Robert Godden
,@thedevotea
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Milking The Tea Clock, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 month, 3 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 1 month, 3 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 3 months, 2 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 3 months, 2 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 4 months, 1 week 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 5 months, 3 weeks 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 5 months, 3 weeks 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 5 months, 3 weeks 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 5 months, 4 weeks 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 6 months, 2 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 6 months, 3 weeks 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 6 months, 3 weeks 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 7 months, 3 weeks 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 8 months, 1 week 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 9 months ago
I’ve just noticed, three years later that there’s only 19 of them.There’s no #4
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Puerh? I Barely Know Her!, on the site Steep Stories 9 months ago
You have more serendipitous tea accidents than anyone should.
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Making an Inception, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 9 months ago
I recommend you choose between commentary and spam, I’m confused by your combination of the two. I note that you’ve been emailing other tea bloggers I know asking for permission to get your material onto their […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, The Sharing Economy, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 9 months, 1 week ago
“The Sharing Economy” is one of those phrases that kicks around at the moment, along with the Gig Economy, the Social Economy and The Beard-Oil-Led Recovery, which basically all imply that hipsters know what is […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, No Sugar Coating, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 9 months, 2 weeks ago
Every week or so when I blather on in this blog about all manner of things, I get well-meaning advice that I should really be writing about our business and our teas, but generally I don’t unless forced to. This […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Making an Inception, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 9 months, 4 weeks ago
If you loved the movie Inception, then you’ll love the fact that I am going to go on a rant about a guy who went on a rant about an article. In it, he bought his own arrogance and prejudice to the fore, and hey, […]
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