Limpa Chaminés.

Christmas Postal, 2005 photo by Sónia Sapinho In Portugal we have these Chimney Sweeps that claim that it “does not dirty the house” So you should hire their services in preparation for Santa to come in.

An imperfect notion of perfection

How many times did you try to make something perfect? In western culture Perfection (concept imported from the ancient Greeks) is always highly desirable and is perceived as the ultimate level to achieve. On the other hand in Japanese culture the concept of wabi-sabi embraces ideas like imperfection, impermanence and incompleteness. In nature symmetry is […]