Steph's Cup of Tea
Thursday, April 30, 2015

Poem in Your Pocket Day, 2015

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Poem in Your Pocket Day April 30, 2015 The first bowl washed the cobwebs from my mind — The whole world seemed to sparkle....
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Saturday, April 25, 2015

10 Year Anniversary and Giveaway!

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This photo represents my tea journey: From British to Chinese and Taiwanese, to Japanese.  The flower represent my husband's alway...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Happy Earth Day! And Morning Cup of Tea by Walterrean Salley

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Thank you to Walterrean Salley for this lovely poem.  It very much captures my feelings about tea in the early morning and fit perfectly ...
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Monday, April 20, 2015

The Tea Party by Jessica Nelson North

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The Tea Party ~ Jessica Nelson North "I had a little tea party This afternoon at three. 'Twas very small- Three g...
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Girl Scouts and Tea - A Perfect Match!

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I had the wonderful pleasure of being with Girl Scouts of Western Washington this weekend.  My friend Roberta (shown above, she owns Ex...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2015

Finding Poetry Everywhere

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When I'm operating at my best, I find poetry everywhere. Including on napkins.   Thank you MJ! Bottom right quote: "...
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Friday, April 03, 2015

ShanLinXi Oolong (Taiwan) and Poetry

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April is National Poetry Month. I love poetry! I'm regularly moved deeply when reading or writing poems. I think truth is often best ...
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Monday, March 30, 2015

You Never Know What You'll See on a Portland Street...

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 This incredible bubble art... Or maybe two women dressed in Victorian-style clothes, out for a stroll... To my fellow chanoyu stu...
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Friday, March 27, 2015

It's a Small Tea World and Steven Smith

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Steven Smith, at a cheese and tea pairing  in August, 2013 "The man breathed in deeply - of rosebuds and mint, of sunny mea...
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Monday, March 23, 2015

Mitsuwa: Japanese Marketplace (San Jose, CA)

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I recently spent a sunny day n San Jose, CA (looking out the window of a conference room). As I was heading to the airport, I welcomed th...
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Friday, March 20, 2015

Birthday Cake

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I made my own birthday cake this year, and I say that with JOY!  I like to make cakes, but I didn't want to have an entire cake aroun...
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Monday, March 16, 2015

A New Towel Rack

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This post is for Mom and KD (sis), so they can see my new bathroom towel rack.  The DH made it for me.  I love it!  It's much more pr...
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Monday, March 09, 2015

Tea Launched a Revolution

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I published this back in 2009, but thought it was time to share it again! In honor of Women's History Month , I'm going to tell a ...
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Friday, March 06, 2015

Hanazuki: Month of Blossoms

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Crocus I love that the Japanese have such precise seasonal words, phrases and poetry. March, for example, is called Hanazuki which can be...
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Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Happy Girls Day! (Japan)

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Happy Girls Day!  This Japanese celebration, on the third day of the third month, celebrates girls with special foods, prayers for their ...
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Monday, March 02, 2015

Moderna-Tea, Las Vegas

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When I was recently in Vegas, I had the chance to visit a brand new tea store in the Palazzo Grand Canal Shoppes, Moderna-Tea .  I was ea...
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Friday, February 27, 2015

Walking to a French Bakery

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An early blooming cherry tree This morning I met a friend (also my colleague) for breakfast.  We make space for this about once a qua...
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