I hope to drink many bowls of tea over the next two weeks, while I'm in Japan!  I'm traveling with my Sensei and three other te...

It is with much excitement that I share that PDX TEA has re-opened in a welcoming and tranquil new space in Portland! David...

Shiuwen Tai, Floating Leaves Tea Keep reading to the bottom of this post for a 30% discount on the High Mountain Oolong Sampler box f...

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...