A few local tea things of note: Seattle Holiday Tea Fundraiser   Saturday, December 8th.  Wish I could go!  This will be a terrific event ...

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I've recently learned that November is the month for new tea in the Japanese Tea Ceremony.  The spring-picked teas are stored in jars ...

Thought I'd take a walk down memory lane with a meal of thanksgiving from a little over a year ago... It was the last day of our Chi...

If you need a last-minute, easy and yummy Thanksgiving treat, try these persimmon pastry hearts!  I made up this super-simple recipe, ...

Happy Monday!   I've been featured on the Teaist's blog in an interview.   Check it out !  I'm very honored. 

Wow - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/15/starbucks-buys-teavana-holdings_n_2136048.html I confess, I'm a skeptic.  There are at...

Here are two very simple recipes from the after work tea party earlier in the week.  Let me know if you try them!  I'd love your fe...

A friend and I enjoyed a tea party last evening after work. We've both got full schedules and wanted some dedicated time to catch up....

We eat a lot of very simply prepared food.  Here's a great example:  steamed squash with nothing on it.  Boiled potatoes with parsle...

Japanese Garden on an Autumn Day 11/8/12   ~Steph The poem was the day, the quiet The falling twirl of two leaves, entwined Like ...

I haven't tried a scone mix for a long time, preferring to make them from scratch.  However, I spied this version on the shelf recent...

Showing the small size of this teapot in my hands I am very fortunate to have generous friends in my life!  Generous in sharing time, t...

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,...