So, after a good day on the boat things gets better when Tomomi san comes over to make an ikebana piece for me. She is a master. That does not sound right but she is a mistress sounds worse. Let’s say she is astoundingly good.
She only has one big leaf and some ferns. She rustles around my plates and things and comes up with an idea. She builds a structure in one of my Yachimun plates and starts bending leaves and ferns with great certainty and rapidity.
It is a privilege to watch her work. She moves fast with great dexterity. If you or I did it, it would all fall apart, leaving a pile of leaves and ferns. She has an understanding of structure.
The whole process took 15 minutes. Thank you Tomomi san. You are amazing. Check her work at https://www.instagram.com/imomofolio/
Then we ate lamb chops and cauliflower.
The Quiet Ripple Defines The Pond 
Good lass, that Tomomi. Can she also do wonders with a plate of cauliflower? Lamb chops sound great but rather surprising – are they a big thing in Okinawa?
Lamb is hardly ever seen here but I have tracked down a reliable source. Vegetables are seasonal in Okinawa. Now is the time for cauliflower, celery and strangely strawberries!
That’s lovely and wonderful!
On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 5:36 AM The Quiet Ripple Defines The Pond wrote:
> spikekalashnikov posted: ” So, after a good day on the boat things gets > better when Tomomi san comes over to make a ikebana piece for me. She is a > master. That does not sound right but she is a mistress sounds worse. Let’s > say she is astoundingly good. She only has one big leaf” >