Haiku for Grandpa   Grandpa comes to tea Tho he'd rather be fishing With you by his side     Check out the missi...

Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day !  Here's my poem that I will carry with me today and share: I slept and dreamed that life was joy...

Tomorrow is Poem in Your Pocket Day !  I hope you'll play along!  I'll be ready.  I'm also hosting a GIVEAWAY! A Prayer i...

My neighbor's wisteria, seen out my back windows this morning.  Thank you Kind Neighbor! We benefit from the Japanese concept of ...

The spring tea harvest in Alishan, Taiwan May 2013 In Tea... I have glanced into tea leaves, and found a forest. Tea is all in a m...

Wherever you are drinking your tea Whether at work, in a cafe, or at home,  it is wonderful to allow enough time to appreciat...

Stairway in Alishan, Taiwan Halfway Down by A.A. Milne Halfway down the stairs is a stair where i sit. there isn't any othe...

Listen to Sylvia Plath read her poem, Tulips (Scroll down about half way at the link above to find the audio controls) This is a ...

Camellia leaves, downed by the rain, on the verdant green grass Song of the Flower XXIII by Khalil Gibran I am a kind word uttere...

"Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love." ~Rumi, 1207-1273 I could have cleaned th...

I've been adding red (in various shades including red-orange and red-pink) to the home color palette.  These red chairs and plates ar...

I think he's found his look! That's my good friend D. I think the look suits him to a "tea"!  I love that he wore t...

Beet-Gorgonzola-Walnut tea sandwich While this pretty-in-pink sandwich above might look to be on the sweet side, it definitely falls wit...

I recently had the joyful experience of hosting a friend for tea, to celebrate Spring, Persian New Year, and March Birthdays.  I pulled...

Treacle scones Ah, a slow Saturday morning!  The DH is out already and I slept in, then arose to nothing hurried.  I turned on Weekend ...

I've been having so much fun playing with Japanese tea sweets!  This is one of my favorites.  It's made from a center of red be...

OK, these were really, Really, REALLY good!  And easy.  And green.  :-) Take your regular brownie recipe.  Pour the batter into the pa...

When I brew tea poorly, my first response is frustration with myself.  "I've wasted this pot of tea!  I've wasted my time...

One more reason to convince you that there is more to Vegas than gambling... Bouchon .  A friend who travels frequently to Vegas for work ...

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day...a matcha jelly roll!  Not only is it pretty, but it also tastes (gently) of matcha.  This was my ...