Congratulations to Angela winner of the giveaway from last week's writing prompt !  And thank you to everyone who left comments, I...

I just spent a wonderful weekend visiting friends in Denver.  Here are a few of the cool tea spots... Chaibecca , a new company on the tea...

I've been on a work trip, and I took a big leap of faith, at least what felt like one.  I trusted that sharing a bit more about mys...

Kudos to all the people who participated in the writing experiment last week.  I've been filled with joy reading your response...

Chrysanthemum Field in Huang Shan China While driving through the Huang Shan, China area we saw fields of white flowers being harv...

Huang Shan tea field, tea plants in foreground with chestnut and pine trees I want to spend a few days talking about tea in th...

This new blog series is a promise I'm keeping to myself.  A gift from my China trip was the connection of disparate ideas into a unif...

#1 - These Doc Martens are making me really happy.  I've just ordered them from Endless.com and they'll arrive on Thurs.  Do you ...

Here are some of my newly collected tea treasures.  The little brown (yixing) teapot came from China, along with the utensils.  The tea...

Roberta and I are standing in her tea studio Meet my friend Roberta.  She and I became acquainted on the China Tea Tour, and I am del...

Tea Seed Look at this gorgeous tea seed!  I love its soft triangle shape, its verdant color and its leathery texture.  Camellia Sine...

Squatty Potty Ladies and Gentlemen - You asked for it.  Or at least some of you did.  "What were the bathrooms like?" is one...

Delicious foods at the Meadowlark Tea Room Here are the additional details I promised about the Meadowlark Tea Room .  We'll star...

Scones and tea with the DH at Enchanted Tea Room The DH (dear hubby) and I had a wonderful getaway to Vancouver, WA over the weekend....

Ubiquitous Tea No surprise here - tea is everywhere in China.  I knew this, but it didn't lessen the spark of delight when I wou...

Mooncakes being served by our kind hostess A month ago, on the even of a full moon, I was in Dali, China (Yunnan).  It was such a fun...