october

October

Clear sky, fresh air. Mountains, wild flowers. Insects and crickets. Harvest time. Dew. Geese returning home with letters.
Don't forget I have the beautiful makie trays that might be great for hassun here!
Order 炉 charcoal and other refreshed 道具.

名残の茶事（なごり）: saying goodbye to 風炉 and the last leaves in the tea jar. Massively 詫び. Lots of lovingly repaired objects.
- This time broken things can be used, like a battered 風炉 or a broken vase to remind the guest of the impermanence of things (Ulrich X 17)
Make sure to not make things look shabby: To be simple is good, but to make it too simple is bad (利休）
Simple 掛物（かけ　もの）such as letters are preferable over heavy calligraphies.
- 清風萬里秋（せい　ふ　ばん　り　あき）still suitable
Use up 香 from summer, so a mix of sandalwood, aloes wood etc.
Avoid fresh bamboo for chopsticks etc, instead use the ones that were used at the beginning of 風炉 and have faded.

中置き（なかおき）. Slender 水差 to the left of 風炉. Particularly fitting might be a 水差 with pictures of a goose, maybe even with a tied letter as handle 😍
- For Urasenke, at least; the Almanac suggests that because it's so cumbersome, bring it in only when needed. I quite like the idea.
- 大板, 五行棚 or even 長板
- Black straw ashes can be used in the 風炉.
- 破れ風呂（やぶれ, やつれ　ぶろ） or 欠き風呂（かき　ぶろ）
一粒万倍棗 quite good

漢字	Japanese	English
沸く音の時雨を風炉の名残かな	わく　おと　のしぐれ　を　風炉　のなごり　かな	The boiling of the 釜 sounds like a shower of rain at a farewell tea for 風炉