Monthly Archives: May 2016

Fujian Tulou Old Tea

Mrs. Teaist bought this tea for me during a recent trip to Stockholm. She found it at Grace Tea House’s “everything must go” closing down sale.

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Ikea Riklig Teapot

The weather was superb the other day – bright and warm without being overly hot, and even the usual stiff sea breeze had died down to manageable levels.

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Sunday’s Session

My womenfolk had gone up to Stockholm on family business last weekend, and while they were there I asked a favour of them, to pop into Grace Tea House and buy me a glass gaiwan.

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The Happy Wanderer Returns

Home again. I know it’s silly, but I always get nervous when crossing international borders with tea in my possession.

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Notes from the Road – Finding Green Yin

We’ve moved on – we’re now based in my home town of York for a few days.

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Notes From The Road – Two Jugs and a Spoon

A good tea person will always be ready to adapt his or her tea making technique as circumstances dictate, and this is never more true as when you’re away from home.

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Tea Break…

Clan Teaist are hitting the road again.

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Quote of the Day

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Morning Decadence

I woke up to a faultless blue sky, and a low blanket of sea mist carpeting the grassy area that sits behind the beach opposite our home.

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Spring Has Sprung

May Day, widely recognised as the first proper day of spring hereabouts, dawned bright and somewhat breezy.

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