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查慎行《松林寺》“Pine Grove Monastery” by Zha Shenxing (1650-1727)
Next one to be harvested.

Rachelle
Sep 1, 20251 min read


Frozen pears
Trying another way of preserving pears.

Rachelle
Aug 25, 20251 min read




王十朋《李》“Plums” by Wang Shipeng (1112-1171)
Time to harvest the plums.

Rachelle
Aug 11, 20251 min read


《立秋》“Beginning of Autumn”
Approaching the end of summer...

Rachelle
Aug 4, 20251 min read


徐渭《土豆》“Potatoes” by Xu Wei (1521-1593)
To the latest harvest.

Rachelle
Jul 28, 20252 min read


釋圓至《暑途樹下偶成》"An occasional poem under the trees during a journey in the heat" by Monk Yuanzhi (1256-1298)
Stay Zen in the heat.

Rachelle
Jul 21, 20251 min read


Some much-needed skills for the season
A fly-fighting story.

Rachelle
Jul 14, 20251 min read


Hanging belly and the summer heat
An idiosyncratic solution to the summer heat.

Rachelle
Jul 7, 20251 min read


沈周《枇杷》“Loquats” by Shen Zhou (1427-1509)
In celebration of the first-ever loquat harvest in my garden.

Rachelle
Jun 30, 20251 min read


屈大均《廣州荔支詞》“On the lychee of Guangzhou” by Qu Dajun (1630-1696)
Fruit of the summer solstice.

Rachelle
Jun 23, 20251 min read


On mosquitoes, the more ferocious ones
A pssage from Duan Chengshi's 段成式 (803?-863) Youyang zazu 酉陽雜俎.

Rachelle
Jun 16, 20251 min read


A man fond of quietness
From Feng Menglong's Xiaofu 笑府.

Rachelle
Jun 9, 20251 min read


陸遊《葱》“Scallions” by Lu You (1125-1210)
On another member of my vegetable garden.

Rachelle
Jun 2, 20251 min read


孫肇瑞《觀放白鷹》“Watching the Release of a White Eagle” by Son Joseo (fl. 15th century)
After seeing a falcon performance for the first time...

Rachelle
May 26, 20251 min read


柳貫《枇杷》“The loquat” by Liu Guan (1270-1342)
In commemoration of the first sign of loquat fruits in my garden.

Rachelle
May 19, 20251 min read


A story for the new solar term: Beginning of Summer
Starting 5th May 2025

Rachelle
May 12, 20252 min read




凌雲翰《林子山畫菜上有蝸牛故及之》“On a snail on the vegetables in Lin Zishan’s painting” by Lin Yunhan (b. 1462)
曉畦春雨細如毛, 菜本青肥挾土膏。 葉㡳蝸牛曽濕久, 詩人猶欲刺升髙。 In the planting plots at dawn, with spring rain as fine as hair, Vegetables grow lush and plump,...

Rachelle
Apr 28, 20252 min read


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

Rachelle
Apr 21, 20252 min read
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