Sunday, we milked the sun for all it was worth with a few friends.  Just a very pleasant day.  Evi and Shara, on their way to the party:….  Ben looks for the Tennis ball, as Ben (on all fours) walks off with it! Friends and Family … Life is...

The new batch of TGY;  Hand Picked, Hand Process, Hand Packed and Hand Delivered. Da Xia and her family are superb craftsmen and artisans of Ti Guan Yin. The father is an amazing person that will talk endlessly about the subtleties of his craft, I...

Personal observation over the years in China, I have seen genuine improvements in the retail packaging of tea.  China has a great history of exotic, elaborate and expensive packaging for gifts.  The recent trend in Moon Cakes ( yuèbing  月饼 )...

My colleague, Kevin just retuned from WuXi .. Last Wednesday he visited my friend Da Xia’s tea shop .. I came into my office Monday morning to find this cornucopia of   Tiě guān yīn chá 铁 观 音 茶The gem in this package is the accompanying...

Robbie is a registered student at our our local JC, about 7 mls for our home. This notice just came across the transom: Local name: UCLA (University California Left on Avery)   Big Fish Small Pot Da Yu Xiao Hu 4 ...