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Polly Put the Kettle ON

October 22, 2011

The kettle is back on the boil! It’s been way too long since I last posted! I confess I have been happily enjoying life with tea and not sharing it with you, dear readers. Watch for new posts, and maybe even a new look for this venerable old tea blog.

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Sawa Tea Lounge

November 18, 2010

I love independent tea shops (not chain affiliated) that have the stamp of the owner’s personality and generosity. Once again it is the positive nature of the tea culture, in all its moods and shades. A few weekends ago I met a friend at Sawa Tea Lounge in the Waterfall Building just by Granville Island. [...]

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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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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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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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High Tea at Fleuri

October 6, 2009

When we arrived at 3 as the first reserved guests for Saturday afternoon tea we found the Fleuri Restaurant empty, and there was even someone vacuuming in the area in front of us. I paused, wondering if this was going to be one of those weird hotel restaurant experiences – empty and isolating. But once [...]

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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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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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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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