Dear Blog Readers, I can keep this quiet no longer!  On Thursday this week, I'm boarding a plane to the tea mecca of Taiwan! This islan...

A List of Tea Times ~Hsu Tzu Shu In idle passing When poetry fails to inspire Thoughts confused In time to a song When the mu...

A cup of tea, a cookie, and a good book. What could be better?  I was so excited to be asked to review Laura Childs' new book, Swee...

Lotus Seed Matcha Ice Cream The DH and I checked out Salt and Straw this week. It's a locally famous ice creamery. Salt and St...

Please allow me to introduce you to Kevin.  He's the Tea Sommelier at the Phoenix, AZ Biltmore . I met Kevin recently when I took mys...

It's been a busy, busy week at work for me!  I've worked hard to avoid letting the frenetic pace around me suck me in.  I want to s...

Cherry petals floating in the breeze Cherry blossoms floated in the air last weekend as we enjoyed hanami , the Japanese tradition of...

Tibetan nomadic woman making yak butter tea We had traveled four hours through the plateaus and mountain passes in Tibet to arrive ...

The Potala Palace in Tibet sits amidst dramatic skies It felt a little (OK, a lot) surreal to be climbing the steps to the Potala Pal...

Tibetan Women I have been taken with these women ever since I first met them in Tibet.  Our encounter was brief, but memorable.  I wa...

Drepung Monastery, Tibet Our group became subdued as we entered the dark halls of Drepung monastery .  Most of the people here, as you mig...