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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Quote of the Day
“If you ask Zen people they will say tea is not something that you pour with unawareness and drink like any other drink. It is not a drink, it is meditation; it is prayer. So they listen to the kettle … Continue reading
The Long Lost Kusmi And The Mini Beeng Cha
Things are starting to look up weather wise. I can’t be sure, but it did at least feel as though we had finally broken through the double-digit temperature barrier, albeit briefly.
Posted in tea diary
Tagged BB Detox, Chinese tea, Kusmi tea, Pu-erh, spring cleaning, tea, teaism
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Woeful Weekend Weather? Take Terrific Tea!
The weather can’t make its mind up. It’s oscillating wildly between prolonged bouts of rain and intermittent snow showers.
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Tagged black tea, Chinese tea, foul weather, green tea, Longjing, Oolong, Pu-erh, tarry souchong, tea, teaism, West Lake, winter, Yunnan Gold
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Boromir Says…
Posted in tea thoughts
Tagged Boromir, da hong pao, meme, one does not simply, tea, tea humour, teaism
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West Lake Longjing
What’s in a name? When it comes to tea, that’s a very good question, Bill.
Posted in review, tea types
Tagged Chinese tea, green tea, Longjing, tea, teaism, West Lake
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The Tea Library – The Tea Enthusiast’s Handbook
The Tea Enthusiast’s Handbook, by Mary Lou Heiss & Robert J. Heiss This is what I like to refer to as my pocket tea encyclopedia. If I’m travelling and there’s even the merest possibility that tea will feature in my … Continue reading
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Tagged books about tea, Mary Lou Heiss, Robert J. Heiss, tea, teaism, The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook
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Ten O’clock Tea Break
Once upon a day shift, a distressing number of years ago, I worked as a vehicle body builder. My place of employment was a railway carriage works, a sprawling complex of huge workshops built of Victorian red brick, safely located … Continue reading
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