It was just last Leap YearThat we began to fearThat what was stolen could now be won.No matter who ran against that shrub of a manWould lose and find his future undone.How thankful are we,For the soothing cup of teaThat transports us to worlds faraway.The moments at hand may … Continue reading
When you buy a new hat or a new car, you become immediately aware of how many people in your small world own the same fashion accessory. Since converting to tea just over a year ago, I have noticed not just the plethora of bottled tea drinks and tea bags, … Continue reading
I came upon an article on Dr. Andrew Weil’s web site about green tea extract and liver damage.I am a fan of Dr. Weil’s, and consider him to be the father of alternative medicine in this country. While I believe it will take people like him to impact change in … Continue reading
The story of the race itself is a digression of perhaps minor historical value, I admit, but I’d have to be cold as a Boston romance to consider omitting the classic account in Mr. Basil Lubbock’s 1914 book, The China Clippers. “The struggle,” he writes, Began in the offices of … Continue reading
A coffee-drinking friend sent me this tea tale from a tea-drinking friend of his:“One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me. I was maybe 2 ½ years old and had just recovered from an accident. Someone had given me a little “tea set” as … Continue reading
It’s Friday night and you’re in the grocery store. You’ve had a long, difficult week. The last thing you need is to struggle trying to decide if you want a beverage to help you relax, or one to energize you, or boost your health, or lubricate your social life. Well, … Continue reading