つまらないものですが。。。

After the success of Ohanami, we felt we should make available a souvenir of our guests' visit to Tatsumi no machi. Since our little workshop is located next to our onsen/rotenburo, and it would be the location from where the souvenirs could be obtained, we thought a yukata would be most appropriate. We had been working on various options for kimonos, so when we found a traditional igasuri fabric pattern, we decided to use it for our yukatas. Apologies for the models *^_^*

The boxes containing the yukata are on the steps of our little workshop in the south area of the gardens. They are free to anyone who visits Tatsumi no machi. Please enjoy them!
つまらないものですが、お土産としてどうぞ。。。

On March 31st we held a party for ohanami. We ran the party all day, since our friends and regular visitors are scattered all around the world. Our party centered around a very large cherry tree at the lakeside, with blankets on the ground underneath the tree and food and drink freely available.
A constant stream of friends combined with new visitors rewarded our hard efforts. Many people preferred to sit under the tree and chat, while others took to the gardens for a stroll. Later in the day, we held an impromptu dance party with a prize going to Dinzeo san as the best 'rocker' of the party! We judged the day as great fun and very rewarding, in the sense that everyone seemed to enjoy themselves! Below are some pics of the dance event.

Today the pic of the final piece of the Palace ~ the higashi no tai walkway. As you can see, it has a chuumon (inner gate) and the open door just south of it shows the inside of the samuraidokoro, the samurai guardhouse. As we look around the whole Palace, we can feel as sense of achievment, not so much for ourselves, but for being able to bring a feeling of the Heian era shindenzukuri to Second Life for others to share and experience.
Of course, although the major building work is done, I have no doubt we will find plenty of details to refine and items of interest to add, so we won't be sitting down drinking too many cups of coffee.
In the next post ~ a report on our first event held at tatsumi no machi. Ohanami!



Till the next time ~