Yesterday's poll indicated Teachatters mostly significantly increased their teaware over the last year.
Welcome to TeaDay everyone! Shall we brew and share what is in our cups today...all day?
Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic is still part of our annual checkup. TeaWare success or failure. What percentage of your acquisitions over the last year are you actually using? Yowch...this one might hurt a little!
OK...looking forward to sharing TeaDay with everyone today. Bottoms up, refill, repeat....often.
Jul 22nd, '08, 01:08
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You know, I am staring to enjoy this place a lot more without that irritating Salsero character hanging around, leering at women and drinking up all the dandelion wine. Let’s hope he gets lost in the Alps or mugged while sleeping on a Mediterranean beach.
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Jul 22nd, '08, 01:46
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I have no real Idea. Some stuff I bought earlier in the year I don't use at all. Some stuff I rarely use and some stuff I use every day. So I went 50%, but I'm sure it's really higher. I'm finding I like to switch my cups nows, after my first morning brew that is.
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Jul 22nd, '08, 09:50
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I voted 70% but when I thought about it a little more it's probably closer to 90%
The only things I don't really use anymore are a set of tiny porcelain lined yixing cups and two japanese pottery cups I found at my local salvation army which im pretty sure are sake cups anyway. From the perspective of total amount of money spent on teaware I easily use more than 99%
Teas on the other hand.. I definitely have some that are being neglected.
In my brown Seigan hagi yunomi is some outstanding teamasters 2 year old tree baozhong.
Happy Tea Day Everyone!
The only things I don't really use anymore are a set of tiny porcelain lined yixing cups and two japanese pottery cups I found at my local salvation army which im pretty sure are sake cups anyway. From the perspective of total amount of money spent on teaware I easily use more than 99%
Teas on the other hand.. I definitely have some that are being neglected.
In my brown Seigan hagi yunomi is some outstanding teamasters 2 year old tree baozhong.
Happy Tea Day Everyone!
Well, I splurged on my first tea order, and found that most of it I am not that crazy about. I drink more of the Birthday sampler and the samplers that henley sent me more than what I ordered! 
But, my pots and cups I use every day. That may change when I go visit my family next week and go shopping in the Asian markets in Atlanta! Im so excited!
Birthday tea with milk and sugar this morning.
But, my pots and cups I use every day. That may change when I go visit my family next week and go shopping in the Asian markets in Atlanta! Im so excited!
Birthday tea with milk and sugar this morning.
Jul 22nd, '08, 10:58
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It's hard to answer today's poll question 
Some of my tea-ceremony teawares are used sporadically by their very nature, - sometimes only once a year - either because they're highly seasonal (and only brought out for one or two uses), or 'cause they are reserved for very specific temae. If I've used something only once since buying it, does that count?
Earlier this spring I did a jettison of teawares (mostly of the yunomi variety), donating them to a local charity shop. If only I'd known about TeaSwap! But most of them were of the less-than-stellar type, so perhaps it's just as well. Still, I felt so much better afterwards. More shelf space for the really beloved tea things
Some of my tea-ceremony teawares are used sporadically by their very nature, - sometimes only once a year - either because they're highly seasonal (and only brought out for one or two uses), or 'cause they are reserved for very specific temae. If I've used something only once since buying it, does that count?Earlier this spring I did a jettison of teawares (mostly of the yunomi variety), donating them to a local charity shop. If only I'd known about TeaSwap! But most of them were of the less-than-stellar type, so perhaps it's just as well. Still, I felt so much better afterwards. More shelf space for the really beloved tea things
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I have a pot I don't really use, but that's it.
Hibiscus tea this morning. Most of the pastors are gone on a mission trip to Mexico this week, so that's good. Makes for a quiet week. Work still makes me grumpy. This place creates bad attitude.
Have a vet appointment for tomorrow. Kitty with the bacterial infection is not healing well. Need more antibiotics. Other kitty needs another steroids shot, too, as her eating has dropped off. She's still feeling pretty good and not longer that wobbly when walking. Now if she would just eat....
Hibiscus tea this morning. Most of the pastors are gone on a mission trip to Mexico this week, so that's good. Makes for a quiet week. Work still makes me grumpy. This place creates bad attitude.
Have a vet appointment for tomorrow. Kitty with the bacterial infection is not healing well. Need more antibiotics. Other kitty needs another steroids shot, too, as her eating has dropped off. She's still feeling pretty good and not longer that wobbly when walking. Now if she would just eat....
Glad you're enjoying the teas!elchai wrote: I drink more of the Birthday sampler and the samplers that henley sent me more than what I ordered!
What did you order? Of the teaware acquired in the past year, I'd have to say I'm using 100% of it but not 100% of the time. Depends on my mood (& sometimes my tea) as to which teacup I chose for the day.
Slept in this morning so getting a late start on the day. Had vanilla mint w/bfast. Hope to spend the afternoon w/my Hatsumi. I like this tea but am very intimidated by it since it only has a 30ish day shelf life.
