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by geeber1 » Jul 10th, '08, 13:03
I chose size, although I usually choose a larger cup than the amount of tea I'm making. Chalk that up to inexperience.
Salsero, I LOVE the cup in your photo. The detail is such a beautiful color!
This morning I have iced ginger peach in a lovely paper Pepsi cup. CLASSY!
(I really need to bring my own cup to work.

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by tenuki » Jul 10th, '08, 13:03
Katrina wrote:
And I finally made it back out on the porch for my tea drinking!
Excellent!
Do something different, something different will happen. (
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by Geekgirl » Jul 10th, '08, 13:07
Salsero wrote:
<<Click on photo for larger image>>
Yes, beautiful. I love the foot on this cup, very elegant.
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by Victoria » Jul 10th, '08, 13:23
Oh Katrina, lovely pic!
And your view, so peaceful.
Wow, so very nice.
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by Salsero » Jul 10th, '08, 13:30
GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:
Yes, beautiful. I love the foot on this cup, very elegant.
Good eye to see the largely hidden foot. The color came out quite different on today's pic of this lidded yunomi compared to the July 3 TeaDay pic of the same cup (where the foot is entirely obscured). In reality it is somewhere between the blue and the green.
I found your comment about the color line along the cup rim interesting. I have never thought that much about either rim colors or feet. I will try to be more observant of those features in the future. I'm sure it will pay off in greater enjoyment of teaware.
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by Victoria » Jul 10th, '08, 13:37
I never would have believed that was the same cup!
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by Katrina » Jul 10th, '08, 13:44
Fantastic photos, Salsero. And I am absolutely in love with that cup...no matter what color it REALLY is.

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by Chip » Jul 10th, '08, 15:10
A beautiful day here for a change. So, why not enjoy it with tea. Adagio Yunnan Gold this morning. Currently Fukamushi Supreme a la O-Cha. Still using a small tetsubin as a pitcher for Japanese greens...not sure if this is a permanent fixture yet though.
Cups...we can be quirky about cups...well, I can be.

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by Chip » Jul 10th, '08, 15:12
olivierco wrote:Chip wrote:
Hopefully you can revote.
No, I am not allowed to revote.
OOPS...so sorry, my French TeaFriend!!!! I just realized everyone would vote "other" too late. I did not even realize I erased your vote til I saw your post.
So, what would you have voted for...besides Other?
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by Victoria » Jul 10th, '08, 16:30
YAY!! The oolong box pass has landed - click on the link above to keep
updated on the happenings documented on the Oolong Forum!
Chip wrote: OOPS...so sorry, my Frencha TeaFriend!!!!
Don't you mean my Frencha
Sencha TeaFriend?

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by Chip » Jul 10th, '08, 17:28
Victoria wrote:
YAY!! The oolong box pass has landed - click on the link above to keep
updated on the happenings documented on the Oolong Forum!
Chip wrote: OOPS...so sorry, my Frencha TeaFriend!!!!
Don't you mean my Frencha
Sencha TeaFriend?

Japanese French TeaFriend actually...
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by rodstnmn » Jul 10th, '08, 17:31
I picked "material" because looking at my tea is so important. So all my favorite tea cups are made of glass with a handle. They come in 3 different sizes, 3oz, 8oz, and 16oz.
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by witches brew » Jul 10th, '08, 17:40
Everything matters except the name of the maker, the price and the age. The right cup is just right. And yet I voted for the white interior, because I do like to see the color of the tea. Glass doesn't do it for me, because the color of the table and background influence the look of the tea.
And in my totally white cup right now: rooibos.
Brewing joy, happiness and green tea, like any good TeaWitch should!
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by Katrina » Jul 10th, '08, 17:45
witches brew wrote:Glass doesn't do it for me, because the color of the table and background influence the look of the tea.
Funny you said that. Earlier I took a pic of one of my tea brewing adventures using a glass teapot. I put it in front of a blue backdrop and it ended up looking like the tea was blue. Not a good look!
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by Chip » Jul 10th, '08, 17:49
Katrina wrote:witches brew wrote:Glass doesn't do it for me, because the color of the table and background influence the look of the tea.
Funny you said that. Earlier I took a pic of one of my tea brewing adventures using a glass teapot.
I put it in front of a blue backdrop and it ended up looking like the tea was blue. Not a good look!
Blue tea...isn't that oolong???
Looking at tea number 3...gyokuro...very small steeps...I think around 2-3 ounces in a new Korean green tea pot I got from a vendor while at the Expo. Really rich flavor...makes me smile...
