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April 2013

  • Ceylon & Her Planting Enterprize

    For tea lovers the island nation of Sri Lanka is probably best known as a producer of a type of tea known as Ceylon – which was the former name of the country. But it wasn’t always so. Prior to about 1870, coffee was actually one of the main crops grown there and tea was… Continue reading

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  • Tea Blogging for Your Audience

    Tea blogs abound and, as varied as they are, so are their audiences. Gearing your tea blog to your audience is essential to get the intended readership. (Pardon me, my marketing background is showing.) This is very often forgotten in the excitement of posting your tea adventures online for the world to see. What is… Continue reading

  • Does Your Tea Site Need A Makeover?

    Back in the 70s I had some pretty fine bell bottoms, if I do say so myself, and some eye-catching silk shirts and a nice pair of platform shoes to round out any ensemble. I know fashions have a way of coming around and I don’t have any of those snappy duds anymore but even… Continue reading

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  • Dancing Tea

    There have been a number of articles on this blog that deal with artists using tea in their work. Most recently explored were several artists who use tea as a medium—the technique of tea painting is one where tea is used in a similar way to paint (the articles can be seen here and here).… Continue reading

  • 5 Reasons to Use a Kyusu Teapot

    Recently, I listed why a cast iron teapot, popular in Japan, is a good tea steeping option. Time to look at another teapot style also popular in Japan: the kyusu. The word “kyusu” means “teapot.” Many have the handle set at a 90-degree angle to the spout. These are yokode kyūsu (横手急須, side hand(le) teapot)… Continue reading

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  • Tea Is Just Tea

    Over the last several years I’ve run across a number of articles that have suggested that tea might be the new coffee. I’m sure I’ll see many more as they seem to crop up rather frequently. Here’s one of the latest examples, a blog post from none other than the Wall Street Journal, titled Where… Continue reading

  • Teas of the World: Nepalese Teas

    Never heard of teas from Nepal? Never heard of Nepal? Okay. I understand. They and the country they come from aren’t on everyone’s radar. All the more reason to shine a spotlight on them here. Topography and Teas Grown Between two tea growing giants (China and India) lies the country of Nepal. Nepal teas are… Continue reading

  • The Other High Tea

    I don’t fly much anymore – not that I miss it. Given the state of commercial air travel these days I’d rather eat my own foot than have to fly somewhere. But some time back, when I was still jetting around every once in awhile, I recall taking a longish flight to somewhere – the… Continue reading

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  • Tea in the Movies — “Amadeus”

    Hollywood (translation: people who make movies with the primary intention of earning big bucks) tends to portray tea in a less than favorable light. A good example is from the award-winning (but not for tea) movie “Amadeus.” First, this movie is pure drama with a pinch of reality thrown in here and there. There really… Continue reading

  • Spring Harvest – The Best Teas of the Year?

    When I originally proposed this topic, I had a plan what I would write about it. However, reality came my way in the meantime in the form of this year’s tea spring harvest season in north Thailand, which I was able to witness on site. So, I have decided instead to give a little account… Continue reading

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