Friday TeaDay 5/01/09 Upscaling teaware?

[tea fish]

I'd buy some simple Japanese tea caddies--in cherry bark, silver, celadon, hare's fur glaze, the works!

[Chip]

I'd buy some simple Japanese tea caddies--in cherry bark, silver, celadon, hare's fur glaze, the works!

Oh yes, and natsume-s!!!

[Mrs. Chip]

I could see housing a mini Japanese teaware museum in that Japanese tearoom. Kyusu-s, chawan-s, cups, etc, representing various styles and regions including Hagi and Shino for their primal beauty, Kyoto for the art design.

I have been watching several Hagi artisans including Noutomi Susumu and Mukuhara Kashun. I think numerous visits to Japan would be needed.

At the same time, finding and supporting North American talent would be next followed by Chinese teaware.

Began the TD with Shincha Magokoro from Yuuki-Cha

I agree with what he said.

Home from work today as I am not feeling too well. But well enough to get ready to share some more tea. Hope this is a 24 hour 'thingy' as I have off the entire weekend and am looking forward to quality down time!

Hope everyone has a TEAriffic rest of the day and a wonderful weekend.
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[Katrina]

I actually don't think my teaware would change significantly. Maybe that's just because I avoid looking at teaware so as to prevent obsession.

Cocoa chai rooibos this morning and Vintage Oolong this afternoon.

[Janine]

Wow, Mr. & Mrs. Chip, that sounds like a great plan.

Mrs. Chip I love your beautiful avatar - and I hope you feel better soon.

[Victoria]

This afternoon in my cup a nice ALiShan, another from Hawaii via my SIL. Even though it's been busy here, I still am managing to have some great teas! I brought my new tea tray to wok and it looks beautiful. People stopping in and commenting, sometimes this job is ok.

[Janine]

Wow, nice Victoria

I am really curious about all the Hawaiian teas. Did you get anymore from the Big Island?

[teashionista]

OOOH, I would most definitely upgrade my teaware!

I'd get some pre-'70s Yixing pots (at least a few--for yan cha, TGY, Dang Cong, shu and sheng pu). I'd also upgrade my Chinese cups (love Ming Dynasty teaware!) I'd also beef up my Japanese teaware--maybe start collecting kyusu

Drinking Yutaka Midori shincha! Delicious...

[Victoria]

Wow, nice Victoria
I am really curious about all the Hawaiian teas. Did you get anymore from the Big Island?

Oh sorry, not to confuse you!! But My SIL went to a tea tasting at a small shop called Cha No Ma in Honolulu. From there she brought me back several new teas, as I was instramental in getting her "hooked" hahaha!! But these teas are Taiwanese. The shop owner there brings them over himself.

Last year DH and I actually went to the big island to a tea plantation and bought tea there, but those are sadly long gone. They sell out so completely every harvest, there really is none left for us mainlanders. Or mainliners as the case may be for us, ha!

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[Mrs. Chip]

Wow, Mr. & Mrs. Chip, that sounds like a great plan.

Mrs. Chip I love your beautiful avatar - and I hope you feel better soon.

Thanks Janine! I really like yours too, it looks very inviting! BTW, Chip was very instrumental in helping me to decide which one was perfect! You'll have to ask him the significance of it, I will allow him to expound on it!

We have had many dreams throughout our marriage and this particular one recently has expanded to include the addition of all of the aforementioned Asian amenities. We already have a Koi pond... complete with waterlilies and lotus, a greenhouse, and a garden chock full of Japanese Maples.

However we have always wanted a conservatory since we both have "horticulture" backgrounds, of course it would be full of the most unusual and bizarre plant specimens we could acquire. The more unusual, the better. So, if we were very, very wealthy, we would certainly aspire to do it all!

Thank you for the get well wishes, Dr. Chip is surely taking good care of me

Next tea is a brewing, catch ya later!
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[Janine]

Mrs. Chip, that all sounds very, very beautiful. We will be expecting a tea party to show it all off when it is done.

Koi pond with Japanese maples sounds inviting indeed!

I envy anyone with a green thumb, let alone the ability to grow what is unusual


okay I have settled for the extra tippy Yunnan Gold - very refreshing

re symbolism of the Crane. In my culture it's an important symbol. Here are links to a folksong (special to me as my grandmother sang it) and lyrics to the poem that inspired it if you are interested

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsGUenoo ... re=related

http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?t ... _The_Crane

[Trey Winston]

I brought my new tea tray to wok and it looks beautiful.

Pics or it didn't happen

[cherylopal]

Wow, Mr. & Mrs. Chip, that sounds like a great plan.

Mrs. Chip I love your beautiful avatar - and I hope you feel better soon.

ditto ditto and ditto!

[Victoria]

I brought my new tea tray to wok and it looks beautiful.

Pics or it didn't happen

Well that request will have to wait, as I don't have my camera here at work with me. But maybe next week.

Besides my boss is keeping me hopping today!

[Chip]

Moved on to Chiran Supreme from O-Cha. Really outstanding and it is a old leaf!

Finally Emerald Needle from Adagio with sick DW. I think it helped and was what the doctor ordered.