I'm enjoying my tea alone today, no tea guests today. But I'm planing a tea visit, going to introduce a friend of mine to Japanese tea, he showed his interest so I had to invite. Gonna have to take it over multiple sessions, so that he can experience all the diversity of Japanese green tea.
Had some Jun Chiyabari green today. Gonna have some Shui Xian after dinner.
Aug 24th, '08, 13:32
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I prefer using natural light for photographing tea and teawares, too. Unfortunately the lack of adequate natural light in my apartment means that I have only a small window of opportunity for taking photos (i.e. mornings only). And since I tend to be busy on weekend mornings...Beidao wrote:Geekgirl - LOL! Yes, long live natural light. Says the fanatical flash-lover
Geekgirl and Smari - Thanks a lot!
To Chip's poll I answered "other". My husband does drink tea, but he's still on the bag (PG Tips), so when he asks if I want tea, the answer is almost always, "I'll take some of the hot water..." He has been persuaded to drink the occasional jasmine pearl and Adagio citron green, however, he never prepares them himself.
Tea in my cup: Yunnan Gold, prepared in my weird hybrid gaiwan.
Same here. I live in a cellar. Two rooms of which only one has windows. I have to climb to get up to they and they are not very good for photographing since the background gets too crowded. It does happens rarely on summer days that some sun reaches down to my dinner table.chamekke wrote:I prefer using natural light for photographing tea and teawares, too. Unfortunately the lack of adequate natural light in my apartment means that I have only a small window of opportunity for taking photos (i.e. mornings only). And since I tend to be busy on weekend mornings...
I guess I'll have to start carrying my teaware outside. I really love sunlight for photographs.
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Aug 24th, '08, 14:37
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LOL. Yes, those are my main TeaBuddies too!El Padre wrote: I am not drinking alone, because the IM has returned!
I'm so glad!augie wrote: I can grow glads.
Breathtaking, Beidao, so gorgeous! The Geekgirl gives wise counsel.Beidao wrote:
If your Dong Ding is not turning out well, I would suspect you've got a poor example. I have always found a good Dong Ding (Tung Ting) easy to brew and pretty forgiving.
I don't know if they are apple blossoms, but I would love to know and I would love for them to be apple blossoms, since my Czech speaking grandmother had two of the best apple trees I ever snuck fruit from as a kid.GeekgirlUnveiled wrote: is your teacup apple blossoms? ~snip~ I'm about to dive into a Shi Ru Xiang generously shared by ABx.
What is Shi Ru Xiang, and how is it going?
In my cup: Darjeeling again today, a different one. Yesterday’s Risheehat Flowery SFTGFOP-1clonal just kept steeping and resteeping forever. I lost count, but I think I quit after about 8 infusions. I’ve never seen that from a Darjeeling! My only other tea yesterday was returning to a leftover pot of 2007 Bulang Spring Buds Puerh for a total of 16 infusions from that. I only had two teas yesterday and one of those was leftover, but I was drinking tea constantly all day long. Toki on his Mandarin’s Tea blog is going for a record five days infusions on a very old puerh.
Aug 24th, '08, 15:59
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I think they are, here's an example from flickr and link to a larger version. (Photo is not mine):Salsero wrote:I don't know if they are apple blossoms, but I would love to know and I would love for them to be apple blossoms, since my Czech speaking grandmother had two of the best apple trees I ever snuck fruit from as a kid.GeekgirlUnveiled wrote: is your teacup apple blossoms? ~snip~ I'm about to dive into a Shi Ru Xiang generously shared by ABx.
What is Shi Ru Xiang, and how is it going?
I don't know what shi ru xiang is, it's delicious though, tastes a lot like pi lo chun, with maybe a tiny bit less nut flavor.
Aug 24th, '08, 16:32
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Nice photos!
Alone and therefore alone. I rarely if ever get to drink tea with anyone other than online. But not even that today.
Pretty good tea nevertheless so far.
Adagio Keemun Concerto
O-Cha Fukamushi Supreme
Ali Shan currently, 3rd steep. I will set this aside for this evening.
Now, another tea before a bike ride?
Alone and therefore alone. I rarely if ever get to drink tea with anyone other than online. But not even that today.
Pretty good tea nevertheless so far.
Adagio Keemun Concerto
O-Cha Fukamushi Supreme
Ali Shan currently, 3rd steep. I will set this aside for this evening.
Now, another tea before a bike ride?
I am not quite alone since I am enjoying my tea in my college dorm with the door open and people occasionally pop in to say hello, but as far as I know I am the only one drinking tea.
I am enjoying some sencha I picked up a local tea shop. It is sweet, tangy, and grassy without being overpowering. For being able to get it local, I am pretty impressed with it. Too bad she only had a 1/2 oz of it left when I went to pick some up.
I am enjoying some sencha I picked up a local tea shop. It is sweet, tangy, and grassy without being overpowering. For being able to get it local, I am pretty impressed with it. Too bad she only had a 1/2 oz of it left when I went to pick some up.
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I'm not sure where I fit in on the drinking alone thing. At least 50% of time in the house spent awake has some sort of tea on the go, my wife takes the occasional cup. My closest friend is up a few times a week and is also a tea addict, I have one other friend who is a certified tea junkie. Another close friend I've been working on for a while and turned up two days ago and got out his credit card when I gave him some teaspring tie luo han to order a 100g pack and also a yixing from yunnan sourcing - I'm breaking them down slowly.
Aug 24th, '08, 19:37
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