http://englishtea.us Official Blog of the English Tea Store Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:14:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/ef4926ac57c90442fdaeff68fe7f65e9?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://englishtea.us http://englishtea.us/2012/01/27/forgetting-to-time-your-tea/ http://englishtea.us/2012/01/27/forgetting-to-time-your-tea/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:02:47 +0000 A.C. Cargill http://englishtea.us/?p=15078 ]]> http://englishtea.us/2012/01/27/forgetting-to-time-your-tea/feed/ 0 A.C. Cargill A big note on the teapot to remember to time the tea! http://englishtea.us/2012/01/26/jasmine-tea-roundup/ http://englishtea.us/2012/01/26/jasmine-tea-roundup/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:02:35 +0000 A.C. Cargill http://englishtea.us/?p=15072 ]]> http://englishtea.us/2012/01/26/jasmine-tea-roundup/feed/ 2 A.C. Cargill A Jasmine using the tipmost leaves of the tea bush Jasmine with Flowers Green Tea Jasmine Blooms (Photo by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com) http://englishtea.us/2012/01/25/diving-into-the-world-of-yixing-teapots-part-3/ http://englishtea.us/2012/01/25/diving-into-the-world-of-yixing-teapots-part-3/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:02:52 +0000 A.C. Cargill http://englishtea.us/?p=15095 ]]> http://englishtea.us/2012/01/25/diving-into-the-world-of-yixing-teapots-part-3/feed/ 1 A.C. Cargill I couldn’t photograph the holes inside the “Dragon” teapot, so here are the ones inside the “Cicada” teapot Make-shift teaboat setup Time to steep http://englishtea.us/2012/01/25/tea-pioneers-of-great-britain/ http://englishtea.us/2012/01/25/tea-pioneers-of-great-britain/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:07 +0000 William I. Lengeman III http://englishtea.us/?p=14887 ]]> http://englishtea.us/2012/01/25/tea-pioneers-of-great-britain/feed/ 1 William I. Lengeman III Thomas Twining http://englishtea.us/2012/01/24/diving-into-the-world-of-yixing-teapots-part-2/ http://englishtea.us/2012/01/24/diving-into-the-world-of-yixing-teapots-part-2/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:02:45 +0000 A.C. Cargill http://englishtea.us/?p=15088 ]]> http://englishtea.us/2012/01/24/diving-into-the-world-of-yixing-teapots-part-2/feed/ 2 A.C. Cargill Far Left: “Dragon”; Far Right: “Simplicity”; Center (Blue): “Cicada” The “Dragon” teapot ready to be simmered Fill to the brim and beyond http://englishtea.us/2012/01/23/diving-into-the-world-of-yixing-teapots-part-1/ http://englishtea.us/2012/01/23/diving-into-the-world-of-yixing-teapots-part-1/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:02:05 +0000 A.C. Cargill http://englishtea.us/?p=15082 ]]> http://englishtea.us/2012/01/23/diving-into-the-world-of-yixing-teapots-part-1/feed/ 5 A.C. Cargill Chop mark on the bottom of the teapot body Chop mark on the bottom of the teapot lid Cicada close up with shining black eyes. http://englishtea.us/2012/01/23/profiles-in-tea-queen-marie-of-romania/ http://englishtea.us/2012/01/23/profiles-in-tea-queen-marie-of-romania/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:56 +0000 teaguide http://englishtea.us/?p=14893 ]]> http://englishtea.us/2012/01/23/profiles-in-tea-queen-marie-of-romania/feed/ 1 TeaGuide Worldwide Tea Directory marie3 marie5 http://englishtea.us/2012/01/20/its-steep-off-time-two-teapots-go-spout-to-spout/ http://englishtea.us/2012/01/20/its-steep-off-time-two-teapots-go-spout-to-spout/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:02:02 +0000 A.C. Cargill http://englishtea.us/?p=15066 ]]> http://englishtea.us/2012/01/20/its-steep-off-time-two-teapots-go-spout-to-spout/feed/ 3 A.C. Cargill “Bruno” on the left vs. “Little Yellow Teapot” on the right http://englishtea.us/2012/01/20/honeybush-the-other-red-tea/ http://englishtea.us/2012/01/20/honeybush-the-other-red-tea/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:01 +0000 William I. Lengeman III http://englishtea.us/?p=14882 ]]> http://englishtea.us/2012/01/20/honeybush-the-other-red-tea/feed/ 1 William I. Lengeman III Honeybush http://englishtea.us/2012/01/19/cat-lovers-and-tea/ http://englishtea.us/2012/01/19/cat-lovers-and-tea/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:02:05 +0000 A.C. Cargill http://englishtea.us/?p=15054 ]]> http://englishtea.us/2012/01/19/cat-lovers-and-tea/feed/ 1 A.C. Cargill Chester the Cat Teapot Delft Blue Cat Shaped Teapot 6.5" Yixing Clay Chinese Cat Teapot Romero Britto Yellow Cat Square Teapot