“The ladle should not face the door when you are pouring the milk“, Lkhama advised us before continuing with “giving away good luck” as the reason why. Lkhama was in the middle of teaching us how to make Mongolian tea, the traditional kind that has been a part of nomadic Mongolian culture for centuries.…
Keep ReadingI was in the middle of writing a blog post, when Fafa called me for brekkie. Today it's only a toast, anticipating the lunch in Echuca town.…
Keep ReadingAnother good night’s sleep (Fafa complained that I started all my recent entries with the status of my sleep ━ it’s a diary, Fa, That’s how I write my diary) and stayed in bed for some time while Fafa cooked us Farmer’s breakfast. I so can get adjusted to this morning routine! After breakfast…
Keep ReadingI woke up from another day of excellent sleep a bit later than usual, but why not? After all, it’s my vacation day. So I pulled the card of the day ━ Page of Wands ━ and journaled a bit about it while updating my to-do list for the next two days and next…
Keep ReadingI might have jinxed it when I wrote about the most peaceful sleep I had in months on my first night here — because neither of us got much sleep yesterday, no thanks to the severe wind storm. It had started yesterday afternoon, but by midnight it was a full-blown storm. The whole house…
Keep ReadingI love the tea traditions that each country has. I am a tea lover. I love tea mugs and the ritual of pouring the tea into them.…
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