Ethel gave me this flowering tea earlier this year and I finally found some time to try it! This tea is from Wu Tsang in Taiwan! I love flowering teas so I was really looking forward to this. Apparently it’s from Fujian and you just need to steep it for 2 – 3 minutes. The tea can… Read More Comparing Two Blooming Teas
If my family ever makes the mistake of having me plan our trip to England (again), I can imagine the following conversation taking place: Family: Why are we visiting so many Churches? Me: I read a book about stained glass. And yes, I am that easily influenced by books. After this, I really, really want… Read More How to Look at Stained Glass
…is selling away my kendo 竹刀 Oddly enough, it’s not giving up kendo, it’s selling the sword. I suppose that while I still had the sword, I could tell myself that I’d resume kendo again, in the Tomorrow. But without the sword, it’s pretty clear I won’t, even if I do have everything else. Isn’t… Read More One of my current regrets…
Kersti has never looked back after her best friend, Cressida, falls from the fourth floor at their boarding school. But one day, she receives a letter from her friend Lille, saying that Cressida’s fall was more than what it seemed. Unhappy, Kersti grabs on to this mystery and decides to find out what happened all… Read More The Finishing School by Joanna Goodman
My mom and sis went to Vietnam recently, and they came back with some tea for me! I must admit, when I first saw the words “cacao tea”, I was a little afraid … I’ve tried cacao tea before, and I wasn’t too fond of the taste. But, the cacao tea I tried was made… Read More Stonehill’s Cacao Tea
I’ve been looking for the paperback version of this book in the library, but after a few failed attempts, I caved and borrowed the hardback (I’m one of those weirdos who prefer the paperback versions because they are a lot more convenient). And you know what? I didn’t even notice that this was an unwieldy… Read More How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
I found this book from Lisa Huang’s blog and it sounded so good that when I found out my local library had a copy, I immediately went out and borrowed it! An Enchantment of Ravens is the story of Isobel and Rook. Isobel is a master portrait artist, the best there is for her Craft.… Read More An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
I found this book while reading a review for Tea in China by James Benn, and it sounded pretty interesting so I hunted down a copy to read! Subtitled: The invention of the Individual, The Rise of Tea Culture argues that ancient Chinese people used tea culture as a way to fashion themselves as a… Read More The Rise of Tea Culture in China by Bret Hinsch
This was one of the books that I temporarily forgot the title of. However, a visit to the school library helped me to find the book (I actually found it by going to the shelf where I thought it was from and looking through all the titles). While I didn’t have the time to read… Read More The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill
I’ve been enjoying the Kat Holloway series so much that when I heard there was a prequel, I went out and bought the short story collection. Murder Most Historical is a collection of three mysteries: 1. A Soupçon of Poison This is the Kat Holloway prequel and the one that I was most excited to… Read More Murder Most Historical by Ashley Gardner
