Robert Godden
,@thedevotea
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, So, this is Christmas…, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 11 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 1 year 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 1 year, 1 month 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 1 year, 1 month 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 1 year, 1 month 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 1 year, 1 month 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 1 year, 2 months 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 1 year, 2 months 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 1 year, 2 months 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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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Take It Cheesy, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 year, 2 months ago
It’s two weeks since Lady Devotea and I left Canada, and this blog has been hovering over me. I just don’t want to admit that that particular adventure was over.
Despite cranking up the heat and refusing to […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Oh, 5!, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 year, 3 months ago
In three visits I did not see any food offered, or menus, nor anyone eating. I have a vague memory of some sort of chocolate and tea tasting platter, but that doesn’t count as I cannot eat chocolate.
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Oh, 5!, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 year, 3 months ago
No bad surprises, every tea was made superbly. Every time we had a cup Lady D’s was better than mine, though.
And on, not only one packet of wafers. That would just be a start. Some little sandwiches,a Victoria […] -
Robert Godden wrote a new post, Oh, 5!, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 year, 3 months ago
When we arrived in Vancouver, we went through the usual travellers’ ritual of trying to have a nap, and then staggering out in a jet-lagged haze to look about. Rolling downhill to 4th Street Kitsilano, the first […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Westholme is Where The Heart Is, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 year, 3 months ago
Thank you Lisa. If you liked that post, you will probably find the majority of the rest poorly researched, opinionated and waspish, but you never know.
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Westholme is Where The Heart Is, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 year, 3 months ago
That’s a very brief comment. You could elaborate.
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Like A Boss, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 year, 3 months ago
It may amaze you to know I am flawed, but yes, I am.
One of my problems is I often fail to do something as I am hoping for better. For example, I won’t hydrate with a cup of water or with a drink from Starbucks […]
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Westholme is Where The Heart Is, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 year, 3 months ago
Wish it could all be together. Surely we can get a study tour grant or something.
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Robert Godden commented on the post, Westholme is Where The Heart Is, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 year, 3 months ago
It really was fantastic, Xavier. Plan your next holiday here,many of them even speak French!
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Gotta Catch A Mall, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 year, 3 months ago
One of the joys of overseas travel is shopping malls.
No, really.
The great thing about a mall is that it is a microcosm of retailers.
It contains, for example, a bunch of global retailers that I despise […]
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Robert Godden wrote a new post, Westholme is Where The Heart Is, on the site Lord Devotea's Tea Spouts 1 year, 3 months ago
As I start writing this, I wonder if I will end up apologising for it.
You might think that I often wonder if my unfettered sarcasm and wholesale sprays of invective, combined with poor attention to detail will […]
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