We're back and none the too worse for wear. Long day yesterday and all total about 30 hours of travel with the long layover in Tokyo. Predictably the luggage was a day behind and apparently was loaded on the wrong plane in Chicago but managed to get delivered late today.
Madam Monk seemed to be pleased with her 100% silk duvee and cover. I know it is a little domestic but how often do you see a king size duvee made completely from silk including the batting. SIlk kinda makes it more romantic, right? I watched them make the batts at the factory and they take the double cocoons and stretch them first over a frame to fluff them out and then out into very thin layers and then stack these layers together to make the quilt. There is something like 30,000 cocoons in a king size duvee batt not counting the cover.
I also bought a piece of jade. A gorgeous white jade dragon about 10 inches long. I have a thing for dragons and nothing is more symbolic of China. My guide said it was good jade as it was very translucent.
Ok enough for now as I was just reporting in. Blogger wouldn't let me this morning so I am a bit delayed. More tomorrow when I am not so zoned.
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