Painting and inscription by Wen Zhengming 文徵明 (1470-1559)

Learning about how to use cow dung from poetry.

An anecdote from Feng Menglong's 馮夢龍 (1574-1646) Gujin xiaoshi 古今笑史.

Spring colours.

On a new member of my vegetable garden: perilla.

On a familar spring day.

For the new planting season.

A tip for fresh breath.

A tippler's remedy to toothache.

Finding a new idol

An alternative remedy for hangover.

Album leaf by Shen Zhou 沈周 (1427-1509)

To commemorate my recent trip to Jinyun.

On the coming of the new season.

Seasonal fruit again

On a recent incident...

Seasonal veggie again: daikon radish

Some literary basis for fantasising about a wok mender.

A legendary man in disguise?

To the new season.