Much as I agree with the co-founders of T Ching about putting sweeteners in tea (never), I must admit that now and again I like a cookie or a slice of cake with my afternoon cuppa. With that in mind, I have been on the search for a confection that complements - but does [...]
Wildfire. Tornado. Hurricane. Earthquake. Imagine having five minutes to pack up what you value - as well as what you might need - as you prepare to be a refugee. Everyone grabs the photo albums and the poodle. Those items go with you without thought. What else would be essential? Medicine? Comb? Blanket? You’ve just [...]
Lochan Teas has started a new tea education program, and would welcome input from you, the readers of T Ching. Please read the article, attached, and comment in the space below. We are looking forward to making this venture successful and need your help to do so.
We thank you for your comments [...]
One day in 1871, a side-paddle riverboat steaming lazily down the Brahmaputra slid to a stop in midstream. It had run aground on one of the shifting sandbars for which the river is notorious, forcing the captain to tell his passengers it would be some while before they could go further, as the boat [...]
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Increasingly, I notice people writing about specialty teas they have tried which have all manner of flavorings added to a black or green tea base. One blog entry described a special offer of two samples of personalized specialty teas: one was black tea with peppermint and apple flavoring; the other flavored with raspberry and [...]
You and I are great souls.
And we come together for a time.
We meet over a cup of tea here on earth.
Shall we leave our shell and join with each other?
Shall we put down our shield and armor?
What will become of us if we do?
What horrible fate awaits us if we are defenseless?
Tea is a time [...]
The British recently unveiled some sensitive documents from the l950’s, when the threat of nuclear war was being planned for. I recall being in elementary school in the late 1950’s when we’d have drills that required us to duck and hide under our desks, giving the illusion that we would be safe if a bomb [...]
I just read an article about a group of Japanese researchers that has shown that green tea extract had a significant impact on reducing fatigue in rats. Here’s another thought.
It is our wont to pursue the reductionist path to an easier, improved life. But does it really help? Are all of these improvements we keep [...]
It was an industry off and running by the time George Williamson retired from Assam in 1859. Scores of private entrepreneurs had learned the best tea to plant and the right way to grow and harvest it. The Honorable East India Company had surrendered its Indian prerequisites to the Crown the year before, forcing all [...]
