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Tea and the La-Z-boy
Back in the days before I began taking tea enjoyment more seriously (in fact, it was also a few years before I met hubby dearest), I had quite an adventure with a piece of upholstered furniture. Don’t worry — this is strictly G-rated. And you can fix yourself a nice cuppa hot tea to enjoy… Continue reading
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Teas of the World: Japanese Teas, Round 3
And here’s still more teas from Japan (continued from Round 1 and Round 2): Maccha or Matcha — Powdered gyokuro whisked into water. It used to be reserved for the Japanese tea ceremony, but recently people began drinking it as an everyday tea and using it in cookies, cakes, and ice cream. See Matcha vs… Continue reading
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Teas of the World: Japanese Teas, Round 2
More teas from Japan (continued from Round 1): Gabarancha (GamaAminoButyricAcid increased tea) — fresh raw tea-leaves incubated in nitrogen gas (anaerobically treated) before ordinary manufacture to increase hypotensive effect. Genmaicha — A blend of bancha green tea and Genmai (roasted rice grain). See Going Genmaicha. Goishicha — Made in Tosa. After fermenting and drying it… Continue reading
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Teas of the World: Japanese Teas, Round 1
When someone mentions tea, Japan is certainly one of the countries that automatically springs to mind. Tea consumption is alive and well on this nation of islands that sit astride the Ring of Fire (a fault line in the earth’s crust). They endure earthquakes and tsunami-caused flooding but still take time for tea. In fact,… Continue reading
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5 Ways to Add a Touch of Romance to Your Valentine’s Teatime
Valentine’s Day has rolled around again (almost), and your head is spinning from the strain of trying to find ways to add a touch of romance to that special teatime. Have no fear — some solutions are here. Five, in fact. 1 Roses Okay, so this is not exactly new. But you can do more… Continue reading
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The Demise of the Tea Kettle?
Awhile back I heard an alarming report that teacups might be going completely out of favor with tea drinkers and be replaced by mugs. Now, an intrepid tea and coffee guy on Facebook has posted an item about kettle sales in the UK being down. Oh dear, is this signaling the demise of the tea… Continue reading
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Tea and the Wrong Number
My theory about tea is that it is a part of life that helps us deal with the other parts of life, often smoothing out the rough edges. That includes jangled nerves such as those generated by a wrong number. The other day I was on the phone with my hubby dearest. Sometimes just the… Continue reading
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ComplexiTEA
Life gets more complex every day and so, it seems, does tea! No need to panic, though, it’s easy to sort out those complexiTEAs. Dad used to fix TVs and radios on the kitchen table. Then, they got too complicated. Tubes were replaced by transistors and complex circuit boards. He also used to work on… Continue reading
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The Tea Princess Travels Again
This Tea Princess and her Tea Hubby took a short trip recently. Just a one night stay-over to visit a new town and check out the local tea scene, which was said to be “really steeping.” And this meant a night in a motel and facing the … take a deep breath … motel room… Continue reading
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Even More Bumper Stickers for Tea Drinkers
The other day someone posted an image on Facebook that said “Can’t we all get Oolong?” Well, that made me laugh, so I shared it, and it made other people laugh, so they ‘liked’ it and shared it, also. It reminded me, too, of a couple articles I did on some tea-themed bumper sticker ideas.… Continue reading
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