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Tea and Events

Fukushima Radiation and Tea

October 25, 2011

Some say that drinking green tea helps protect you against the effects of radiation, but what if your tea includes a dash of cesium? At a recent tea market I asked some questions about radiation in teas grown in Japan. But when I spoke with people from Aoi Tea and Rishi Tea, both indicated that [...]

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Dervish Tea Pouring in Thailand Market

October 24, 2011

Incredible – looks animated!

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Taking time for tea

May 16, 2010

I’ve been taking time for tea the last month or so, ending with a wonderful extravaganza Mothers Day Tea that my daughter and I whipped up frenziedly and enthusiastically. Normally we go out for a high tea and let it all be served to us. This year we shared tea with others, and invited mothers [...]

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World Tea Party at Centre A

February 13, 2010

After watching the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies on telly at home, James and I stepped out to see what was going on in the neighbourhood. We saw the large projections on the Centre A windows right away: tea pots,  an Asian woman having tea, other tea images. Yes, it was the opening night for [...]

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Promoting Tea Culture

June 15, 2009

Last week we met to begin discussing our new tea group, founded to promote tea culture in Vancouver. Karen Duffield from Ooh Cha, Fionna Du from Aura Teas, and Liz Bandelin, from Tega Teas smiled quickly for my camera just as they were leaving. We had sat up on the roof, sipping honeybush/rooibos that Liz [...]

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Art + Tea

June 15, 2009

Kim Lear told me about the wonderful world of the Art Farm, on Vancouver Island. Last year they held an Art + Tea event that I really hope they will repeat this year – at a time that I can attend. Their report on last year’s event is here, at their blog. Looks fabulous, doesn’t [...]

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Connoisseur James Norwood Pratt

April 6, 2009

This is a fantastic video interview (from Chow) with connoisseur James Norwood Pratt, author of  New Tea Lover’s Treasury. And as he says, “No luxury is cheaper than tea.”

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Tea at the Blogger Meetup

February 28, 2009

While almost everyone else had a beer, I just automatically ordered my restaurant staple, Earl Grey tea. Imagine my pleasant surprise when my tea, from a teabag and unknown source, was so sharply flavourful! This wasn’t any tired old Earl Grey – it had zing and scent and flavour. Mmmm. Perfect on a rain-sleety evening [...]

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17 Women Answer One Question

February 26, 2009

What is your Favorite Tea? At a recent Circle of Women event in Roberts Creek, we casually passed the flip video camera around and each woman answered this simple question. The range of responses were as varied as the personalities. Tea with love, tea for conversation, herbal, black and rooibos, from loose tea to tea [...]

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Rooibos – Good for You, Good for Africa

February 15, 2009

Liz Bandelin, President of Nu-Tea, stopped by on her way to this weekend’s  The Victoria Tea Festival where she’s speaking on Rooibos – Good for You, Good for Africa. She’s a fountain of amazing information on all things Rooibos, and all the good things that this tea can do for our health. We had a [...]

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