Introducing Dinah, a Tea Lover and Travelling Nerd
Posted: Dec 12th, '11, 20:37
Hello everyone! It's been quite a while since I was involved in a forum, so please humor me as I re-adjust to the communication style.
My name is Dinah (I like to go by Dinah Saur while trolling the Net... get it? Dinah Saur? *chuckles*). Okay, maybe that's the first thing you need to know about me - the worse the pun, the more entertaining I find it. Did you know that in Shakespeare's day, puns were considered the highest form of wit? Well, I like to pretend it's the mid-1500's from time to time.
In any case, back on topic! I love to travel and have a tendency to at least try and track down a nice place for tea somewhere along the way. So far, I've found particularly cute places around Washington state, Boston, and Santa Cruz. These are just the places I can think of offhand.
I spent a good 4 months living in Scotland, so I had a fantastic time travelling the UK. Most recently, I spent a couple of weeks tromping about China with my brother. I brought back with me an ample, glorious supply of teas. I also was able to fit a number of teawares in my bag, so I have had opportunity to enjoy some great tea sets.
In the next couple of months, I will be bringing to life a blog I am about to start writing about tea. The name will be Fun and Flir-Tea (or should it be listed as Fun and FlirTea? I haven't decided!). I want to cover everything from tea and teaware reviews to recent updates in the world of tea drinking. I also hope to learn enough in the future to post some information on cooking with tea and food/tea pairings. Though these are topics I need a bit more experience in before I get to them!
That's just about it, I guess! Just the basics and a few of my plans. I'm pretty darn excited to get involved in this TeaChat Forum and get to know everyone else!
My name is Dinah (I like to go by Dinah Saur while trolling the Net... get it? Dinah Saur? *chuckles*). Okay, maybe that's the first thing you need to know about me - the worse the pun, the more entertaining I find it. Did you know that in Shakespeare's day, puns were considered the highest form of wit? Well, I like to pretend it's the mid-1500's from time to time.
In any case, back on topic! I love to travel and have a tendency to at least try and track down a nice place for tea somewhere along the way. So far, I've found particularly cute places around Washington state, Boston, and Santa Cruz. These are just the places I can think of offhand.
I spent a good 4 months living in Scotland, so I had a fantastic time travelling the UK. Most recently, I spent a couple of weeks tromping about China with my brother. I brought back with me an ample, glorious supply of teas. I also was able to fit a number of teawares in my bag, so I have had opportunity to enjoy some great tea sets.
In the next couple of months, I will be bringing to life a blog I am about to start writing about tea. The name will be Fun and Flir-Tea (or should it be listed as Fun and FlirTea? I haven't decided!). I want to cover everything from tea and teaware reviews to recent updates in the world of tea drinking. I also hope to learn enough in the future to post some information on cooking with tea and food/tea pairings. Though these are topics I need a bit more experience in before I get to them!
That's just about it, I guess! Just the basics and a few of my plans. I'm pretty darn excited to get involved in this TeaChat Forum and get to know everyone else!