Poetry often involves pathos, the Greek word for suffering. While today’s post is not poetic, the story is pathetic.
Imagine having the opportunity to serve tea to the most knowledgeable tea guru you have ever met. This person doesn’t just love tea, he lives tea: he sells it; he writes about it; he looks at itty [...]
In the ongoing battle between the natural and synthetic influences on our lives, careful observers may notice that Mother Nature has been slowly but surely gaining some foot holds in the ever present and ever expanding land of Big Pharm. I would like to bring your attention to yet another recent study that has planted [...]
Second of Three Posts regarding Teens and Tea
“No, Gram,” Eric interrupted the plump- and proud – woman I had just been introduced to as we celebrated his Master’s Degree in Journalism. “Rafe is the best teacher I had in high school!” I blushed, as one is supposed to do in these circumstances, but was grateful [...]
The fame of the Boston Tea Party has obscured the other tea protests, but others there were aplenty. Patriots disguised themselves as Indians on another occasion when tea meant for Philadelphia was actually unloaded in nearby Greenwich, then the largest town in New Jersey. Despite the efforts at secrecy, it was discovered and “none there [...]
What, precisely, is the relationship between price and quality? Having conducted experiments on blue jeans, laundry detergent, and - surprise, surprise - tea; I can tell you that the answer is “No correlation,” when it comes to jeans and detergent. Tea is another matter altogether.
A few months back, I found myself in Wichita, Kansas. I [...]
The rosy light of dawn that softly steals upon
Often darkened places left and right.
Golden beams show hidden places, cast gentle shadows on the faces
Of friends brewing tea by the new light.
Then, the real shadows of noon are on us far too soon
And we stall in frozen time for a spell
Just make a pot of tea, [...]
I must admit that I was quite shocked to find a recipe shared by Tetley Tea for a healthy energy bar. I can’t quite wrap my brain around the notion of thinking about Tetley in association with health. It’s kind of like associating Coke with health, I suppose. I still harbor resentment toward Tetley for [...]
There are two prevailing views of the public school teacher. The first view is of the overpaid and under worked leech, “who gets three weeks off at Christmas, and three months off in the summer.” The second view is almost godlike in its awe, “How do you stand being around all those sassy kids all [...]
No! Ne’er was mingled such a draught
In palace, hall or arbor,
As freemen brewed and tyrants quaffed
That night in Boston Harbor.
–Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-94),
Ballad of the Boston Tea Party
Having appointed agents in Charleston, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, the Company sent its first tea consignments on their way in the autumn of 1773, despite a warning [...]
For thousands of years, its been believed that tea can only be grown in subtropical environments. I am very pleased and a little awed to learn that tea is growing in Washington State at the Sakuma Brothers Farm. Yes, you heard me, the Pacific Northwest. How marvelous! I can’t help but think that maybe little [...]
