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by Victoria » Oct 19th, '08, 15:59

Looks like you do a bit of sharing!
Thanks for posting!
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by odarwin » Oct 19th, '08, 21:37

yup! i think tea should be shared to be enjoyed...
i do have tea time with a buddy who holds office nearby almost everyday,
and also have tea during meetings,
you'll be surprised that sometimes, a not so good tea could turn out to be something quite nice when shared with others....

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by gingkoseto » Oct 23rd, '08, 23:17

Today I cleaned up 1/2 of my desk so that I have room to put my hands on my desk :P and space to have oolong.

I love you guys' warm-toned artisan tea ware. But I currently only have cold steel and glass ware. The mug is for dumping water in.

I took the photo as quickly as possible. Drinking tea is a normal thing, but I would feel embarrassed being caught up taking photo of my stuff :P I have multiple cups to share tea with coworkers too :D

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by Salsero » Oct 24th, '08, 00:30

gingko wrote: cold steel and glass ... embarrassed being caught up taking photo
Yep, I'll bet it would take some explaining! So little understanding we get from the cold, cruel world!

Glass and steel are wonderful ... like skyscrapers, clean, shiny, reflective, and transparent. Great material for teaware.
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by Victoria » Oct 24th, '08, 10:02

Nothing wrong with steel and glass, whatever works!
I'm a huge fan of glass myself.
Thanks for posting your pic!
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by TIM » Oct 24th, '08, 10:42

gingko wrote:Today I cleaned up 1/2 of my desk so that I have room to put my hands on my desk :P and space to have oolong.

I love you guys' warm-toned artisan tea ware. But I currently only have cold steel and glass ware. The mug is for dumping water in.

I took the photo as quickly as possible. Drinking tea is a normal thing, but I would feel embarrassed being caught up taking photo of my stuff :P I have multiple cups to share tea with coworkers too :D

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Such Cool and modern settings you got there Gingko : ) Made me wanna order one of these for my work. http://www.dwr.com/product/kitchen-bath ... y=ourPicks
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by Victoria » Oct 24th, '08, 12:41

TIM wrote: Such Cool and modern settings you got there Gingko : ) Made me wanna order one of these for my work. http://www.dwr.com/product/kitchen-bath ... y=ourPicks
Ohhhhhh I love that!!
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by gingkoseto » Oct 24th, '08, 13:03

Victoria wrote:
TIM wrote: Such Cool and modern settings you got there Gingko : ) Made me wanna order one of these for my work. http://www.dwr.com/product/kitchen-bath ... y=ourPicks
Ohhhhhh I love that!!
Me too me too! Quite expensive, but definitely something admirable!
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by gingkoseto » Oct 24th, '08, 13:06

Inspired by this post, I am thinking of adding some tea gears that are either more colorful or ceramic in my office. Like many of you, I constantly try to seduce my friends and coworker in tea drinking :D
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by Victoria » Oct 24th, '08, 13:14

gingko wrote:Inspired by this post, I am thinking of adding some tea gears that are either more colorful or ceramic in my office. Like many of you, I constantly try to seduce my friends and coworker in tea drinking :D
Oh yeah, I'm with you gingko - this thread has me wanting to remodel.
:)

A new, bigger and more importantly, functioning tea tray to start.
Moving a plant and devoting a whole cabinet top area to tea.
:)

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by Susana » Oct 31st, '08, 17:22

I am so lucky that tea time at work is encouraged!
The rest of my desk is also covered in plants!
Look, California sand in my jar. Totally homesick!

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by Salsero » Oct 31st, '08, 17:28

Gee you must work in a jungle ... or a zoo.
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by Victoria » Nov 26th, '08, 15:18

Before ...
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After ...

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The newly redecorated area!!!! Now I have zen!!!!
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by Pentox » Nov 26th, '08, 16:27

And it looks like you have more space now too!
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by Victoria » Nov 26th, '08, 16:36

Yeah, I moved the plant and dedicated the whole cabinet to tea.
:shock:

The screen was a special order made by hand by a Japanese Etsy seller from
Japanese washi paper. It's really lovely in person.

My co-workers are giving quite a time about it.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
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