TeaChat

**maybe this has already been done...so if it has don't shoot me**

We can all talk about our pots and cups, using clever adjectives to paint mental images into each others minds conjuring our elaborate and exquisite tea utensils...But since most people have access to digital cameras or web-cams these days, lets take the imagination part out of the equation and display the real deal.
My YiXing Cup

"Longevity"

Ok, I'll bite.

My three cups: My favorite, my yixing, and the ugly goodwill indestructible wonder. Sadly, 9 out of 10 times, it's the Ugly Goodwill cup that sees prime sippage.


Why do I call it an indestructible wonder? Because this is what happened when I dropped one from 7 feet onto the concrete floor of a garage. (Long story, don't ask. I'm a stupid klutz who brings tea everywhere.)


If I wanted, I could super glue the two halves back together and no one would be the wiser. I don't think I'll ever manage to rid myself of them.

my smarmy English china





a tea cup (one out of a set of four) of my mother's from Austria


And the Oriental Tea set:



all the other cups I have are from Adagio- I think I might start collecting pieces now. I'm sure to run out of room soon, though.

3 Differant people...3 very differant styles of cups and pots. I love it. =]
Who else wants to show????

I shall come back for seconds because you amuse me so, Tomasini.

My brewing vessels...the tetsubin of awesomeness, assorted yixing, and the gaiwan. The chip in the gaiwan is courtesy of my baby brother.



Oh, and what is that on my laptop screen, pray tell?

Since we are adding more....
this ought to look familiar


these not so much

and in case you wonder what is below....

hey man it's ok....lol....instead of whipping out a decent camera i just popped in the ol webcam nothin can really be much worse...
but i love your pots

Mary? Is that gaiwan the one from Red Blossom Tea Co.? I like it.

Oooh, good eye Space! Yup, it's this one. I love Red Blossom. They have quality stuff.

I love looking t everyones YiXing wares! I'm not gonna lie lol
And you all are making we want a Gaiwan

I enjoy looking at everyone's teaware.

Some day I hope to start collecting Asian teaware but right now I am currently immersed in English teapots and teacups.

Samovar

well throw some pics up! we all love teaweare, english or eastern!

tomasini wrote:well throw some pics up! we all love teaweare, english or eastern!

I agree, there isn't a "right" way.

Mary: That's it, you've convinced me. I almost bought a gaiwan from Red Blossom, but at the last minute I went with funalliance instead, thinking I wanted a larger one. But now I am going to go back to Red Blossom.

I use a big blue tea cup everyday. Becouse it's easy to drink of it and I dont have to run back and forth to make a new one so ofen like I would if it was a small cup!

But I have a set of tea cups and pots that I use when friends come over or if it's a holliday. They're beautiful and were given by an old lady that have got them as a present but didn't want them. She sad she was to old to have a set like that.

they look almost like this set:


Who understand old people now?

Quite the little flower arrangement you may have there