As final arrangements are put into place for the upcoming World Tea Tours’ Tea Tour of India (with Ceylon pre-tour), I’m still warmed by the illuminating memory of my visit to Darjeeling this past December. After having had the honor of speaking at the second Indian Tea Forum, I headed … Continue reading
After being in and around tea business people for the last eight years, from the World Tea Expo way back when it was Take Me 2 Tea to the first IPO by a tea retail chain last year, I have found that it has been a fascinating time to experience … Continue reading
My last post was a brief introduction to the world of medicinal herbs. Now I’d like to focus on something fun. In the wide world of natural medicine (particularly in the herbal realm), there is something called the “doctrine of signatures.” This concept is based on the ancient belief that … Continue reading
Flipping aimlessly through a recipe book, I stumbled across a page that looked suspiciously like a timeline. In a recipe book. At least, I was fairly sure it was a recipe book (the previous 23 pages had, at any rate, been populated with recipes). I shut the book and looked … Continue reading
TimeEnergyAttentionThese are the elements of TEA. Time to sit quietly;Energy to boil and brew;Attention to the aroma and flavor. TimeEnergyAttentionWhere in life do we find these gifts? Time to listen to someone;Energy in our movement and creativity;Attention to the marvelous world around us. TimeEnergyAttentionThese are also the elements of our … Continue reading
I am a simple girl from a small town in Oklahoma. I keep things very simple in my life, especially when it comes to my tea. For years, I was completely happy with a bag of green tea and a mug. However, more recently, I have upgraded to using a brew basket, … Continue reading