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lazyliteratus wrote a new post, In Search of the Tea Tree God, on the site Steep Stories 1 day, 12 hours ago
Several months ago, I had a conversation with a fellow tea nerd about the origin of the tea tree. Y’know, small talk. During the dialogue, he uttered the following assertion that made my imagination boil over l […]
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Xavier replied to the topic Disappearing Drafts in the forum Tea Conversations 2 weeks, 3 days ago
No.
I never write directly here. I first write my post on LibreOffice in order to have a backup file. -
Robert Godden started the topic Disappearing Drafts in the forum Tea Conversations 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Lately I have been creating drafts for blog posts and then having them disappear.
I don’t know why, but it’s super annoying.
The pictures uploaded for the drafts are still in my media collection.
Anyone else had the same thing? I’ve put hours into the same posts twice now and it’s just not there. -
Xavier wrote a new post, Curiosity killed the cat or didn’t, on the site Teaconomics 2 weeks, 5 days ago
I am always looking for old books or old references to tea, both because I like history/books and because I like tea. I must confess that I am lucky to have a habit that allows to mix both (it would be nearly […]
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Great work. Glad the cat is unharmed.
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Always.
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, (High) Rising Phoenix, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 3 weeks, 4 days ago
A visit to Pheonix Tea was on the cards again, but this time, not the wonderful Phoenix Tea of Burien, Washington State, USA, but Phoenix Tea of Hong Kong.
Google Maps suggested walking in a strange loop out of […]
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It seems like it was an interesting moment. Honestly? I would have loved seeing and hearing you speak Chinese (mine is even closer to 0 than yours).
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lazyliteratus wrote a new post, The White Teas of Araksa, on the site Steep Stories 4 weeks, 1 day ago
The Araksa Tea Plantation is, by its own website’s declaration, one of the oldest in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. That’s not to say that it’s the oldest garden, or the oldest processor of teas. But by moder […]
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That’s a really good question: does the time of plucking have such influence on the way a tea taste?
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Milk Tea, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 month ago
As someone who doesn’t take milk in my tea normally, I’m nevertheless drawn to the various forms of milk tea as a moth is to flame.
So, just to recap the last 300 blog posts, I’ve drunk thousands of cups of tea […]
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Even you can change and adapt yourself. Beware, next time you will go for …
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I’m actually not much of a fan of milk tea or bubble tea, but Hong Kong-style is the only way I like either. So . .. that’s something.
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lazyliteratus wrote a new post, The Black and White of Benifuki, on the site Steep Stories 1 month ago
Benifuki is an interesting Japanese tea tree cultivar. For one, it’s a cross between a cultivar heralding from the assamica variety, and another cultivar of the sinensis variety. A cross-breeding of this sort w […]
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You know a guy in the tea world? Only one? 😛
Great job.
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lazyliteratus wrote a new post, A Rohini White Tea Rumble, on the site Steep Stories 1 month, 1 week ago
Sometimes, all it takes is a photograph to get me excited.
This was posted back in November of 2017 by one Shiv Saria. The tea in question was a Darjeeling white tea hailing from the Rohini tea estate. In […]
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Is there a map (better an online one) or a list of estates in Darjeeling (or a list) but one that shows around time which one are operating or not?
This is something I asked myself after going through your post.
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lazyliteratus wrote a new post, Tea at Sea, on the site Steep Stories 1 month, 1 week ago
I have a good reason for not updating this here blog in awhile, honest. For the last week or so, I was on vacation. As indicated by this dorky tourist capture.
No regrets.
Short summary: I was on a […]
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Ensenada/Catalina run is pretty fun, I’ve done that one but with Princess (my guess yours wasn’t Princess as their food is fancy pants creampuff swans, tiramisu, and scones with clotted cream).
But yeah, I bring my own tea. All the times I’ve gone the staff are happy to bring me hot water or I hit the buffet and fill a big thermos.
I’d love to do a cruise with a bunch of tea people one day, a bit hard when friends live on other ends of the country and everything has to be in pairs. Also, I only want to cruise Princess because of my loyalty level (free internet!) and all I care about is the fancy pants food.
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I am happy that you had a holidays break.
As for tea, we won’t tell His Highness of down there in the Southern Hemisphere. I swear it. 😉
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Xavier wrote a new post, I had a dream, on the site Teaconomics 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I read a few weeks ago about a museum that a famous French designer (Yves Saint Laurent) had two museums exhibiting his work, his inspirations and some of his notebooks with drawings of dresses he made or […]
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This spurred me to do a quick search for tea museums, of which there are SEVERAL . . . but I like the idea of a museum that is more honed-in on its message. I’d see a Xavier inspired tea museum any day.
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Me too 😀
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Maybe. Maybe Not., on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 month, 3 weeks ago
If you are a regular reader, or a casual reader, or you’ve read .001% of my stuff, you’ll know that I’m a tad anti-teab*g.
Well, perhaps more than a tad, given that I have previously advocated setting fire to […]
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You went boldly where no Devotea ever went 😉
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iheartteas wrote a new post, Tea for Two…Four, on the site iHeartTeas 2 months ago
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and as a wife and mother of two and half (dog) it isn’t your typical candlelit dinner celebration with romance afoot anymore. After twenty-two years of marriage Valentine’s Day an […]
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I like your concept and how you handled it (next time, do it without the deer).
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lazyliteratus wrote a new post, Tea at the Temple Gates, on the site Steep Stories 2 months ago
On the odd occasion, I leave the house to hunt for tea. It’s a rare occurrence—much like a hermitic groundhog hailing the arrival of spring—but it’s been known to happen. Sometimes that urge falls upon me at nigh […]
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Quite mysterious and interesting.
It seems you are living in an avant-garde tea scene.
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iheartteas‘s profile was updated 2 months, 1 week ago
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iheartteas wrote a new post, Chasing My Dreams and Tea By My Side, on the site iHeartTeas 2 months, 1 week ago
First, I’d like to thank everyone for their patience as it as been a while since my last formal entry. As most of my readers know I have been investing in myself over the last two years and am continuing on […]
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Great to read that and congratulations for your Certificates.
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Thank you so much. Looking forward to a more regular blogging schedule soon.
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lazyliteratus wrote a new post, “Glass” Half Full, on the site Steep Stories 2 months, 2 weeks ago
I’ve been studying the Bible a lot, lately.
Wait! Don’t turn away. I swear this isn’t proselytizing, and—yes—this still deals with tea. Plus a whole lot more. It may be a tad unwieldy to navigate this, her […]
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Your glass is likely to be fully full 😀
Keep on the good work on everything that matters to you!
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Xavier wrote a new post, On the road again, on the site Teaconomics 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Sometimes economists like to develop their concepts in what seems to be a sandbox way before applying them to reality to check if they are worth anything. When I say in a sandbox way, I mean based on certain […]
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lazyliteratus wrote a new post, The Invoices of Autumn, on the site Steep Stories 2 months, 3 weeks ago
While most of the world above the equator is currently complaining about winter, my mind is still stuck in autumn.
At least, that is, from a tea perspective.
Of all the seasonal flushes in India, Sri […]
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Red Thunder Gold “oolong”…
The name alone is an invitation to drink it.
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lazyliteratus wrote a new post, A Long-Awaited Look at Latumoni, on the site Steep Stories 3 months ago
Throughout 2018, there was one name I could not escape.
Latumoni.
It was the name given to a village in Northeastern Assam, situated in the uppermost part of the Dibrugarh district. It was apparently so […]
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I am always amazed by your findings.
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Some foods for the thought and a great job.
After reading your post, I almost wanted to read once more some works by Umberto Ecco.