It seems that I've been busy
Not really...
A lot on my mind
while I carve and tweak
small carvings for a special order
I've been keeping a secret ....
but now I can share it with you....
It is a cold dark night
The heavens open
and much to my daughter's consternation
we follow the children onto the veranda
Why are we outside in a blizzard?
J has found a bird nest with babies in it
Come and look
My daughter puts on her happy face
and goes out into the rain
The nest is in a ticky creeper at eye level
She peers into the nest
Her face registers shock
My future son in law
drops to his knee
She says yes
Lise Carruthers. See more work by Lisa here and here
The Tray by Naomi Shihab Nye
Even on a sorrowing day
the little white cups without handles
would appear
filled with steaming hot tea
in a circle on the tray,
and whatever we were able
to say or not say,
the tray would be passed,
we would sip
in silence,
it was another way
lips could be speaking together,
opening on the hot rim,
swallowing in unison.
Watanabe Takayuki. Click here
"Tea is an act complete in it's simplicity.
When I drink tea, there is only me, and the tea.
The rest of the world dissolves.
There are no worries about the future.
No dwelling on past mistakes.
Tea is simple: Loose-leaf tea, hot pure water, a cup.
I inhale the scent, tiny delicate pieces of the tea floating above the cup.
I drink the tea, the essence of the leaves becoming a part of me."
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Belocq Tea Atelier
"When tea is made with water drawn from the depth of mind, We really have what is called a tea ceremony." - Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Tea Infusers found on Tumblr
Tea Pot by Petr Novak on Pots and Tea blog, here
Ceramics by Petr Novak on Pots and Tea blog , here
Raimund Matros on Flickr. Click
Image found on Tumblr
I love the thought of drinking tea from an exquisite tea bowl
I'm searching for just the right one
Black sandstone tea bowls by Kambe Chinatsu at Oli Oli.
Robin Welch.
The Frog, eggshell porcelain tea bowl by Jane Reumert.
Colin Hopkins
Swedish style
Found on Tumblr
