Saturday's TeaDay 6/14/08

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JoGrebe has a morbid question. How much teaware have you managed to break in your TeaCareer?

ZERO, knock on bamboo
23
43%
1 piece
10
19%
2 pieces
9
17%
3 pieces
5
9%
4 pieces
5
9%
5 pieces
0
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6 pieces
0
No votes
7 pieces
1
2%
MORE???
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 53
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by Salsero » Jun 15th, '08, 02:19

Chip wrote:I have to ask, how many DIFFERENT teacups do you own??? Would they all fit into a family photo?
I don't rightly know, but I'm pretty sure it's not enough!
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by Chip » Jun 15th, '08, 03:22

Salsero wrote:
Chip wrote:I have to ask, how many DIFFERENT teacups do you own??? Would they all fit into a family photo?
I don't rightly know, but I'm pretty sure it's not enough!
Time to take an inventory and report back! :wink: Now that would be a picture...hmmm, I wonder if you have as many samples as teacups.

Well...this tou cha is still kicking after day 2 as well. I am done drinking, but still dark tasty brews remaining...day 3???
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Jun 15th, '08, 03:24
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by Chip » Jun 15th, '08, 03:24

bi lew chun wrote:I chipped a gaiwan recently. It's still usable, but aesthetically grating. My Laotian friend's mother tells her it's bad luck to drink from or eat off of chipped dishes, but since I'm not drinking from the gaiwan, I think I'm okay.
How can anything "chipped" be bad? :roll:

Chipped teaware drives me batty!!!
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by Chip » Jun 15th, '08, 03:27

RussianSoul wrote:
Victoria wrote:
RussianSoul wrote:I can say that I broke one piece. But in reality it committed suicide. I opened the cupboard and an ancient flowery teacup jumped out and shattered. The sad part was that it was one of the two very old teacups we inherited from my husband's grandmother. I am wearing this grandmother's engagement ring and her wedding band with which she got married in 1908. I can only guess, but it is possible that this teacup was from about the same era.

Here is the lonely survivor:

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The spoon pictured is the same age as the cup, solid silver but thinned with age and wear, and carries a monogram of the family name.
Very nice RS, and what's in the cup?
Assam Mangalam from TeaGschwendner.
Sure is purrrdy and girly too. :D Thanx for sharing with us Russion Soul!
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