My mother recently visited  and I was happy to be able to honor her with a Japanese tea ceremony. Thanks to my Sensei , I was able to hol...

I am very excited today to share with you tea artwork made by my friend Karen. I know Karen from our local Wu-Wo tea group . Her fabric a...

I've been in Vegas for a day-job conference, and it happened to coincide with World Tea Expo ! Lucky me! I was able to pop in to the Ex...

It's HOT here in the Pacific Northwest.  We've had temps hovering around 100 degrees for three days. That's intense - esp...

"That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone, that we are more deeply inserted into existence than th...

As the weather tips toward summer here, I am reflecting on a special spring tea party that I recently enjoyed. A friend did the hosti...

First look: What do you see? Second look: What do you see? Close your eyes: What do you see? In your heart: What do you see?

April is National Poetry Month !  Poems share our hearts in ways that regular language cannot. Poetry and tea - fast friends!  I'...

Those smiling faces are my mom, sister and niece. We recently had so much fun - SO MUCH FUN - on a virtual tea party! I had sent them goo...

Image from Library of Congress, taken in 1895 Happy International Women's Day!  Today, I want to share some interesting photos an...

I spent a long time admiring this camellia - so long, my tea went cold. I set the Chaxi ("tea stage" literally, meaning a bea...

Small businesses hold a special place in my heart. My mom worked for many years at my aunt and uncle's family business. She kne...