Tag Archives: China

TODAY’S PORTRAIT: YOU CAN CALL HER PEONY

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Touch2Touch

Two young things were the subjects of the first two flower portraits. So it’s exciting to turn to a more assured, mature beauty for our third. She is known formally as Paeonia Suffruticosa, but Peony is the name we are likely to … Continue reading →

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“To Touch the Heart” —

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Touch2Touch

(Note: It’s probably best to look at this post AFTER you’ve eaten a meal!!!!) It’s been said for ages that the way to a man’s heart— or a woman’s, for that matter —  is through the stomach. In that spirit, … Continue reading →

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Shochikubai: Three Friends of Winter

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Touch2Touch

SHO —         CHIKU —         and BAI —         We all get by with a little help from our friends — and since ancient times each of these “three friends … Continue reading →

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