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  • To Dip or Not to Dip?

    Just as I’m sure you might be able to draw conclusions about a person’s personality based on how they eat an Oreo, so too might you be able to analyze them by their preferences when it comes to dipping, dunking (or whatever term you prefer) things in tea, coffee, milk or whatever. I’ll say right… Continue reading

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  • Tea Pricing – What Makes Tea Expensive, Part 2

    Remember, I’ve been telling you about a very cheap Chinese green tea, and a very expensive Chinese green tea, in part 1 of this article. Also, I said that just like with precious stones or metals “rareness”, or the absence of the same, for that matter, is the decisive factor for the price of a… Continue reading

  • Moving? Don’t Forget the Tea!

    Spring is historically a time of year when people think of deep cleaning their house or, better yet, selling it and moving to a new house. If you’re undertaking that latter option, that is, moving to a new abode, don’t forget to take some tea along for the ride. Moving can be a very thirst-inducing… 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Tea and the Chess Game

    When I started writing about tea, it was with the goal of showing how a cup of tea fit into about any situation in life. And made that situation better. Or at least tolerable. During the process, I also discovered that tea evoked various philosophical musings from me and some rather interesting memories. Like that… Continue reading

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  • Tea Moments — First Stars

    “Twilight” isn’t just a series of novels and a TV show about vampires, werewolves, etc. It’s also not just a type of zone where tiny spaceships land on farmhouse rooftops or little boys can wish anything into existence they want. Twilight is a special time of day. A time for a great tea moment as… Continue reading

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  • The Tea-o-metre: A Gauge for Your Day

    How many cups of tea have you had today? And what type of teas were they? The answers to these questions could provide you with all the information you need to gauge the type of day that it’s been for you based on your tea drinking—your own personal tea-o-metre. You may notice that you’ve had… Continue reading

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