Here are some of my newly collected tea treasures.  The little brown (yixing) teapot came from China, along with the utensils.  The tea...

Roberta and I are standing in her tea studio Meet my friend Roberta.  She and I became acquainted on the China Tea Tour, and I am del...

Tea Seed Look at this gorgeous tea seed!  I love its soft triangle shape, its verdant color and its leathery texture.  Camellia Sine...

Squatty Potty Ladies and Gentlemen - You asked for it.  Or at least some of you did.  "What were the bathrooms like?" is one...

Delicious foods at the Meadowlark Tea Room Here are the additional details I promised about the Meadowlark Tea Room .  We'll star...

Scones and tea with the DH at Enchanted Tea Room The DH (dear hubby) and I had a wonderful getaway to Vancouver, WA over the weekend....

Ubiquitous Tea No surprise here - tea is everywhere in China.  I knew this, but it didn't lessen the spark of delight when I wou...

Mooncakes being served by our kind hostess A month ago, on the even of a full moon, I was in Dali, China (Yunnan).  It was such a fun...

Yesterday I had the joyful opportunity to be in a demonstration of a Wu-Wo tea ceremony  at the Chinese Classical Garden in Portland.  I...

My "Green Tea" Minidress and Scarf This is my "green tea" outfit!  Brought to me by my fashion-forward friend...

A few exciting things to share... Some news New tea book :  My friend and fellow blogger Angela has a new book coming out!  Read about it...

Steph and James Norwood Pratt Norwood has a new book - the Ultimate Tea Lover's Treasury.  We both have stories in the Tea Reader. ...

Now back to Beijing....Here's a morning market.  I'll let the photos speak for themselves, with this one story.  We learned that...

Two authors:  Virginia "Cinnabar" Wright and me, holding the newly-released book This just in from the NW Tea Fest!  The bo...

MJ and Steph at Lake Namtso, Tibet In Chinese, the phrase for room mate means "room friend" and that phrase was perfect fo...

"Tea Street" in Beijing Imagine this - a bustling city street (quite long) filled with shop after shop of TEA!  That's ...