Robert Godden
,@thedevotea
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Robert Godden commented on the post, A Tea Menu I Loved, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Thank you for your kind comments, Karla. The “Boston tea Party” (it wasn’t named that until decades after the event) didn’t significantly reduce American tea consumption for over 100 years, so no-one that was […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, The Tea Trade Quartet, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 3 weeks, 2 days ago
You’re welcome. I do love your blog.
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, A Tea Menu I Loved, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 3 weeks, 2 days ago
It’s fair to say that when we are out and about, we do not always love the tea menu.
If one is at a specialised tea house, then there’s likely a fair chance. Even if it’s a specialised, specialised tea house, […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, The Tea Trade Quartet, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 3 weeks, 3 days ago
It’s been three months since I last wrote a tea blog post, which is about three times slacker than my longest previous gap. Over seven years and many words – this will be my 395th blog post on this site (after […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Unsung hero, on the site Teaconomics 3 weeks, 3 days ago
There’s a genuine Wardian case at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Hobart, a simple but incredibly effective device.
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Milking The Tea Clock, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Today is Lady Devotea’s birthday, so there is no better time to talk about the tea issue that sometimes divides us: milk.
I tend not to take milk and she tends to.
Of course, I’m not adverse to a sweet, […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, The Lowest Common Dunkinator, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 3 months, 4 weeks ago
We moved to England to sell good quality tea. Lasted 3 months. I feel your pain.
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Tea Soul, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 5 months, 3 weeks ago
why?
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, The Lowest Common Dunkinator, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Humanity never fails to disappoint me.
Just when you think that only good things are happening, like racing cars being launched into space*, you see something that, like a Hall and Oates Christmas Album**, […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Tea Soul, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 6 months, 2 weeks ago
For those who have been wondering why I have not written for over a month and feel that means a whole part of your life is missing, well, sorry about that. I do have 5 jobs, there’s an election on here and I’m […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Théabulia, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 months ago
Preamble:
Right, pay attention, I’ve just coined a new word for a certain condition. I haven’t gone for the time honoured naming-it-after-oneself method (as did Hans Asperger) or after the victim (e.g. Lou […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Should Sheng Cha Be Considered Heicha?, on the site Steep Stories 8 months ago
I say “heicha”, you say “Sheng Cha”, let’s call the whole thing less desirable than a decent 2F Darjeeling.
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Awake At The Wheel, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 months ago
I think they miswrote “a complete con”.
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Awake At The Wheel, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 8 months, 1 week ago
In my first post since Christmas Eve – that’s pretty well a month – I am going to attempt to cover a bunch of things, using my own tea Roulette Format for the third time. If you have not read one of my previous […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Making the Most of a “Meh” Year, on the site Steep Stories 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Not bad for a Meh year! We loved our part if it.
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Robert Godden commented on the post, (Go West) We will do just fine, on the site Teaconomics 9 months ago
I was intrigued to see Papua New Guinea made the list. The seeds that started their industry came from India via Brisbane: now they are 25th in the world and Australia is not top 50!
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, So, this is Christmas…, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 9 months ago
This year, my blogging has slowed down a lot, a casualty of other things and other issues.
My next post will tell you about my blogging plans for 2018, and what is changing. But for now, let’s consider […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Dunkism 101, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 10 months ago
One of my more popular posts ever, Dunk!, explained some of the science and social effects behind dunking biscuits in tea.
You can read it again now, if you want. I’ll wait.
In it, I said “My short summary […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Don’t Overthink It, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 10 months, 2 weeks ago
“Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know.” – Sen Rikyu
A week ago, the World Tea Expo’s 2017 “Best Tea Brewing Device” (an […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, The 20 Health Benefits of Tea: 1686 style., on the site Beasts Of Brewdom 11 months, 1 week ago
I’ve just noticed, three years later that there’s only 19 of them.There’s no #4
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