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The Earl Grey Year Part 8: Cremes and Variations Part 2

As this project progresses, I find myself running up against the challenge of how to classify some of these teas that I am tasting. Perhaps ultimately, classification doesn’t matter all that much to you as the reader, but as to me the investigator, having a system to organize these different teas is useful as IContinue reading “The Earl Grey Year Part 8: Cremes and Variations Part 2”

The Best of It: The Rest of My New Orleans Trip Edition

1. Preservation Hall 2. Getting my tea leaves read at Bottom of the Cup Tea Room, a New Orleans tradition for me. 3. Buying tea from New Orleans Tea Company 4. Finding a nice poetry chapbook at Crescent City Books, and also getting to meet up with my college friend Geoff, who works there! 5. Continue reading “The Best of It: The Rest of My New Orleans Trip Edition”

A Culinary Tour of My 40th Birthday

For the past decade, my relationship to New Orleans has been complicated. My ex-husband is from there, and in the wake of my less-than-amicable divorce, I wasn’t keen on visiting the city ever again. But after nearly two years living in one of its sister cities, and after 10 years of time and distance, itContinue reading “A Culinary Tour of My 40th Birthday”

The Best of It: Mostly Kitchen Things Edition

Successfully making ttukbagei-gyeranjjim for breakfast. Successfully making black sesame and green tea ice cream for dinner tonight. Wondering what will show up in my Tea Embassy monthly subscription package. My vintage pearls, which I got for a song at a garage sale. Getting all of the dishes done, for once.

The Best of It: Even Though I Feel Inexplicably Anxious Edition

I had my first Pilates teacher training class today, and it was great! I’m feeling really excited and inspired. Getting to send friends poetry care packages. Solo living room dance parties first thing in the morning. The old furniture I put on the curb has all be claimed within about five hours. Restoring my castContinue reading “The Best of It: Even Though I Feel Inexplicably Anxious Edition”

The Best of It: 75% Done with the Semester Edition

My new dining set is here, and it is absolutely perfect. Having proper coasters so I don’t mess up my new wood furniture. I have a student who always asks me what tea I’m drinking in class, and this simple question always makes me so happy. Getting breakfast burritos from La Cocina de Consuelo yesterdayContinue reading “The Best of It: 75% Done with the Semester Edition”

The Best of It: Lazy Weekend Edition

Factory Girls by Takako Arai is an amazing poetry collection. A Zoom hangout with a friend I’ve known since I was 11. Ordering sushi from Ichiban (my absolute favorite) for dinner. Getting Biscuits & Groovy takeout for breakfast. Letting ourselves take a break from cooking every meal every day.

The Best of It: Hump Day Edition

The inspiring and supportive message I received from the dean this afternoon. My new table has shipped! Ryan Cunningham is back on the J. Brown Yoga Talks podcast, and it is such a great episode. Kaya Mindlin, one of my favorite yoga teachers, is launching a new online offering, and I am so excited aboutContinue reading “The Best of It: Hump Day Edition”