Thursday 8/07/08 Western/English style brewing?

[doyoulovedee]

It's quite easy to do. 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.

Do you have any Meerschaum pipes? I always liked those the best.

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.



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

what's that one that looks something like a hookah pipe?

[joelbct]

what's that one that looks something like a hookah pipe?

Shhh, don't let the Oregonians notice, unless you want this place to turn into a Seth Rogan movie

[augie]

Omegapd: Dude, you're smokin'! Nice collection.
Henley: Lucky you, we have the longest two weeks of the year to wait before school starts on 8-20. We might just have to go to the State Fair tomorrow.
Geekgirl: New Century Tea Gallery. Wow, that looked like an awesome time. The most exotic place we have in Indy is "Nicks Chili Parlor", Skyline Chili, and a hoard of Frozen Custard stands. And our guv'ner needs a task force to figure out why Hoosiers are so fat, duh.

The upside of being unemployed this week: Finished another project:

back:


My teaware is a hodge-podge for sure. I am not faithful to any of them! Sometimes English, sometimes gong fu, probably doing both wrong! I also have a dirty Rot breew basket somewhere. . .

[omegapd]

what's that one that looks something like a hookah pipe?

That's what it is. You fill up the brass base with water, put the tobacco in the top and smoke. I've smoked it once or twice but it's a conversation piece more than anything. You need special shisha tobacco and charcoal thingies to keep it lit and I don't like all the bubbling sounds.

[Chip]

My teaware is a hodge-podge for sure. I am not faithful to any of them! Sometimes English, sometimes gong fu, probably doing both wrong! I also have a dirty Rot breew basket somewhere. . .

Nice collection Omegapd, but you better start drinking more green tea!

Nice project, Augie!

I have a few of the old RoT infusers, the nylon or whatever they are made of. I must have used then 1000's of times. I only recently started to feel weird about using them due to all the concerns over hot water and plastics, etc. They work great, and I can't throw them away.

I moved on to SSP, sencha super premo. I have maybe one session left, and of course I really just nailed the parameters today. Very nice light steamed sencha, asamushicha. It is elegant, refined, and quite good.

[Victoria]

My afternoon tea here at work -
again the Bird Pick Fragrant Oolong.

I am determined to finish the bag.
Enjoying it along the way of course!

[Salsero]

Finished another project:

back:

Nice Augie. And nice photo of the teawarez.

[henley]

I will even occasionally break out a girly teacup.

Gasp! Surely not!!!

Augie - Great sewing project! My sewing abilities are limited to reattaching buttons so I always admire people who have that talent.

Currently drinking Spiced Green that Elchai sent me & it's more a yellow color despite being a green tea. This one is pretty good, especially to be green.

Omegapd - My dad had a hookah, too, but I don't remember ever seeing him use it. Like you, it was more of a collector's item. Nice collection & cool meerschaum pieces. Unless the camera is playing tricks, looks like you've used Holmes but never Watson. I'll have to dig out my dad's meerschaums next time I visit my mom. Glad you could share w/us.

Now we all need to see Henley's collection of English tea pots since that's on topic for today.

This is most of my teaware. The rest is on the wall, in the china cabinet or on the counter waiting to be washed. I've used every teapot except the tall white one. It's an antique & was a gift from hubby. The only downside is it holds 10 cups of tea & I've yet to need that much. I haven't been brave enough to have a tea for more than 4 people. (photos are clickable)

[Victoria]

Well! I guess I need more girly teaware.

[Chip]

Well! I guess I need more girly teaware.

...or just MORE...

A thunderstorm has canceled my eveing bike ride.

However, I am thoroughly enjoying a Lishan oolong given to me by a kind Taiwan vendor at the Expo. She said it was her everyday oolong.

[Cinnamon Kitty]

I brew English style sometimes, primarily first thing in the morning so I can have a large mug of tea to take to work with me. I only have one piece of English Bone China,but supposedly, my grandmother has every plan on giving me her collection since I am her only granddaughter. That will be fun in a few years. I don't even have a good English style teapot, though that will be remedied in a few days when my order from Enjoying Tea arrives with a 17oz glass teapot. My Bone China cup gets used for whatever tea I feel like drinking out it. It is one of three cups that I tend to cycle through using not counting my travel mug. The other two are a blue mug and the little green cup in my avatar. The little green cup probably gets used the most.

Today started with Organic Monk's Blend and is now a nice, peachy Dan Cong thanks to Russian Soul.

Augie: I like your project! It makes me want to start my next sewing project sooner than the weekend.

[Salsero]

I will even occasionally break out a girly teacup.

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• Boy's Life
  Guns and Ammo
  Hustler.

Henley, these are just breathtaking. So many fabulous teawarez in so little space just seems WRONG! Where did you get them all?

[scruffmcgruff]

• Boy's Life
  Guns and Ammo
  Hustler.

I would be seriously concerned if I were a mailman delivering these three magazines to one person.

[Chip]

• Boy's Life
  Guns and Ammo
  Hustler.

I would be seriously concerned if I were a mailman delivering these three magazines to one person.

I have absolutely nothing tea related to say, but thought that was too funny to not comment.

[omegapd]

looks like you've used Holmes but never Watson. I'll have to dig out my dad's meerschaums next time I visit my mom. Glad you could share w/us.

Only one pipe out of the 400+ is still unsmoked and that's an antique meerschaum of Kaiser Wilhelm. It's one of my favorite pieces and I don't want to mess up the pure white color. Watson has been smoked but not a whole lot- Holmes quite a bit more.

I knew your English tea collection would be worth it. Keep up the good work. I hope you have some for sale in your antique shop when I come up and visit.

EW