Category Archives: Writings
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One cup of tea for each tag I receive ;)
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It appears I have been tagged twice by Robert from thedevotea and Rachel from IheartTeas, so I need to be twice as convincing and concentrated when answering these questions on my not so sacred garden, aka tea and me. But first of all, what I …
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What is in a name? Simplicity or rather simplicitea
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I had plans to write about a specific topic but last week-end, I spoke with a really nice old lady. She asked me if I had any hobbies and among my answers was tea (the others wouldn’t really interest you, would they?). This was the …
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“The True Vintage of Erzuine Thale” or the art of selecting teas
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I was reading a compendium of novellas in the Dying Earth setting (a Jack Vance’s invention and for those of you who don’t know what I am speaking about, here is a link) when I came across one dealing with the finest wines on Earth, …
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In his lair
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The Master in his lair Was smelling the thin air What he should do next Was the big question. He had done many Nature, flavoured… He had more than twenty In his quest savoured. How many dark nights Did he look at the stars To …
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Women drinking tea
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Women drinking tea… At first, I thought it would be easy to write about that topic and say out loud that the tea drinkers are not all old grannies drinking their tea in English china but I found out I was wrong. Now, I will …
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The First Tea War: a History
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From The First Tea War: a History The following extract is a transcription in modern English of a poem found in the wreckage of the HMS Aeolus, following the first border skirmishes between Great Britain and China during the First Tea War O you, Robert …