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From the monthly archives:

October 2010

Glass Teapot

October 29, 2010

I love looking down to see the view of the leaves unfurling in my glass teapot, so I snapped this pic with my iphone.

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Brahmin’s Choice

October 19, 2010

Brahmin’s Choice from Steven Smith Teamaker! So glad to see my favorite tea for sale here in Vancouver. It seems a little pricier than it was down in Portland, but that’s because its in the twist-wrap box. Oh and it’s in Canada. It must also be available here in food stores, but I was pleased [...]

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Great Tea Shop on Victoria Drive

October 15, 2010

This is the image on the bag from Fidelis Tea at 5881 Victoria Drive in Fraserview. Beautiful teas and many different tea pots, cups, and other teamaking supplies. The owner knows his teas, and the fine shop is a delight! I don’t know what the Chinese characters on the bag are advertising – can you [...]

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Moroccan Tea and Celebration

October 12, 2010

Celebrating the arrival of the book/CD project IN LOVE WITH THE MYSTERY, Peter Mortifee pours Moroccan tea for his wife, Nancy, his sister Ann Mortifee and guests James K-M and Carol Sill The tea glasses are on a fossil tray Then in a flip moment, Carol uses her flip to record Nancy using her flip [...]

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Shaktea in Vancouver

October 12, 2010

I’ve recently had two lovely and inspiring conversations over tea at Shaktea, one of Vancouver’s pleasant tea shops. Casual and welcoming, they sell a wide variety of loose tea, offer an extensive tea menu, as well as an afternoon tea – something I must try someday. I’m a big fan of their French Earl Grey [...]

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The Exquisite Tea Culture

October 11, 2010

There is something about tea culture that promotes beauty and the love of delicacy and refinement, but not in a way that excludes power, strength and all those other ineffable qualities we also love to engage in. Tea culture is centuries in the making and intercultural in its sweep through times, nations, kingdoms and kitchens. [...]

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