Just a quick note on pairing with Green Hearted Oolong Tea.
Today’s tea is a high mountain tea (MOA certified organic) from the Aowanda region of Taiwan. Not many people have heard about the Aowanda National Forest area in central Taiwan but it is best known for it’s maple trees and cherry blossoms. The tea [...]
For a tea tasting I hosted last year, I purchased some Da Hong Pao (a.k.a. Big Red Robe) Wuyi tea from a small tea shop in Market Village (2nd floor) in Markham. It was only a small quantity so it ended up getting lost in my cupboard. Luckily, I was in the mood to clear out [...]
I love button earrings! There’s something really cute about them and I happen to have an old blouse from a friend (thanks M!) that I wanted to upcycle into something different, so I thought about button earrings. I’ve documented the steps according to the package.
Box 1 (top L): picture of package, you [...]
I recently had a chance to visit the WORKshop, an experimental design centre launched in 2010 by Hong Kong based designer Kin Yeung. Currently, the exhibit STITCHES: Suzhou Fast Forward is showcasing and features 7 hand-crafted embroidery pieces from the Zhou Xue Qing Embroidery Art Center in China.
Beautiful and impressive!
I had recently made some custard mini tarts and decided to pair it with a Keemun (Qimen) black tea I had received from a friend a while ago that I had yet to try. This Keemun black tea is a Chinese black tea from Anhui province. One of the major black teas exported to Europe [...]
