When you’re a tea blender and a writer, the two concepts just seem to go together. I suppose most of us know the story of the origin of tea. Here it is from Wikipedia: According to legend, tea was first discovered by the Chinese emperor and inventor Shennong in 2737 BCE. It is said that […]
I think that sometimes, we have to not just come out of the closet, but burn the closet door. I’ve never been dishonest about my preferences, or the fact that I like to experiment. I mean, most people experiment a bit, maybe in their youth, at college or university or whatever. But then they settle […]
A few days ago I tweeted that I was going write a shockingly controversial post. This is not that post. That post is still under development. But let’s plunge on to a longwinded journey of discovery anyway… Consider the Australian system of Government. First sidebar: The Head of State of The Commonwealth of Australia is […]
I’m playing tea roulette. After all, it’s a time for reflection That’s where every time you have a sip of tea, you think about something else. GOLDEN YUNNAN SIP. I wonder why I was interviewing Eddie Veddor from Pearl Jam in my dream, in Loxton. I mean, I’ve not been to Loxton for thirty years, […]
This Easter, I will be mucking about with tea. Quite a lot. After all, my family and friends expect it. In South Australia; it will be a slightly bizarre schedule. Good Friday is a holiday. I usually do a roast beef on Good Friday – as an atheist I have real problems being told what […]
With Easter coming, I’ll be giving the gift of tea. I have obtained some china or porcelain eggs, with a band around the middle, that open up. A bit like this one. And I’ll be shoving tea inside. I’ll be creating a special Easter Blend for this purpose. and as I can only go up […]
This morning, I got up later than usual. About 6:30am. It is Sunday, after all, and I don’t feel overly great. I always reach for tea. That’s my routine. Fill the kettle & turn it on, feed the cats, select a tea. Not feeling great? I wonder if I have a nice green jasmine tea […]
I guess my post of a week or so ago (Cafe Quackery) and then the follow-up have now become a trilogy with this one. So, here’s a bit of storytelling. And pay attention, there’s a question at the end. We visited Melbourne over three days and did plenty. We shopped, we had a party to […]
My last post (Café Quackery) was, to put it mildly, unkind to certain café operators. In fact, I treated them with disrespect and contempt – mainly as they treated me in the same vein, by serving me tea bags, or attempting to. Several of my readers have contacted me and asked if the post was […]
Do you own a cafe/snack bar/restaurant or the like? And do you have an espresso machine? If so, here’s a question to which there are only only two ways of answering: When it comes to tea in your establishment, which one of these is true? (a) I provide loose leaf tea for my customers. (b) […]