Aug 14
In continuing my series on Oolong teas, this morning’s tea, called Bao Jun, comes from the island of Taiwan, located just across the Formosa Strait from Fujian Province in China, home of the Chinese Oolongs. 235 miles long by 90 miles wide, (read full article)
Bao Jun Oolong, Formosa Oolong, Life Musings, Oolong Tea, Photography, tea, tea review
Aug 09
I’ve gone off in a fun new direction with my jewelry lately and it’s all my dear friend Judy’s fault! I say this with great affection and admiration for an artist I consider to be THE mixed media queen extraordinaire. She has inspi (read full article)
Color, creativity, Inspiration, jewelry, mixed media, My Studio, painting on polymer clay, Photography, Polymer Clay, polymer clay bracelets
Aug 07
Happy August to you, my tea friends, and welcome to Oolong month here at Art and Tea! For the 4 Saturdays in August, I will be exploring various Oolong teas from both China and Taiwan. As do black, green and white teas, Oolong tea leaf comes from (read full article)
Chinese Oolong, Oolong, Oolong Tea, Photography, tea, tea review
Jul 31
Yesterday my company moved from our facility in Hopkinton, MA, where we’ve been for the last 9 years, to a new facility in the nearby town of Holliston. So, needless to say, it was a day of fixing up, hooking up, learning a new phone system an (read full article)
Black Tea, Darjeeling Tea, first flush Darjeeling, Life Musings, Makaibari estate Darjeeling, Makaibari estate first flush Darjeeling, Photography, Polymer Clay, tea, Teaware
Jul 25
On this hazy summer morning in my pleasantly cooled kitchen, I’m lazily sipping a Chinese green tea called Chun Mee. Traditionally, the Chinese have always been quite fond of rolling the tea leaf into various shapes and then naming the tea acc (read full article)
Chun Mee tea, creativity, friends, Green Tea, Inspiration, Life Musings, Photography, Precious Eyebrows tea, tea