To be sung to the tune of “My Favorite Things” from the musical “The Sound of Music.”On-line tea tastingsAnd Tuesdays with NorwoodJourneys with PaulFor tea that always tastes good!Health news and research and many more thingsThat’s what you get when you log on T Ching!Poetry FridaysAnd loads of tea how-toNews, … Continue reading
I saw an interesting article from the Voice of America blog.The post examines the interest among the youth of Hong Kong and their preferences for tea. Lam Kie Yuen, a man who has been in the tea business for five decades, is interviewed. His company began in Hong Kong in … Continue reading
Wordstock – a writing conference in workshop format – was held at Portland’s beautiful convention center on Martin Luther King Boulevard. The first day, Friday, was planned with teachers in mind, offering small group sessions aimed specifically at teaching writing in the classroom setting. Sponsored by Borders Books and Starbucks … Continue reading
If the “foreign devils” were taxed, so were the merchants. By the late 1700′s, according to J.M. Scott, Their minimum yearly payments for the privilege of being thus employed were calculated by Dr. Morrison, the East India Company’s interpreter, to be as follows: presents for the Emperor on his birthday … Continue reading
Here’s another great article picked up through the New York Times but posted in the Taipai Times. Writer Carolyn Poirot was fortunate to get an interview with Dr. Jeffrey Blumberg who co -chaired the Fourth International Scientific Symposium on Tea and Human Health this fall. The interview starts off with … Continue reading
On TeaVenus her myrtle, Phoebus has her bays;Tea both excels, which she vouchsafes to praise.The best of Queens, and best of herbs, we oweTo that bold nation, which the way did showTo the fair region where the sun doth rise,Whose rich productions we so justly prize.The Muse’s friend, tea does … Continue reading