Those of you who have been following this blog for a while will know about my involvement with the free online tea publication The Leaf. I’m happy to announce that the latest issue, number 8, has just been published. As usual, it is filled with in-depth articles on tea and tea culture and I want […]
As I am sitting here amidst all the confusion and shaken confidence, another aftershock from last Saturday’s earthquake sways the house. It is difficult to keep calm and reasonable in times when the earth shakes under our feet and the radio reports on destruction and disaster nonstop. A haiku might help to restore some peacefulness […]
Since many of our dear customers have sent emails inquiring about our situation here in Christchurch, I thought I’ll keep everyone up-to-date with what’s happening with Christchurch and Ya-Ya. For those, who haven’t heard the news yet: Christchurch was hit by an earthquake yesterday morning around 4:30 in the morning. It was a big earthquake […]