A Tea Class for Homeschool Students
Coming up with a 90 minute class that includes ages five to 11 can be challenging though… I want to provide a fun learning experience so everyone feels included…Read More
Coming up with a 90 minute class that includes ages five to 11 can be challenging though… I want to provide a fun learning experience so everyone feels included…Read More
I hope you are as excited about 2019 as I am! 2018 was a year of challenge and change for many of my customers—and myself. We grown through challenges…Read More
Occasionally I receive calls asking if the Studio offers “High Tea”? I am pretty sure what the person is looking for, and with further questioning it’s clear the caller…Read More
One of my regular customers suggested I add a class on Tea and Weight loss—adding that “it would probably be really popular”. I’m not likely to offer this class,…Read More
I was walking my dog along Issaquah’s Community Center trail this morning—a typical route I take several times a week to Confluence Park. On this day I met a…Read More
I love to hear it: …”my son is really into tea”…, or ”my daughter is 12 and loves tea—I don’t know where she gets this fascination with tea…” I…Read More
At an elevation of about 5,000 ft. is the tea growing area of Shan Lin Xi. I have tasted and loved the tea well before coming to Taiwan, so…Read More
While in Taiwan, Alfredo, Elyse, Rie and I visited a tea planter named Rebeca Yu in Hsinchu. She has a lovely tea house in a beautiful little town (but…Read More
Tea tours are so much more than just tea—they immerse you in the lives and richness of the cultures you’re visiting and this is a big reason I go.…Read More
I can’t believe it’s almost been five years since opening Experience Tea—time has passed so quickly. But then, when I think of all that’s happened, the wonderful customers I’ve…Read More
My friend Ling has been coming into the Studio since 2013 and every time she comes she brings tea for me. She is proud of the teas grown in…Read More
One of my regulars—a college student, I’ll call her Shauna (yes, a made-up name), came into the Studio last week to catch up. She talked about her summer job as…Read More
I hope you are doing some fall planning. What(?) we’re finally getting summer here in the northwest! One of the best things about fall is the Northwest Tea Festival—so…Read More
I just have to write about this again: tea is so very culturally inclusive! This was demonstrated the other day in a Children’s Tea & Etiquette class organized by…Read More
With four years of helping people choose steeping vessels and tools, I’ve learned just how important it is that the choice of vessel fits a tea drinker’s lifestyle. The…Read More
Another year has passed and Experience Tea made our annual donation to Ajiri Foundation—equal to $1 per box of tea sold. In 2015 we sold 47 boxes of Ajiri…Read More
When I want to enjoy a big pot of tea, it’s going to be black tea or white tea. I love greens, oolongs and pu’erh, but in small doses—and…Read More