Me, in a fabulous chair at Lovejoy's in Portland Thank you @ mitranite for the photo! Portland has a new tea room, and I think (hope...

Hello and happy Spring!  I'm going to be writing a series on the "Japanese Tea Ceremony" experience, known as Chanoyu or Ch...

As you have likely heard , poet Mary Oliver recently died. I love her poetry, how it imbues the natural world with everyday magic, and ...

It's been open for awhile now, but I have not written about the re-envisioned afternoon tea at the Heathman Hotel in Portland, OR. Ch...

out my window brown leaves, I long for fresh plum blossoms #teahaiku Tea notes: Drinking Hanayaka Koshun, a Japanese green wit...

Today I am drinking a beautiful Dong Ding tea made by Mrs. Su. You can see her making tea at 7:00 in this wonderful short documentary...

Photo by Marjorie Yap, of Issoan Tea School This photo captures the peacefulness of our recent tea gathering at the Portland Japanese...

Bowl-style Brewing Join my colleague and me for this free tasting/class at the NW Tea Fest! A few upcoming events in the Pacifi...

The highly anticipated Year 2 for Tea Fest PDX was a success! The organizing team worked hard to bring not only the best from last year,...

I prefer fireworks in subtle, quiet ways, like a cup of tea and a moment of tranquility.

Azulejos (blue tiles) in the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora , where  Catharina de Bragança  is entombed I've been wanting to writ...

From my 2011 post... " So I will begin with what is most vivid in my mind, and that is the lives of the people who work the te...

In the Lou Lim Ieoc Garden , Macau After recently visiting Hong Kong , I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Macau.  I seek out ...

Yum Cha is a practice, associated with Hong Kong and Cantonese-speaking parts of China, of having tea and dim sum (a variety of small...