Plum Blossom, a sign of early spring The Chinese culture appreciates plum blossoms as part of the three friends of winter trilogy:  pine f...

I've just come in from the rain + wind + cool.  What a welcome sight, this plum tree branch and my small tetsubin pot (enameled, no...

The cutest snake I've ever seen, gift from Margie Sensei We're about half way through the Chinese New Year celebrations for 201...

Steeping a rosemary wreath We've had the sniffles at my house, and the DH and I have been sipping mugs of rosemary (above) and t...

Vegan chocolate zucchini cake  Happy Valentine's Day!  I've been enjoying making chocolate cake and taking simple little Valen...

The Unfurled Life of a Buddha Hand Tea I blogged only once last week.  Usually in this situation I apply pressure to myself to "get...

Stephanie sharing tea info One of the things that has been a surprise as I've begun to study chanoyou - and a good surprise - is t...

Chinese Huangshan Maofeng tea Photo taking during the Asia Tea Tour Green tea is diverse!  From sweet to tart, mellow to brisk, nu...

This is a sweet for the Japanese Tea Ceremony.  Sweets have poetic names, I love that!  Sweets for usucha (thin tea) are often named with ...

Blame it on the train... I'd just missed it and had another 20 minutes to wait.  I was near the mall and so I popped into Eddie Baue...

I received this vintage embroidered tea tablecloth as a Christmas gift.  I love it!  There is a vignette on each corner, with crocheted...

Frosted Rose 1/20/13 You seek no audience As you turn imperceptibly toward the sun Lifting your face Melting the crystals Frozen ...

Hishaku, water ladle   I made tea for a number of guests last night using one of the Japanese Tea Ceremony procedures I'm learning....

Yin Zhen and Bai Mei, both white teas Delicate is the best word I can find to explain the experience of white tea.  The aroma, liquor,...

Yuzu is a citrus prized in Japanese and Korean cooking. It's a special citrus because it's tolerant of cool temperatures as it...

The DH found hazenlut milk (non-dairy) at the grocery recently, and it makes THE BEST hot cocoa!  The hazelnut milk lends that wonder...

Congratulations to Loralie and Lillian !  You've won my blog giveaway.  Yippee!  I'll be in touch.  Loralie wrote:  "I share ...

Top row, left to right:  White tea, Green tea, Yellow tea Bottom row, left to right:  Oolong tea, Black tea, Pu-erh tea For the first...

I've been blogging for over seven and a half years, and some of you have been reading all that time.  I want to say THANK YOU for st...

Happy New Year and Happy National Hot Tea Month! To celebrate, I'm hosting a giveaway to include:  three tea samples, a homemade t...