Art: Japan envisions The West, Seattle Art Museum

Just got some info on the Sam's latest show from a friend who shares my enthusiasm for art. ( and who knows how much I love Japanese art).
I'm getting that strolling through the exhibit feeling already, chatting with my friend and sipping coffee, remembering the great coffee I had while in Japan. They don't mess around with bad coffee in Japan, you buy a cup, it's in a china cup, stirred with a silver spoon..so delicious, and expensive, and leaving a sense of savoring and wanting more.

I'll never forget my first time in a book store in Japan, I've written about it before, the only blonde in a city of dark heads, and I went straight to the art book section ( how I will never know, since I didn't read a word of Japanese) I picked up a book with erotic art, (called ukiyoe, wood block prints )and the image I opened to burned itself on my brain forever, embarrassed, I snapped the book shut feeling all the people in the shop must have known what I was looking at, even though their eyes were cast downward. ( and yes, I got the book later as a gift)..I guess if I could go back in time, I'd go back to that time in Japan, it was a wonderful experience..instead I'll go to the SAM. Maybe one day I'll write about Japan in my own book...but don't hold your breathe, if you're curious about the stories, though, let me know.

When I was in Japan I had a french pastry and a coffee everyday. I could never forget the beauty of Japan, and the way everyone there treated me so well.. we were equally curious about each other.

Do you like good coffee as much as I do? I love this brand, and you can get it on a monthly plan, did you know? It's Italian. Not certain what the Japanese use, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was this brand.

Remember though, china cup. ( I love Russian china patterns best) I have Lomonosov swirl cups and saucers and a few other patterns.. Swirl is incredible. I have the chicken coffee pot with the small pot on top, ever seen that? I'll post a photo tomorrow, but here is the link for Illy Coffee now, check out their collection s of cups, too by artists Michael Lin has a nice kind of Japanesey looking set, you could collect them all..(I try)

This intro offer is pretty hard to beat. (only 26.00) and believe me Gevalia doesn't begin to compare..in my opinion.
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