This and That

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I punched in my PIN, and hit OK. The ATM beeped angrily back at me. Huh?

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2008 Haiwan 958 Recipe Sheng Tuo Cha

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I first came across this tea when shopping at House of Tea‘s website.

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This and That

My intention to hold a blog birthday celebratory session on Sunday afternoon didn’t go according to plan.

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One Year On

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The first post appeared on this blog exactly a year ago today.

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Feng Huang Xing Ren Dancong

Feng Huang Xing Ren Dancong - dry leaf

This was another free sample that was included in a recent order I made with House of Tea.

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Happy New Year…!

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Welcome to 2017. I trust the first day of the brand new year finds you and yours well and happy.

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2013 Jing Mai Sheng Cha Gao

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Having read about instant Pu-erh tea paste (Cha Gao) in a book I have, I thought it sounded like something that would be interesting to try.

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Tea Junkie Tea Bar

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On 11th of November this year the new food halls opened in town.

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2012 Xiaguan 7663 Cooked Beeng Cha

2012 Xiaguan 7663 Cooked Beeng Cha - wrapped

One day I was tidying up my bookmarks – I had tea related bookmarks all over the place in various folders – when I came across the bookmark for Canton Tea Co.

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Goji Berry Shou Pu-erh

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I happened across the idea behind this experiment when I was reading the Wikipedia Pu-erh page.

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