I Am a Connoisseur of Colors

Okay, so I have a big pet peeve with people saying the wrong color. Don’t quite get what I mean. Have you ever had a friend point out someone by the color of their shirt and you couldn’t find them because they gave you the wrong color? (“There’s Doug.” “Where?” “He’s wearing the green shirt.” [...]

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What Your Favorite Tea?

  Despite being an american my ancestors didn’t come over here until the late 1800s so maybe that’s why tea has been more common in our households than coffee. Which, by the way, I hate. My Favorites are Madagascar Red, Earl Grey, & English Breakfast. Sadly though, my tea palette is limited to commercially available teas [...]

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Yumi => Rice Glue => Kanzashi?

I found a passing reference to the use of “Rice Glue” as an adhesive for bows. I’ve only heard of it used for paper making as a binding agent. While I understand the use of for paper, would it really hold up in a bow? Coincidentally, I have 2 gallons of fermented rice pulp in [...]

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棗？

Could someone tell me what this kanji means?

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