Well, I wasn’t planning to post about this typhoon – we’ve had a busy season this year, and they’re starting to get a bit old. Besides, this one was predicted to hit Kaoshiung (on the south west coast) and then move on into China. Unfortunately, it veered north, and the center of the storm is [...]
I brought my New Tea Pot back from Miaoli, and was quite excited to show it off to Aliang. He felt I got a good deal on it, but noticed a strange smell, which he guessed to be from brewing pu-er tea in the pot. He suggested I give it a thorough cleaning before putting [...]
I recently bought a new teapot for my travel set (the former pot cracked from a slight jar – the case dropped about 3 inches – after previously surviving falling and being dragged behind my motorbike at 30mph, falling out of a car, and being kicked and bumped repeatedly). I was in Miaoli visiting Aaron, [...]
Last week saw a new arrival in the tea room. Aaron emailed to say my water pots were finally ready, so I went down to pick them up and drink some tea. They turned out better than I expected, and I’ve spent the last week getting used to it and experimenting with my water.
Well, I was going to skip posting about this typhoon because it didn’t seem like a big deal, but it suddenly swerved (literally6 90-degree turn) into us, and is probably the largest & strongest typhoon to hit us in a couple of years. Seems we always get a good one about the same time the [...]
I got started in tea through Chinese calligraphy, and now I’m finally getting back into some brushwork after a few (too many!) years off. One of the great things about tea drinking is how well it fits in with other activities – reading, painting, watching TV, playing chess, even blogging or web surfing! I find [...]