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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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

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...

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...