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Rachelle
- May 22
- 3 min
Three treasures at home
A joke from the 19th-century collection Xiaolin guangji 笑林廣記.
Rachelle
- May 15
- 2 min
Album leaf “Yu’er mudan” 魚兒牡丹 by Zou Yigui 鄒一桂; inscription by Qianlong Emperor 乾隆
On a happy encounter with the bleeding heart in Gmunden.
Rachelle
- May 8
- 2 min
Deer among pine trees
To commemorate a delightful encounter near Zwettl.
Rachelle
- May 1
- 3 min
朱彝尊《鵲橋仙》To the tune “Queqiaoxian” by Zhu Yizun (1629-1709)
The flowering season of the magnolia and the crab apple.
Rachelle
- Apr 24
- 2 min
The hardest thing in the world
A joke from the nineteenth century.
Rachelle
- Apr 17
- 2 min
楊承鯤《鷹》“The Hawk” by Yang Chengkun (1550-1589)
A gentle reminder for our newly arrived chicks.
Rachelle
- Apr 10
- 2 min
A spring scene
On the occasion of receiving two friends in spring.
Rachelle
- Apr 3
- 3 min
韓維《謝到水仙二本》“In Gratitude for a Gift of Two Narcissus Bulbs” by Han Wei (1017-1098)
For narcissus whose season is coming to an end.
Rachelle
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Two excerpts on the process of creation
A common struggle of creators across time and space.
Rachelle
- Mar 20
- 3 min
How to identify a true lion in the 13th-century China
A tip from Zhou Mi's 周密 (1232-1298) jottings.
Rachelle
- Mar 6
- 3 min