Tea Storage Guide

Most of my tea-loving friends have the nice problem of "tea overflow": various teas in opened or sealed containers lining on the pantry shelf. The surplus teas require some tender loving care to keep them fresh. The World Tea Newsletter has articles covering sound principles for proper tea storage: purchase tea in small, vacuum-sealed package and after opening, store it in a tight container in a dry, clean place (avoid odor, light and humidity).

Prudent Answers for "Tea and Health"

I am happy to share this Q&A article from World Tea News with the readers. It gives prudent answers to questions my friends often ask me. Tea is such a rich and complicated natural element, questions on this subject would often receive "yes, but..." explanations from a conscientious tea scholar. My principle for health upkeep is "to eat and drink one's favorites provided by nature, but in a modest manner". The health benefits of tea could well be from the calming atmosphere than all those hard-spelling antioxidants! Look at the radiant Taiwanese tea merchant in the photo. I took this picture while he was preparing tea for customers to taste.

My pride and joy (Camellia bush)

March 2009: plein de vie et ma joie!

jolies fleurs

about 3 months before the flower show