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On my first trip to Madrid, the only queue I stood in led me not to Picassoâs
Guernica or chocolate-dipped churros, but to Casa Hernanz, a maker of Spanish espadrilles since 1845. At the Casa, everything is crafted by hand and shopgoers can take their pick between varying heel heights and a rainbow of colors. According to the website of the shoemaker (which is now helmed by the latest generation of the Hernanz family, Jesús and Antonio), the techniques behind todayâs batch of shoes go back a very long way; the addition of a practical rubber sole has been the only improvement. Exiting Casa Hernanz, I bore about a half-dozen shoes. Each espadrille, after all, only costs about as much as lunch.
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Selecting an engagement ring is no small task: you’re not only shopping for an accessory you’ll wear every day but one that functions as an embodiment of your personal style. Shopping for an ethical or sustainable engagement ring is even harder. There’s your budget to consider, along with decisions about the types of stones, styles, and metals you prefer to say nothing of the anxiety that generally accompanies a life-altering decision.
Sisters, where there is cold silence
no hallelujahs, no hurrahs at all, no handshakes,
no neon red or blue, no smiling faces
prevail.
The poem is a call to persevereâeven in the face of hardship and discrimination. But it is also a celebration. âYou create and train your flowers still,â Brooks wrote. The world can be cruel, but still, we rise.
And so while women have been raised to be competitive with one anotherârooted in the lie that there isnât room for all of us to succeedâBlack women understand the power of collaboration, motivation, and support. You ever noticed the pure excitement of a Black woman when one of her sisters succeeds? There is something so empowering about hearing a compliment from another Black woman. Itâs the hype track to unlocking our powerâa sisterhood in action.
In Keihoku, Tsutsumi and his Perspective co-founder
Sachiko Matsuyama work with a veteran lumberjack to pick the best spot for their tree-planting venture.
If all goes well and more saplings can be planted, lacquer resin could be harvested from the area in 15 years. For now, it’s a small-scale experiment that Tsutsumi and Matsuyama are looking to expand into what they call
kogei no mori (“Forest of Craft”) – a woodland area that supports local artisans while doubling as a place for people to learn about the forest-to-product cycle. There’s a lot to do; finding the best spot to plant groves; looking after the trees; protecting the saplings from being trampled or eaten by animals; and organizing educational field trips. “They have a dream for the forests here,” says Takayuki Minami, a senior official at Kyoto’s Keihoku Agriculture and Forestry Promotion Center, which oversees 268 hectares (662 acres) of forestland. “We have high expectations that their project