Wow, Katrina, some of those books are very collectible! Nice!Katrina wrote: I am definitely a collector of tea books.
No, I am not really a collector. I tend to prefer functional pieces over knick-knack things. My mother loves her knick-knacks and changes what she collects every few years. It drives me nuts because she tries to display everything and it just ends up being overly cluttered looking. My small teaware collection is all functional. The only display pieces are the ones that are cracked and are no longer usable for tea.
I finally finished up the Hashiri Shincha today! Woo-hoo! Now I can justify going back to the local tea house to get some of the really tasty sencha that I tried there last time I visited them. Yay!
I finally finished up the Hashiri Shincha today! Woo-hoo! Now I can justify going back to the local tea house to get some of the really tasty sencha that I tried there last time I visited them. Yay!
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Thank you, sir. I'll give them a shot. I haven't ordered anything from them yet. My tea vendor horizons are fairly narrow.Chip wrote:I have liked the Darjeelings from Upton, a rerally wide selection. It is one of the very few things I would still buy from them. I tend to focus on a mid price range, staying away from the cheapest and most expensive.auggy wrote: Sipping on darjeeling right now... I'm thinking darjeelings are a non-flavored black I can get behind. Can anyone suggest some good vendors? I'm going to have to try more.
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Hehe, a good way to be!chamekke wrote: And at the moment, tea-wise, I am matcha'ed up to the gills.
Speaking of... While my collection of teaware is large and varied, I don't feel quite the addictive pull with much of my collection like I'm beginning to experience over matcha bowls. Having been a bit of a ceramics nut for awhile, it's like opening doorways into magical kingdoms.
At the moment, I have 3 teabowls enroute from various places.
And the temptation to acquire all of the accouterments of Chado is a little disturbing in its intensity. Down the rabbit hole, Alice.
This is why I'm hesitant to purchase Asian teaware. The chatakus & sakura canisters keep calling my name, though. Plus I found a gaiwan that I really like. Unfortunately I have expensive taste--it's black jade & cost $50 plus $35 s/h.GeekgirlUnveiled wrote: At the moment, I have 3 teabowls enroute from various places.
Down the rabbit hole, Alice.
OBO#8 w/bfast this morning & finishing the day w/the Korean Oolong from the box pass. It reminds me of the Wuyi teas but not quite as full bodied (if that makes any sense?). It's a decent cuppa but nothing I would order.
Last cup of the day, some AliShan from ToT
Almost Friday, yay!
Almost Friday, yay!
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Sounds serious. You might even find yourself studying tea ceremony some day. Tea ceramics are, after all, a gateway drug.GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:At the moment, I have 3 teabowls enroute from various places.
Join us... JO-O-OIN us-s-sssss....
*in awe* I just watched some gong fu videos on teanerd and then youtube. Its the first time I've actually seen that, and well, I don't have anything constructive to say...just wow.
Onto less awe-inspiring topics: I finished my day with some adagio chacha herbal--starting to feel under the weather, and that's my standby "sick" beverage.
Onto less awe-inspiring topics: I finished my day with some adagio chacha herbal--starting to feel under the weather, and that's my standby "sick" beverage.