Photographs and flowers and tea for two

In one of the new age galleries, one that combines a teahouse with old traditional style settings, Hitomi had another of her exhibitions.
Amidst the aromas of jasmine tea, sticky rice cakes and a pot-pourri of fragrant flowers were the assembled time worn and decades old paraphernalia of yesteryear. Scattered about the old room in an almost haphazard but artistic manner were vases, bottles and books, postcards, painted stones and assembled keepsake souvenir type items and all this was the setting for my loves exhibition of photographs.
It was a two week exhibition needing a lot of work in preparation and of course over the initial weekend with Hitomi acting partly as a hostess, introducing her work and answering questions to interested parties and of course she was also advertising her studios with this event.

Hitomi has been looking forward to this event as she always does. Even when we were out with Yuka a couple of days before the weekend on her session, Hitomi made time to drive down to the teahouse and discuss last minute plans with the owners and event organizers. On Saturday morning she was up, showered, breakfasted and gone as the angels and I were just greeting the new day. Nanako, Hitomi's sister has also been helping ready the teahouse for the event.
The photographs were placed on walls and set of desktops and tables in old world frames. They were pegged up on cords and they were draped from the outside garden table umbrellas

Nia, the angels and I dropped by for three hour spells on both days. The angels attention didn't last too long and so after looking around they sat in one corner with their books and hand held consoles.
Nia and I, being the subject matter of quite a lot of the photographs, were also pleased to talk often with the audience and stood with them for some for photographs of their own as if we were minor celebrities. This of course gave Hitomi her break for her lunch.