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thispatternismine) wrote2026-01-29 07:50 pm
thispatternismine) wrote2026-01-29 07:50 pm
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I bought the most beautiful fan today
I didn't intend to buy one, but I couldn't resist.
I already loved the design, but when I asked the lass running the shop what the characters (on the right, I pushed the tassel underneath to help visibility, but they're still hard to see) meant, & apparently the literal meaning is something like 'painting the sky with stars', but the more idiomatic meaning of the phrase is something along the lines of 'write whatever you want to bring it into being', at least as best as she could explain it. Which, as a writer, absolutely clinched the sale.
I already loved the design, but when I asked the lass running the shop what the characters (on the right, I pushed the tassel underneath to help visibility, but they're still hard to see) meant, & apparently the literal meaning is something like 'painting the sky with stars', but the more idiomatic meaning of the phrase is something along the lines of 'write whatever you want to bring it into being', at least as best as she could explain it. Which, as a writer, absolutely clinched the sale.
She even threw in the tassel for free, which was nice of her.