Without any coordination between givers, I was showered with tea this Christmas. A co-worker began with the gift of tea from her native China: her favorite green tea, with the only English on the label reading Yun Pin Xiang; and, her father’s favorite black tea, Xulai Shoumei. My son gifted me with a tea [...]
Archive for December, 2008
A Tea Holiday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged brew, ceremony, china, christmas, dragon, earth, gifts, green tea, honey, jasmine, life style, oolong, pleasure, tea, teavana, tupelo, white tea on December 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ice Storms
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged decorate, holiday, Home, ice storm, read, rest, wood stove, woodstove on December 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s an ice storm! The kind when trees bend and snap with “pops,” the power goes out, our house is warmed by a wood fire, icy limbs fall on the roof with each gust of wind. It’s a no-work day! We’re home together, taking pictures and preparing Christmas cards to mail to our friends and [...]