Sensazione

Sharpening my senses requires a conscious decision. I love to smell a fresh pot of tea, touch a luxurious orchid, hear a roaring surf, taste a new herb or spice, see color and movement. Gelb writes of Da Vinci’s “continual refinement of the senses, especially sight, as the means to enliven experience.”

My kitchen window holds shells, bells, plants, with a view of palm trees and the water beyond. It almost makes kitchen work fun! Thanks to my brother, Hilton, for this delightful photo.

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DRAMA

Chancel Drama

• Worshiping Through Drama
• Drama
• Medieval Drama

Costumes

• Google Directory on Theatre Costumes
• Guide to Shakespearean Costumes

Directing

• Approaches to Directing
• Textbook on Directing Plays
• Theatre Books
• The Director’s Theater

Ethnic fashions

• Fashion from Essence
• Ethnic fashions
• Fashion Indobase

Greek Drama

• Ancient Greek Theatre
• Aristotle, Classic Technique, and Greek Drama
• Guide to Ancient Greek Theatre
• The Glory That Was Greece

Japanese Noh

• Theatre of Japan
• Background to Noh-Kyogen
• Music of Noh Drama
• Asian Drama

Mime

• The World of Mime Theatre
• Mime Journal
• American Mime Theatre

Shakespeare

• Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
• Notes on Shakespeare
• Brief Shakespearean Background
• Shakespeare online
• Complete Works of William Shakespeare
• Folger Shakespeare Library

HORTICULTURE

• Kona Outdoor Circle
• About Gardening
• Hawaii’s Agriculture
• Gardening & Plant Life Books
• Farmer’s Almanac
• Lyon Arboretum
• Links and Resources for Gardening in Hawaii

Bonsai

• The Bonsai Site
• Bonsai Clubs International
• Bonsai on the Web
• The American Bonsai Society
• The Bonsai Primer
• The Bonsai Center
• Big Island Bonsai Association
• Bonsai Talk

Container Growing

• Container Gardening Guide
• Container Gardening
• Gardening for Small Spaces
• Container Veggies
• Vegetable Gardening in Containers
• Fine Gardening
• Backyard Container Gardening

Veggies

• Growing Vegetables in the Home Garden
• Better Homes and Gardens Vegetable Gardening
• Garden Time Online

Herbs (growing/cooking)

• Herb Research Foundation
• Reference Guide for Herbs
• Herb Specialists
• Google Search Results

Orchids

• All About Orchids
• Orchids
• Orchids on the WWW
• American Orchid Society
• Salt-resistant plants
• Bob Vila’s Salt Resistant Plants
• Salt Tolerant Trees and Shrubs
• Coastal and Seaside Plants
• Shorelines

SENSUALITIES

Beads

• Beadwork
• Beading Tutorial
• Yahoo Directory on Beading

Bells

• The Sound of Bells
• Solari Bells
• Schulmerich Bells
• Meaning of ship’s bells
• Ship’s Bells

Candles

• National Candle Association
• Candle Making Supplies

Carousels/horses

• Clip Art
• Boardwalk Landmark
• Carousel Sites

Driftwood

• Driftwood

Fishing balls

• Japanese Glass Fishing Floats
• About Glass Floats

Incense

• World of Incense
• Incense Making

Earrings

• Jewelry in Costume and Fashion History
• History of Body Piercings

Gold Silk Screen

• Asian Silk Art
• Open Marketplace

Hotai/Hotai

• Seven Lucky Gods
• Japanese Gods and Goddesses

Teas

• Tea Association
• The Tea Farm
• Culinary Teas
• Stash Tea
• Brand Names in Yahoo Directory
• Boca Java Tea and Coffee

Little special boxes

• Making Gift Boxes
• Recycled Greeting Card Boxes

Ocean

• The Ocean
• Ocean Conservancy
• Secrets of the Ocean Realm
• National Ocean Service
• Earth’s Oceans
• Oceanography

Sea shells

• Seashells.org
• Identification Guide
• Field Guide
• How to Collect Seashells

Steeples

• Church Steeples

Waterbed

• Waterbeds.com
• Waterbed Doctor
• Inventor of waterbeds