{"id":4804,"date":"2024-04-20T10:53:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T20:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=4804"},"modified":"2024-04-20T10:53:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T20:23:47","slug":"how-much-was-that-dragon-in-the-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flytippings.com\/?p=4804","title":{"rendered":"How much was that dragon in the window?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s the weekend of the local writers conference, not that I’m going, but am I still a writer if I don’t ever write? So, lots of things have been happening and here is a bit from the recent past. Of course the start of the astrological New Year is long past, but due to a tragedy at the local college it had been postponed. So, here is an overdue tribute to the Year of the Dragon, my favorite Astrological sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They had already done the traditional dance with a bunch of people carrying this beast about. But I really like him (I am assuming this dragon is male, it’s a yang symbol after all) even when parked against the background of the mountain (also yang).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The thing above the dragon could be a proto dragon, or worm, but, surprise it’s art (yes I know it started as a baffle from the garden center, but now it’s art.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Someone was demonstrating a tea ceremony with the most adorable dragon tea set. I had my cup of tea from a tea bag, hardly anyone has time to do all the steps, and you can’t get this from Starbuck’s. (My neighbor does teach tea ceremony if one needs to know.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’m including this guy and his dragon just because the dragon is so adorable (I know that you would take this cute dragon home).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyone can be a dragon with this mask, assuming that one is a little kid. It was from a booth run by a local Chinese school (it’s the sort of place that one’s parents makes one go). There were a bunch of booths from different organizations with various other traditional Chinese trinkets for sale and I supported them by buying little bits (all are for future un-named art projects, really). It wasn’t as big as previous celebrations, but it was a lovely way to pass an afternoon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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