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Temporarily indoor tea

December 1, 2020 ~ M Ress ~ 4 Comments

Welp. It’s nearly winter and it’s starting to show- the wind has been whipping around both my garden and the nursery- knocking over everything and evaporating the moisture from the soil. A lesser casualty in my garden is my tea plant. The wind knocked a whole stem off one night- and I had to overnight … Continue reading Temporarily indoor tea

Tea for one

February 11, 2020 ~ M Ress ~ 11 Comments

No time like the present to get Mr. Tea into a new pot. And I have the soil and fertilizer on hand! Camellia sinensis is a Camellia after all, and there's special soil for Camellias that I happen to have a bag of. I got two for a thing and it turned out I needed … Continue reading Tea for one

The return of the wind- San Francisco tea party edition

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 ~ M Ress ~ 1 Comment

I love the early morning hours. It's warm and cozy in bed. It's still dark and calm. You don't have to wake up for another half an hour or so- so you lightly doze, listening to the wind. The whistling, the howling, the crashing- Uh oh. "Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects" That's not … Continue reading The return of the wind- San Francisco tea party edition

Camellia sinensis

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 ~ M Ress ~ 4 Comments

Tea. Wars have been fought over it. It is the defining drink of multiple countries and cultures, and was arguably one of the foundational pillars of English colonialism and empire, the ramifications of which we still grapple with today. It's also a nice drink. It's also a plant. I grow those. Now at my local … Continue reading Camellia sinensis

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