Thursday TeaDay 11/19/09 TeaSlobs unite?

[Cinnamon Kitty]

My tea cart stay pretty well organized in my opinion. All the teas are labeled in tins and sorted by drawer in a way that probably only makes sense to me, but it is a form of organization. All cups and brewing vessels get washed at least before I go to sleep at night, though often sooner when I am done with whatever tea I had been drinking. I can't sleep at night with dirty dishes/teaware waiting to be cleaned; it is an odd pet peeve of mine.

I am a bit of a klutz. I have broken one glass teapot, one glass gaiwan saucer, and a rice porcelain oriental style soup spoon in the past year. For me, that is pretty good given that I am clumsy enough to trip over my own feet at least once every few days.

Currently in my cup: Reed's extra ginger brew. Not quite tea, but still awesome.

[Dreamer]

Count me as both a TeaSlob and a TeaKlutz

My tea "stuff" mostly stays out on my counter...This is because I tend to keep what I use everyday right on the counter for easy access and I find that if stuff gets put out of sight, I tend not to use it at all.

I have broken some teaware and I try to learn from that...I did break the saucer from my only gaiwan, so I probably won't use a saucer with a gaiwan anymore. I broke a lid on a teapot, by not holding it when I poured, so I'm very careful with lids now. If I ever get a yixing, I will use a knotted string to keep the lid safer.

Today's tea a nice Ceylon this morning and lovely sweet green Kabusecha this evening.

Weekend is coming...good time for tea!
Dreamer