Jun

17

we’ve no time to wash the things between whiles

June 17, 2012 | 16 Comments

`Yes, that’s it,‘ said the Hatter with a sigh: `it’s always tea-time, and we’ve no time to wash the things between whiles.‘  Howdy, lahikmajoe’s teabloggians. Lahikmajoe has been kind enough to let me guest-blog today. This is always a treat because then I get to be goofy elsewhere, other than my home. I’ve been here [...]

May

13

tea for horses

May 13, 2012 | 5 Comments

tea horse (photo from chinawatch2050.com) Song dynasty: the Chinese were vulnerable because they had inferior horsemanship leaving them vulnerable to nomads and conquerors from multiple directions. The solution: tea. The Tibetans in particular fell prey to the power of the leaf. By giving them a taste of the brew, the Chinese of the Song dynasty [...]

Jan

15

fasting tea – herbs that clean you from within

January 15, 2012 | 6 Comments

the green balloon is a symbol – what’ll happen to the green ballon? Let me start out with two very weighty disclaimers. I’m writing about products that market themselves as tea, but have absolutely nothing to do with the Camellia sinensis plant. They call it ‘fasting tea‘ and although I’m aware that plenty of you will take [...]

Oct

11

caffeine in green tea

October 11, 2011 | 1 Comment

a very green path to Weimar I’ve made a point of writing this blog partially for people new to tea drinking or curious about tea.  Periodically, someone will ask me a question, whether it’s in my daily life or on twitter, and I assume that others are wondering the same thing and just not asking. [...]

Aug

17

contemplating The Empire of Tea

August 17, 2011 | 2 Comments

Am reading a book by Alan and Iris MacFarlane called The Empire of Tea, and am enjoying it immensely. Have you even heard of this book? With just the minimum of research, I found out the British title is Green Gold: The Empire of Tea, but that’s not the edition I got my paws on. [...]

Feb

25

encroaching Turkish ink-like stuff

February 25, 2010 | Comments Off

‘Caffeine was accepted more slowly in Germany and the rest of central Europe (except Vienna) than it had been in the rest of Western Europe. This meant that England and France began to take the caffeine cure about eighty years before their central European neighbors, who continued, during this time, drinking alcohol as heavily as [...]