Taipei Times: Broom Grandpa still sweeping at 98 . “At 98 years old, ‘Broom Grandpa’ Chang Shui (張水) can still be seen strolling the streets of Taitung County, a bundle of handmade brooms slung over his shoulder as he calls out to passersby in his signature sing-song tone. For more than six decades, his strong hands have bound mountain grass and rattan into durable brooms — tools that […]

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From the Inked Grimoire:
Yule Legends & Traditions from Around the World

Whether you celebrate Yule, Christmas, or any of the many other holidays in December, Everywhere you look, there’s some local tradition, legend, or myth.

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#Yule #Traditions #Sabbat #Winter #MidWinter #Solstice #Animals #Brooms #MariLwyd #Magick

Yesterday’s make: small broom, thanks to the Husk Brooms guest workshop at Protohaven.

#protohaven #huskBrooms #brooms

1964

"Could It Be His Broomstick?" with a photo of a man wearing a suit and hat and a woman wearing high heels.
Tags: brooms, clothes, advertisement, 1960s fashion, vintage, formal wear

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#photography #illustration #madman #nocontext #sfw #brooms #clothes #advertisement #1960sfashion #vintage #formalwear

1964 Could It Be His Broomstick?

"For Frank Merrill"
Tags: vintage, advertisement, brooms, fashion, car

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#photography #illustration #madman #nocontext #sfw #vintage #advertisement #brooms #fashion #car

Pipiriki, Wanganui River, 1962.
A view of a Maori girl standing and leaning in the doorway of a house. She stands with her hands held together in front, her eyes closed and facing the right. Various objects around doorway including a mop propped against outside wall, a wash basin hanging on other side of door above a shelf/crate.

#Pipiriki #WanganuiRiver #Maori #moe_tahurangi #Matapihi #Kōtuia #Girls #Houses #Doors&doorways #Brooms&brushes #Māori #photographicgelatin #photographicpaper #silver #gelatinsilverprints #worksofart #Contemporary

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