men's poetry, history and other assorted dry stuff was...
Greetings Effingham-dono, As I was perusing your Miscellany, I was reading the page about card games. I was wondering if you knew why Japanese people see a...
Greetings again, Effingham-dono, your Miscellany is absolutely fascinating reading, and incredibly simple to understand for us people that have been eternally ...
Just out of curiosity, was a "sohei" anyone who had taken Buddhist orders and fought, or was it a more specific thing? Would Ikko- ikki/Honganji members be...
Just curious how many of y'all blacken your teeth. I got some today and tried it out. I don't think I can do it. It just gave me the creeps. My husband told...
