Monthly Archives: October 2011

found a new way to clean white porcelain tea cup!

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Gingko

Warning – those of you who always stay neat and organized may find this strategy totally useless… but indeed it works for me… I don’t have a photo to show the effect. But I swear it works! I’ve seen quite … Continue reading →

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2011 wild oolong

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Gingko

2010 wild oolong and why this tea was made are recorded here. Now here is the 2011 version of the same tea, made by the same people. Actually there are quite a few changes! One obvious change is the dry … Continue reading →

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Big Snow Mountain sheng puerh ball

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Gingko

These little tea “balls” were produced in 2010, used tea leaves from Big Snow Mountain （大雪山）, a tea district in Lin Cang region, near the town of Meng Ku. In my personal opinion, it’s one of the regions that produce … Continue reading →

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thinking of Wegman’s

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Gingko

(In case some people are interested – a book club on Anna Karenina has started Today at http://unputdownables.net/! It’s always fun to read with people, especially for such a long book with long sentences and all people’s names long!) This … Continue reading →

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Blog Sale – tea shirts and others…

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Gingko

First, my apologies – this is going to be a very long blog post, as there are quite a few items, a bunch of photos, and I am rather talkative… These items are of limited amount and not available in … Continue reading →

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