I just won an auction for another gongfu kit to tide me over until the husband can start using his shop for projects. I am not particularly enamored of the gaiwan and cups, but it also includes a chapan and a set of tools. Finding the wooden tools and slotted tray as part [...]
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I’m looking forward to creating my own tutorial video for the gongfu method, but that will have to wait until after we move and scramble to get the house ready for [...]
When I try to describe the taste of The Teacup’s Taiwanese High Mountain Oolong, I keep wanting to use the words “grassy” and “woody,” but in the tea-taster’s vernacular, those are negative terms. (I’m going to continue having trouble with that, since a friend and I love to describe tastes and smells in terms [...]
I was just lamenting about the long wait for the gongfu set I ordered from China. I was half sure it was going to come any day, and half sure that I’d never see it, since we’re moving to a new house in one week.
Our neighbor came to the door this afternoon [...]
Today’s cup of comfort (and I say that literally, as my week has been quite an ordeal) is an herbal blend that I picked it up at The Teacup when we were in a few weeks ago, and it’s a big hit here at the office. Here’s the description from the web site:
Customer [...]
Took a nice little stroll with a friend on my lunch break today, through the University and the Avenue where we stopped at Bulldog News for a beverage. They were out of blackberry tea, so I opted for the Earl Grey on ice. I was surprised at how good it was! I [...]
The weather has been inspiring, tea-wise. We’re coming into fall a little late here in the Pacific Northwest, and I’m finally in the mood for something warm and rich.
Today’s warm, rich tea is Honeybush Caramel from Revolution. It’s a very light blend of rooibos with a caramel note, though nothing tells me what [...]
A friend returned from a trip to Japan earlier this year, and brought me two packets of very good tea. The problem is that I can’t read Japanese, and I haven’t been able to figure out what they are. Here’s where I make an appeal to you – can anyone help me [...]
Two small personal notes before I dive into the story for today: The husband and I were dawdling in the tea aisle at the grocery store last week, when he looked at me and told me that it was about time I got my tea at a tea store. I knew he was [...]
