Comments on: Sanctuary or Meditations on a Rainy Day http://blog.yayateahouse.co.nz/2008/02/17/sanctuary-or-meditations-on-a-rainy-day/ News from the Teahouse, about tea and more Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:23:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Who is Farmer John? | Ya-Ya’s Tea-Board http://blog.yayateahouse.co.nz/2008/02/17/sanctuary-or-meditations-on-a-rainy-day/#comment-14253 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:26:06 +0000 http://blog.yayateahouse.co.nz/2008/02/17/sanctuary-or-meditations-on-a-rainy-day/#comment-14253 [...] … you might ask. At least, that’s what I asked myself last night when we were waiting for Farmer John to arrive at our house for dinner. As Diane informed me, he is not only a passionate farmer, but also a flamboyant personality, author and film star. But let’s back up a bit and start a few weeks back when Diane first met Farmer John in our teahouse. One of the side effects of offering a sanctuary (yes, Farmer John also used that exact term last night to describe the teahouse and I’m sure he didn’t read my post on this) like the teahouse in the rather bland hospitality landscape of Christchurch is that we meet many remarkable people. And many of these people end up at our dinner table, like Korean artist Kim Sang Soo did just 2 weeks ago. What usually connects us with them is a vision, a deep care for humanity, a desire to offer something personal and important to the world and our community. Anyhow, Diane instantly connected with Farmer John and ended up inviting him for dinner. [...] […] … you might ask. At least, that’s what I asked myself last night when we were waiting for Farmer John to arrive at our house for dinner. As Diane informed me, he is not only a passionate farmer, but also a flamboyant personality, author and film star. But let’s back up a bit and start a few weeks back when Diane first met Farmer John in our teahouse. One of the side effects of offering a sanctuary (yes, Farmer John also used that exact term last night to describe the teahouse and I’m sure he didn’t read my post on this) like the teahouse in the rather bland hospitality landscape of Christchurch is that we meet many remarkable people. And many of these people end up at our dinner table, like Korean artist Kim Sang Soo did just 2 weeks ago. What usually connects us with them is a vision, a deep care for humanity, a desire to offer something personal and important to the world and our community. Anyhow, Diane instantly connected with Farmer John and ended up inviting him for dinner. […]

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