Fall brings rose hips in my neighborhood.  I love these plump orange/red fruits.  Picked when ripe but juicy (left), these can be made int...

Have you been to The Crumpet Shop at Pike's Place Market in Seattle?  I've blogged about it before , but thought it's worthy ...

I'm returning to this series after a summer break.  The rains have begun again here in the Pacific Northwest and I return to warm spic...

Soft spoken and reflective, David shares his story of finding tea as he carefully prepares an air-dried white.   Like the leaf itself, D...

Yesterday was a special day for me!  After a year of thinking about it, I hosted a small writing group.  It's something I've wa...

A nice set of oolong teas, ready for tasting (courtesy the group to my right during our class) A few days ago, I wrote about the Int...

Chinese Garden on an autumn day You must be completely awake in the present to enjoy the tea. Only in the awareness of the present,...

Over the past month, I've become an Eileen Fisher fan. I've long admired her classic, versatile and sustainably-made clothing....

International Standard Tea Cupping Set "Tea cupping" is the phrase used by professionals to taste and evaluate tea.  Commo...

Orange Oolong Crepe:  a fun, unique and delicious dessert for anyone who likes to make crepes.  I think this would be a great thing to ...

Mother Nature blessed us with a warm, sunny day as we shared Wu-Wo with tea friends at the NW Tea Festival today.  Quiet joy prev...

What a perfectly glorious day to begin the NW Tea festivities.  Weather was bright, warm undertones with a bit of cool in the air.  Aaahhh. ...

I'm very excited to attend the NW Tea Festival this weekend !  I'm trying something new this year - I'll be tweeting, sharing q...

I turned my work calendar today, and this was waiting for me. Just what I needed to read!  " People deal too much with the negat...

Near Lincoln City, OR. We've been blessed with a week of sunshine at the coast! Yesterday I sat and made tea, watched the waves. I was d...

Strolling through the Oregon Garden grounds, the DH and I spied several tea plants! More and more, tea is being grown in this part of the ...

So many exciting events coming up! Moon Viewing at the Portland Japanese Garden:  Friday - Sunday, September 28 - 30th, 6 - 8:30 pm.  I w...

Tai Chi in Temple of Heaven Park One splendid day last September, I visited Temple of Heaven park in Beijing.  I was deeply moved by...