Me too. I'm a Jeremy Brett fan especially. I bought myself that huge annotated Sherlock Holmes set and have read it through several times!omegapd wrote:Thanks Riene and Salsero,Riene wrote: Omegapd--love the pipe on the silver tray, made me think of Sherlock Holmes!
* Useless tidbit of information for the day * Holmes never smoked a calabash in all his stories. He would have smoked a common clay pipe- typical of the time period- or the occasional briar pipe. It was Basil Rathbone, the actor who played Holmes on tv, that chose the calabash- the main reason being that it did not get in the way of his pretty face when filming.
Yeah, I'm a Holmes dork...
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Although my neighbors are all barbarians,
And you, you are a thousand miles away,
There are always two cups on my table.
--Tang Dynasty
And you, you are a thousand miles away,
There are always two cups on my table.
--Tang Dynasty
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I chose "sometimes". In my house, the morning black tea is always done English style (though not in a huge pot, but when I'm at home (vs on my way to work), I pull out the girlie teaware) and everything else is "semi-gong fu". Most of the time, I use my girlie teacups for oolong but I always use my Japanese cups for my greens. Though I did just get in 2 7-oz Bodum glasses and LOVE them. So I might use those a little more than the girlie cups now since even black tea in them doesn't make the cup too hot for my hand.
Update on the mouse poop - boss-man got no kill traps and last night the mouse was finally caught. But he got loose. Sigh. Mousy better watch out. Boss-man has been making noises about getting a snap trap this weekend. My way is much much nicer, little mouse.
Update on the mouse poop - boss-man got no kill traps and last night the mouse was finally caught. But he got loose. Sigh. Mousy better watch out. Boss-man has been making noises about getting a snap trap this weekend. My way is much much nicer, little mouse.
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Holy moly, Salsero! Today's photo is gorgeous, then I clicked over to one of the most stunning leaf pics I've ever seen! You MUST send me the full size file so I can put it on my wall. I want ALL the pixels. (I'm not even kidding about that. Wow.)
Look how serious I am, I even turned on the email linkies at the bottom of my post.
Look how serious I am, I even turned on the email linkies at the bottom of my post.
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Sal those closeups are amazing!
That is one interesting tea!
That is one interesting tea!
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Ha, me too. I found it after I started collecting all the novels. I could have saved a few bucks.Riene wrote: I bought myself that huge annotated Sherlock Holmes set and have read it through several times!
I wasn't much of a fan of the TV shows. It's just not the same.
Pu-erh now for my lunch-time snack...
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Great pics, Sal & Omegapd. Especially like the pipe. My dad smoked pipes & had an extensive collection so I've got a soft spot for them. Sometimes I'll buy a pouch of his favorite tobacco when I get to missing him. Do you have any Meerschaum pipes? I always liked those the best. And add me to the mystery buffs, too!
Yeah, I'm sappy today.
Got baby girl off to kindergarten this morning w/minimal tear shed. The school counselor was manning the kindergarten hall w/a box of tissues so I wasn't the only one. But my dtr was thrilled to start "real" school instead of just being in pre-school so I focused on her excitement.
No tea w/bfast since we took DD out for a special 1st day of school bfast but came home & made a small pot of Orange Blossom Oolong mixed w/Oolong #8.
Western style brewing works best for me. With black or dark oolongs, I can put the water on to boil & do other things while waiting for the kettle to whistle. Light oolongs, I've timed apr how long it takes the water to reach a certain temp then start eyeballing the thermometer. Once the tea is steeping, I've got another 3-5 min to finish what I started or do something else. I'm female -- gotta be able to multi-task!
Green tea requires more attention so I usually save that for when the kids are asleep or gone to Gma's. But even that gets steeped in my little 1.5 cup girly teapot. Once the tea has been made, that's when I get to sit back & enjoy. I'm not as much into the process as I am the final results. That may change as kids get older but for now if it ain't broke...
I enjoy my girly teaware & glad I discovered drinking tea so I can use the pieces for the purpose they were intended. I've said it before but it's still true: There's nothing quite like a pretty teacup w/something tasty in it!
Yeah, I'm sappy today.
Got baby girl off to kindergarten this morning w/minimal tear shed. The school counselor was manning the kindergarten hall w/a box of tissues so I wasn't the only one. But my dtr was thrilled to start "real" school instead of just being in pre-school so I focused on her excitement. No tea w/bfast since we took DD out for a special 1st day of school bfast but came home & made a small pot of Orange Blossom Oolong mixed w/Oolong #8.
Western style brewing works best for me. With black or dark oolongs, I can put the water on to boil & do other things while waiting for the kettle to whistle. Light oolongs, I've timed apr how long it takes the water to reach a certain temp then start eyeballing the thermometer. Once the tea is steeping, I've got another 3-5 min to finish what I started or do something else. I'm female -- gotta be able to multi-task!
Green tea requires more attention so I usually save that for when the kids are asleep or gone to Gma's. But even that gets steeped in my little 1.5 cup girly teapot. Once the tea has been made, that's when I get to sit back & enjoy. I'm not as much into the process as I am the final results. That may change as kids get older but for now if it ain't broke...
I enjoy my girly teaware & glad I discovered drinking tea so I can use the pieces for the purpose they were intended. I've said it before but it's still true: There's nothing quite like a pretty teacup w/something tasty in it!
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I voted "sometimes." Though it isn't really true. The closest I get is using my tetsubin in the mornings. When I make tea for both of us, (hubby and me,) I usually brew in the tetsubin, but I still use lots of leaf and a fairly short steep.
I brew chai western style most of the time, in a french press, but we only have that once a week or so. If I'm making black iced tea, I also brew that western style. (Can you imagine trying to fill the pitcher with an itty-bitty pot? )
I never brew in a porcelain pot, though I have one. It's just too pretty and fragile to use, and has a little fleabite on the exterior of the mouth, which makes me feel bad when I use it, as it was a wedding gift from my mother-in-law. I know how long she looked for something I would love (sweet lady.) (btw, does anyone know if something like that can be repaired?)
No special photos today, thought I'd share something from my little trip to Seattle. I took my friend here on Thursday, right after I arrived from the train. She loved it, and wanted to take her husband back on Saturday, which we did.
We sampled 4 excellent teas, and one that might be good in a few years.
New Century Tea Gallery, of course. This is a DO-NOT-MISS for Seattle visitors, especially for your friends and family. After all of our tasting, my friends too were enthusiastic about exploring tea.
I brew chai western style most of the time, in a french press, but we only have that once a week or so. If I'm making black iced tea, I also brew that western style. (Can you imagine trying to fill the pitcher with an itty-bitty pot?
)I never brew in a porcelain pot, though I have one. It's just too pretty and fragile to use, and has a little fleabite on the exterior of the mouth, which makes me feel bad when I use it, as it was a wedding gift from my mother-in-law. I know how long she looked for something I would love (sweet lady.) (btw, does anyone know if something like that can be repaired?)
No special photos today, thought I'd share something from my little trip to Seattle. I took my friend here on Thursday, right after I arrived from the train. She loved it, and wanted to take her husband back on Saturday, which we did.
We sampled 4 excellent teas, and one that might be good in a few years.
New Century Tea Gallery, of course. This is a DO-NOT-MISS for Seattle visitors, especially for your friends and family. After all of our tasting, my friends too were enthusiastic about exploring tea.
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Although all my most enjoyable teaware is Asian, I do brew most morning black teas in a psuedo English style. I will even occasionally break out a girly teacup.
Everything else is more Asian style brewing unless I am experimenting or comparing.
Had Adagio Golden Monkey this morning. Currently O-Cha's Yutaka Midori shincha.
Everything else is more Asian style brewing unless I am experimenting or comparing.
Had Adagio Golden Monkey this morning. Currently O-Cha's Yutaka Midori shincha.
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This girl brews Japanese style. It must have something to do with all the green tea that I drink, or the fact that tea is a solo pleasure.
Even my tisanes are brewed in an enameled tetsubin, and kept warm over a tealight.
I do have some English style teapots, but you've never seen them, have you? They are packed away safely in my storeroom.
Glad to be back online and drinking a peppermint tisane.
Even my tisanes are brewed in an enameled tetsubin, and kept warm over a tealight.
I do have some English style teapots, but you've never seen them, have you? They are packed away safely in my storeroom.
Glad to be back online and drinking a peppermint tisane.
Brewing joy, happiness and green tea, like any good TeaWitch should!
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It's quite easy to do.henley wrote:Great pics, Sal & Omegapd. Especially like the pipe. My dad smoked pipes & had an extensive collection so I've got a soft spot for them.
Here's some of my favorites. It's about 1/2 the collection. I had about 400 or so at last count and hadn't counted in a couple of years- but hadn't bought many more either. 
About 10 or so. They're some of my favorites too. To keep up with my theme for today, here's a meerschaum Holmes and Watson boxed set.henley wrote: Do you have any Meerschaum pipes? I always liked those the best.
Thanks for letting me share.
Now we all need to see Henley's collection of English tea pots since that's on topic for today. EW