In the face of what on some days seems like a crumbling world, a planet in total chaos, we find ourselves retracting and hiding rather than confronting the fears that seem to be escalating around us. With daily catastrophes playing out in real life and in the media, it is … Continue reading
When I was growing up, my parents drove us to the country every weekend to our tea garden in Karatu, Kenya, an area in the foothills of Mt. Kenya. I was a rambunctious young girl and bored with the goings on at the farm, the chit chat between my parents … Continue reading
I’m having trouble thinking about tea right now. Over the past few weekends, I’ve spent one worrying about how my mother and other family and friends on the East Coast would fare with Hurricane Irene, and another worrying about how wildfires in Central Texas might affect friends and even whether … Continue reading
Tea – an ancient custom interwoven with daily life – can hold an intimate place in one’s life. For many, this beverage is not only the first of our many daily rituals, but also the last. Because tea is so entwined in our lives, it not only becomes a personal, … Continue reading
“I want you to come and see me.”Vashti watched his face in the blue plate.“But I can see you!” she exclaimed. “What more do you want?”“I want to see you not through the Machine,” said Kuno. “ I want to speak to you not through the wearisome Machine.”- The Machine … Continue reading
The Artist’s Way and the Way of Tea are most definitely related. Allow me to explain. For most of us in the world of tea, the phrase, the “way of tea,” is a familiar one. The Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chanoyu) is considered an art form – one of many art … Continue reading