Tea Ceremony, 1960s-1970s

Tea Ceremony, 1960s-1970s, originally uploaded by tinafish_03.

"A maiko and geiko perform tea ceremony in a Kyoto park. The geiko is wearing a special hairstyle and twisted collar for tea ceremony."

Three Maiko, 1920s

Three Maiko, 1920s, originally uploaded by tinafish_03.

"Three cute maiko in the "three monkeys" pose. Momotaro is on the far left. "

Geisha, 1920s

Geisha, 1920s, originally uploaded by tinafish_03.

"A vintage postcard image of a geisha dressed to perform a tea ceremony, with a twisted collar"

Rockin' Girl Blogger Award

Thank you to Thom of wonderful blog Fabulon for giving Tea Time the Rockin' Girl Blogger award. Arigato Gozaimasu! *bows*

One gives this award to five favorite female bloggers -- those who ROCK THE HARDEST! So obviously I'm giving it to...

- Stacie of Final Girl, a constant source of inspiration and good humour. Reading her blog makes me want to write more.

- Becky of Becky's T*Blog. I love her Tranny and TV series, but most of all I think her site provides a public service. Although I'm not tran myself, it gives insight into transgender issues, and people can talk safely about a lot of touchy stuff.

- Patricia of Agence Eureka, where I have found more beautiful images than I can count;

- My favorite Brazilian blogger, Luciola of Circo Sem Futuro. Whenever I want to laugh out loud, it's her blog I visit.

- Meg of Cute Overload. Do you have to ask why? Ok, OK, I go ga ga over cute little kittens and cute little puppies and cute little anythings, and that includes baby bats like the one she's showing right now on the home page of her blog, OK, are you happyyyyyyy?


If you accept this meme (that's what it is, really) you can use the button above, made by Thom; you can use the offical one; or you can make one yourself.

Maiko playing a game, 1920s

Maiko playing a game, 1920s, originally uploaded by tinafish_03.

Maiko with parasol, 1920s

Maiko with parasol, 1920s, originally uploaded by tinafish_03.

"A maiko poses for a photo holding a traditional umbrella of waxed paper."

3 maiko on a riverbank, 1920s

3 maiko on a riverbank, 1920s, originally uploaded by tinafish_03.

"They are probably standing on the banks of the Kamo River, which divides the Gion and Pontocho geisha districts. Momotaro is at far left. "

Geisha and three maiko, 1920s

Geisha and three maiko, 1920s, originally uploaded by tinafish_03.

"The geisha in the middle is possibly "older sister" to the three maiko. Momotaro is the maiko on the far right."

Vietnamese schoolgirl

Vietnamse schoolgirl, originally uploaded by oknovokght.

Hanoi

Kokeshi doll

Obrigada..., originally uploaded by cteresa.