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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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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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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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Inner Alchemy: Bespoke Tea Services

September 28, 2009

Artisanal Teas I came across Dawna Ehman’s beautiful display of artisanal tea blends at the Gastown Farmer’s Market recently. There is a beauty and rooted understanding of the refinement that is tea culture in her work. Her exquisite teas are all hand-blended with verve and panache – she takes the risk of blending high-end teas [...]

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Matcha and Gyokuro Processing

September 7, 2009

Make yourself a nice cup tea, sit back and stay a while. This short video shows the growing and processing of both Gyokuro and Matcha tea. That’s the Japanese tea grown for light green leaves, in specially covered areas to provide the shaded growing conditions. As the Kevan at O-Cha said, once you see this, [...]

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Hospital Tea

May 10, 2009

In the hospital they offer tea or coffee with every meal. If the tea is anything like the coffee, it may barely resemble the beverage you thought it should be. It comes in a teabag, beside a cup of hot water which is rapidly becoming tepid. However, there is also an endless supply of teabags [...]

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Visit with the Good People from Aura Teas

April 28, 2009

Carol, Allan, Fionna, James We had a great afternoon with Fionna and Allan, the good people behind Aura Teas. It was good to meet Fionna in person after so much email and tea correspondence. On a side note, it seems tea and networked life go well together. I really like the Aura Teas site – [...]

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My Tea Basket

April 22, 2009

There is a small box within my tea basket, there I keep smaller bags of tea. Join me as I go through this box, finding bits of delicious teas that I’ve yet to blog about. Confession: I’ve just been enjoying myself with teas and haven’t been documenting the experience much. Here are some of the [...]

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Jazz Mint, I am Your Fan!

March 23, 2009

Late yesterday afternoon, just in from shopping, I brewed a small pot of tea, something I hadn’t tried yet from the co-op tea swap. What a delight! This Jazz Mint (No.860) from Special Teas is a real winner. Invigorating and bright, it really took the end of the day and made it something – well [...]

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