I have been promising a major blog post for a few weeks now, but it’s tied up in the research phase. Soon, I promise. Meanwhile, I opened my front door to a mysterious package from Philadelphia. What could it be? It transpires that when I was looking at Kickstarter a few years back, I found […]
Ah yes, our words can come back to haunt us. In my last post, I mentioned that my next post – which should logically be this one – might be a little controversial and upset a few folk. Not much of a surprise there, really: if I’m not being incredibly funny I usually am offending […]
My friends, my blogging has slowed to a crawl. I could make many excuses, but I think the simple truth is my need for sharing my bad temper and sarcasm is being assuaged in other forms. There’s Facebook, where a quick twenty words can elicit a great response. There’s the blog I’m writing for someone else, […]
This is my fourth Christmas on Tea Trade, and it’s time for my fifth Christmas post. They have been amongst my most widely-read posts. A silly poem about tea friends, a rant about Christmas radio, and two last year: the story of my attempts to blackmail Father Christmas and my guide to being the winner […]
No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water. (Horace) My friends, this is it. This is the blog you need to share with your friends, your colleagues, your enemies, your competitors, your relatives. It’s the point where tea takes front and centre stage. It’s rightful place. No more […]
Last weekend marked a big, bold new statement for us, and no doubt we”ll write a press release soon. But the personal story is nearly always the start, so here it is. I’ll start by giving thanks to the USA. For the friendships we have there – our wonderful, wonderful tea friends, for the enthusiasm […]
Note: There was a request that my 200th post be some tea fiction. As I am planning an e-book of tea fiction soon, it seems a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion, Mr Norman! The airlock looked to be the last barrier between the existence of humanity and the extinction of humanity. And it was […]
A deadline approaches I can feel it in air Something special is needed Prose beyond compare My next post is special There’s Great Expectations It’s time for the big one 200 posts – a celebration Almost three years ago I switched to Tea Trade As a new fun place For my rants and tirades Friendships […]
We’ve always been animal people. I don’t mean I have furry skin and six nipples, just that we love animals. And we’ve always had pets. A couple of dogs, and many cats. Horses. Ducks. Geese. Chickens. More besides. Last week, one of our much-loved cats passed away suddenly. We don’t know why. It may have […]
Thanks to a post started by Lu Ann, author of The Cup Of Life, I’ve been tagged by Jen at International Tea Moment (@teamoment on twitter) to answer a stack of impertinent questions and then link some other poor soul to do the same. 1) First, let’s start with how you were introduced & fell in love […]