Weekend Snapshots: Japanese Tea Ceremony, Bath Accessories, Hair Care

In their Kimono.

A severe thunderstorm occurred early this morning and heavy downpours lasted for about an hour.  The rain was on and off when daylight came and I thought it will be raining all day today.  I was glad that the rain stopped and I was able to attend the presentation about Japanese Tea Ceremony at the library this afternoon.  I say it's an interesting lesson about how tea has become popular in Japan over a thousand years ago and how it is still celebrated nowadays.  

After the that, I drove to Sachse to pick up the garage sale items I bought for $5.  These are bathroom accessories with Palm Tree design.  These really match my bath rugs in the master's bathroom. 

Image taken by the seller.

After the pick up, I thought of stopping at CVS store to use my nearly expired coupons.  I got these L'oreal shampoos for $1.00.  I did two transactions and I used two CVS rewards card.  Select L'oreal hair care is on sale at CVS last week.  

Prices:  $4.99 each with card or buy two or more for $4.50 each and get 4.00 Extra Bucks (EB) back.  

So, $4.50x 2 = $9.00 

I used one 4.00 EB rec'd from previous purchases and one Manufacturer's Coupon of $4.00 off 2 L'oreal Advanced hair care products. So I paid only $1.00 and received another 4.00 EB.

Then another $4.50 x 2 = $9.00

I used one 5.00 EB rec'd from previous purchases and two Manufacturer's Coupon of $2.00 off 2 L'oreal Advanced hair care products.  So these offset the cost and paid nothing. I received a 4.00 EB in this transaction.

Shampoos

These items are addition to the stuff I am shipping to my family back home in the Philippines.

Natural Architecture

Strong bridges don't necessarily have to be guilty from steel and cement.  For that matter, they don't even have to be built.  In northeastern India, amazingly strong bridges are grown using the roots of rubber trees.  the rubber tree roots are guided to the other side of the river using hollowed our betel-tree trunks.  Once there, the roots start growing in the soil.  After about 10 or 15 years, a functional bridge is formed.  Another type of natural bridge is foudn in Japan's Ilya Valley.  There, bridges are made from growing and weaving long lengths of the exceptionally strong Visteria vine.  Some of these vine bridges are thought to have gotten their start in the 12th century.

Interesting huh?

Coffee News Wylie Edition Vol. 4, No. 21

July 18, 2011