Posted on January 1, 2011
Not embroidery but pressing tea leaves: It is January — a dormant period at tea gardens. There is work to be done, mostly weeding, and one hopes for a gentler spring in 2011. This is not a time when my thoughts go to Green teas. and so it was a pleasant surprise to receive in [...]
Posted on April 28, 2009
I recently (11/6/08) came across tea as the topic under Times Topics in the New York Times, opening with the statement, “Tea is soothing, a quality to be craved in these stressful days.” No argument here. A little further down, I read: “In the proper container tea can last up to six months. But it [...]