A first class ticket from Australia to anywhere interesting is about 25% of the average national average wage. Whilst you’d expect grateful sippers everywhere to dip into their own pockets to ensure that Lady Devotea and I travel in the fashion that we should so easily be accustomed to, this happens less often than you […]
Series Note: At long last, the final installment in my self-indulgent series that covers all our blends and what inspired them. If you’ve got this far, your torment is almost over. This is Part VII. Who doesn’t love a good chai. Well, a few people , but we can dismiss them out of hand. In […]
Series Note: the penultimate installment in my self-indulgent series that covers all our blends and what inspired them. If you’ve got this far, well done you. This is Part VI. I read a lot of tea books, and the origins of Earl Grey tea are a bit unclear. And not really within the scope of […]
Series Note: Yet another installment in my self-indulgent series that covers all our blends and what inspired them. Never mind, I’ll be back to ranting in week or so. This is Part V. To recap, I’ve covered our white teas, our teas named after historical figures, our mint teas and our teas with flowers in […]
This post is a bit of a re-run. But a special one. Since 2009, I have written over 200 tea blog posts. I virtually stopped all of my other blogging, though I do write books and get a few magazine assignments here and there. Some of you may know that my tea blog did not […]
Series Note: If you haven’t noticed by now, I’ve decided to write a self-indulgent series that covers all our blends and what inspired them. Never mind, I’ll be back to ranting in week or so. This is Part IV. Flowers in tea can be a wonderful combination. Now I know that some people will disagree. […]
Series Note: I’ve decided to write a series that covers all our blends and what inspired them. And this is Part III Our White Tea Concoctions range is so far only available in Australia, but I’m sure that a few thousand people marching through the streets of your town will convince us to immediately start supplying them to your area, […]
Series Note: I’ve decided to write a series that covers all our blends and what inspired them. And this is it. Part II Many of our teas are the result of several people working together, or about inspiration from elsewhere. I’m going to start today with one that is all about me. I love “Moroccan Mint” […]
Series Note: I’ve decided to write a series that covers all our blends and what inspired them. And this is it. Part I Two of our most well known blends are Lord Petersham and The Duchess. And they are interrelated. A chance remark by Meredith Henderson, known on twitter as “bckmph” led to an image […]
In a small coop in our backyard, we have two chickens: Lotus and Miss Moneyhenny. I say a small coop, but in reality, the coop is nicely proportioned but the chickens, who have just hit six months old, are the size of cows.* Lotus and/or Miss Moneyhenny, but most likely both, have just started showing their appreciation for the palatial living quarters, […]