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Cracking the Resistance

We’ve all heard about how the French won’t talk to you if your French is not perfect. Yet French people have always been very patient … Read More ›

Posted on November 20, 2018November 20, 2018
Sheep in a Pyrenees pasture
delicious, travel

Sheep Tsunami

While tootling along in our rental car in rural France, the most surprising things can happen. It was getting towards dusk and it was time … Read More ›

Posted on November 15, 2018February 26, 2019
Sonabia beach cove
delicious, travel

In the Altogether with the Almighty

There’s a golden beach with a massif looming to the west, at the end of a dirt road in Sonabia, halfway between Bilbao and Santander. … Read More ›

Posted on November 10, 2018
One of the many Rolls Royces on display at the Torre Loizaga museum
delicious, travel

Rows of Rolls: The Museum at Torre Loizaga, Spain

While scouting about for things to do in the Spanish Basque country, I read about this amazing collection of mint condition antique cars, comprising the … Read More ›

Posted on November 7, 2018November 10, 2018
The central square in Varuns, France
delicious, travel

On the Route of Cheeses in the Pyrenees-es

We just returned from a trip to the French and Spanish Basque Country. I’m still digesting the trip, which was delicious. Until I come up … Read More ›

Posted on October 24, 2018November 13, 2018
Badminton equipment on grass
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Badminton Court

Badminton is a great sport. You can play it as gently or as fast as you like. Sometimes the volleying gets so wickedly manic, you … Read More ›

Posted on August 15, 2018
Taiwan Chicken and Eggplant
delicious, food

Tastes Like Taiwan

One of the inadvertent joys of jetlag in Taipei is watching cooking shows in Chinese at 3am. Taiwan is a great country for foodies, and … Read More ›

Posted on July 3, 2018July 4, 2018
philosophy, useful

Stretching Your Luck

I just finished reading a book by Dr. Richard Wiseman called The Luck Factor (2003). He is a psychology professor in Hertfordshire, UK, who studies … Read More ›

Posted on June 9, 2018June 9, 2018
Port and violets
philosophy

Uncork It, Already!

We had a tradition at the Teahouse Kuan Yin every Christmas Eve. We closed early at 5pm, and then all the employees would enjoy a … Read More ›

Posted on May 17, 2018May 17, 2018
Black Pepper Sauce Lamb
delicious, food, useful

Oh, the Places You’ll Go with Black Pepper Sauce!

Black pepper is the most widely used spice in the world and has been for centuries. So much so, that there’s no doubt it is … Read More ›

Posted on May 9, 2018May 10, 2018
Danny teaching English at Openmind
travel

Volunteering with Openmind Projects in Thailand

Guest post by Barbara Hopper… Traveling with teenagers can be challenging at the best of times. When your relationship is sketchy to begin with, it … Read More ›

Posted on May 3, 2018May 8, 2018
BBQ pork with slaw and sweet chili sauce
delicious, food

My Secret No-Calorie BBQ Dry Rub Recipe

Most BBQ sauces are super sweet. One time, when I didn’t feel like cooking, I sent Bill to our local “destination supermarket” to pick up … Read More ›

Posted on April 28, 2018
Radio Garden screenshot
useful

Listening to the World

I want to tell you about an app I’ve found to be a lot of fun. It’s called Radio Garden. Odd name, but it is … Read More ›

Posted on April 18, 2018April 18, 2018
a gold pocket watch
philosophy, useful

The Daily Miracle

British author Arnold Bennett wrote in 1910: …I have seen an essay, “How to live on eight shillings a week.” But I have never seen … Read More ›

Posted on April 13, 2018April 13, 2018
Nectarine tart
delicious, food, useful

My Recipe for Pie Crust

I struggled a long time to learn how to make a pie crust, but I finally came up with a recipe and method that works … Read More ›

Posted on April 3, 2018April 4, 2018
Our road before clearcutting.
philosophy

Cosmic Fate or Random Chance?

There was a woman who lived across the street from me when I first moved out here to the country. Lois was 25 years older … Read More ›

Posted on March 28, 2018
ceiling of the Dohány Street Synagogue in Budapest
travel

Walking History in Budapest, Hungary

Visit Budapest, Hungary, and you will feel that you have stepped into 1938. While Prague and London have gone global, Budapest is still Eastern Europe, … Read More ›

Posted on March 21, 2018June 10, 2019
Garbanzo, Celery & Fennel Salad
delicious, food

Garbanzo, Celery & Fennel Salad

A customer came up to the pastry case at the Teahouse Kuan Yin once and scanned the attractive offerings dubiously. She asked, “What do you … Read More ›

Posted on March 13, 2018March 22, 2018
Two Steinems and a Foggy Sunset
delicious, food

2 Mocktail Recipes for Grown-ups

Once, when I was 13 or 14, my friends’ father took his 3 daughters and me out to the Four Seas Chinese restaurant in Seattle’s … Read More ›

Posted on March 7, 2018March 22, 2018
Dried New Mexico chiles in market. Photo by Kolin Toney
delicious, food, travel

Santa Fe: Cooking with New Mexico Chiles

Guest post by Dolores J. Palomo… What better way to spend a morning in Santa Fe than a class at the Santa Fe Cooking School? … Read More ›

Posted on March 3, 2018May 5, 2018

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A cup of tea at an unusual hour

  • Tea tasting after a long drive in tea area of Chiang Rai, Thailand
    Tea tasting after a long drive in tea area of Chiang Rai, Thailand
  • Tea on the Grand Union Canal, Britain, 1944
    Tea on the Grand Union Canal, Britain, 1944
  • Tea pouring from a tetsubin
    Tea break
  • Tea in Istanbul
    Tea in Istanbul
  • A "cappucino" made with green tea in Nong Khai, Thailand
    A matchappino in Nong Khai, Thailand
  • Morning tea on the dock at Lake Crescent
    Early morning tea at Lake Crescent, Washington, USA
  • Persian tea with rock sugar swirlers
    Persian tea with rock sugar swirlers
  • Drinking tea in Aleppo, Syria; image by James Gordon
    Drinking tea in Aleppo, Syria; by James Gordon
  • Sipping a cuppa in Ethiopia; by Ron Waddington
    Sipping a cuppa in Ethiopia; by Ron Waddington
  • Tea, phone, camera; by curiousbino
    Tea, phone, camera; by curiousbino
  • The Samovar, by William Paxton, 1926
    The Samovar, by William Paxton, 1926
  • Waiting for the eclipse
    Waiting for the eclipse
  • Tea at totality in Poulsbo, WA, USA
    Tea at totality in Poulsbo, WA, USA. It seemed much darker, but you had to be there...
  • Tea in Russia, ca 1930
    Tea in Russia, ca 1930
  • Kolkata tea break, by Rangan Datta
    Kolkata tea break, by Rangan Datta
  • Bed tea for the Queen
    Bed tea for the Queen
  • Campfire tea
    Campfire tea

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