As I may have mentioned in passing on my 27 squillion tweets, plethora of Facebook rants or even within the hallowed walls of this prestigious blog, I have quite a Shania Twain attitude to religion: It don’t impress me much. Much like Ms. Twain’s grammar, pretty well all religion is questionable. Sure, the Buddhists say a few […]
Tea has been caught in the crossfire of a battle that is ostensibly between men and women for hundreds of years now. Why bother, you might ask? You might say “Don’t we have gender equality now? Not only for men and women, but also every variation of gender and sexuality therein. It’s it, like, the […]
As I have remarked before, there is a tea for every emotion, every occasion. I have many times mentioned those occasions and/or occasions. I drink Lord Petersham* if Downton Abbey is on the TV. Doke Silver Needle (with corn chips on the side) if I have a migraine. 1910* if bacon and early morning conversation […]
I remember watching an episode of Man About The House as a kid in the 1970s. If you’ve never heard of this show, it possibly means you are either young or American, neither of which are probably your fault. (There was an American version of the show called “Three’s Company” that starred the late actor John […]
Each of us has a set of personal rules and standards that govern what we do with regards to the teas we will drink: the when and why. For example; I do not drink tea made from teab*gs. A quick summation of why: On average, tea in teab*gs is of vastly inferior quality Operations growing […]
Our personal circumstances changed rapidly over the last few months. We didn’t like what we were doing in the UK for all sorts of reasons, and we wrestled with whether to stay on in the UK and do something else, or leave and come back to Australia. The decision was made in the middle of […]
If you read yesterday’s blog (and if not, why not. What’s wrong with you?) you’ll know we left the Oolong Tea Shop very impressed. In fact, I left it believing it to be probably Calgary’s finest tea shop, and so, having business nearby, Lady Devotea and I decided to walk a few blocks and revisit […]
My self imposed rule about not reviewing tea places in countries where our own teas are available has meant not much action in the review arena for some time, and now here’s two at once! Whilst the title of this post may briefly excite @lahikmajoe, @lazy_literatus and other Greek Mountain Tea enthusiasts, this post is […]
A year ago today, on our Wedding Anniversary, Lady Devotea and I were having a bit of an adventure. We were in Las Vegas, having flown in the day before. It was the day before World Tea Expo and we had a dazzling array of stuff to look at, sights and sounds to absorb, book […]
Today is May 29th, and on this day in 1660 the English Throne was restored. Here on this tea blog, why should we care? For starters, Charles II of England marred Catherine of Braganza, who is credited with making tea fashionable in England. This eventually lead to its consumption in English colonies. After all, it […]