Drinking this “Laoshan style”… I used to drink only my Dragonwell this way, but a certain Tea Whiz of the Woods mentioned that method worked with pretty much all teas.
For those who are unfamiliar with the method, this is how I do it. I use a tall glass preferably, and poor low temp water on the leaves. When they sink at the bottom, I start to drink. When the glass gets 2/3 empty, I refill. If you are using good quality tea, it NEVER gets bitter.
I like using a crystal beer glass cause I don’t burn my fingers this way. Here’s a few pics:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/14565779587/lightbox/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/14751914512/lightbox/
Now the tea. It’s such a lovely pretty tea. (Aren’t WP teas all pretty? What’s up with that?)
The taste is so friendly, it’s smooth, not overly vegetal nor grassy. It’s got sweet tender buttery green beans notes.
It’s got that marine breeze saltiness I like so much, I’m eating macadamia nuts and it just goes so perfectly with that taste.
If you shy away from green teas because of their ususal grassiness, this tea is for you. Oh, and please don’t throw out the brewed leaves. They are so good and tender. Add them to green smoothies, stir fries or salads. They are delicious, not bitter at all!
Now, a long Story…skip if uninterested.
My dog Dexter has been a little nervous at night lately. We’ve had a possible beak in attempt a few nights ago…while I was in the house. The alarm company sent the police over, big commotion, could not determine what really happened.
My dog is a big baby, but he can be such a bad ass mofo (this word is a courtesy of MzPriss)
The police told me he does a better job than any alarm system will ever do. They say if a doberman lets you in…it won’t ever let you out.
So the next night, when I heard him growling at the same door from which the supposedly break in attempt happened, I got scared.
So I did what any bad fake blonde actress in a lame B horror movie would do. I did it people. I opened the door and got out on the deck. (Fake dumb blond reenactment) «Hello? Hello? Someone there?» Silence. Pitch dark, I don’t have city lights in my neck of the woods…but then I heard alien noises…hmmmm…was I about to have an encounter with the third kind? Flashlight time, pointed it towards the noise source. This is what I found:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/14748863064/
Awwww…. Little baby raccoons feeding off my bird feeder!!! They froze and stayed there. I had time to go grab the camera, put it on night mode and get this amazing shot.
Now, was this dynamic duo responsible for the break in attempt? They would not tell me. But I’d like to think they were…and I’d say that’s a guilty look if I ever saw one!
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Eww, raccoons. Not a fan after seeing coons larger than dogs in the city boosted by human food growth hormones. Nice post about the tea, however^^
Lol, but racoons are so cute!!
Aaaaww they are so cute! Remind me to tell you about Mr. Peepers sometime.
I had a break in once, while I was in the house. Now I have 3 dogs and I’m armed. I used to have an alarm, but that just went off for no reason. If anyone so much as breathes outside this house, the dogs let me know.
Oh how horrible Sars… Good thing you are well protected now. And yes, I’d love to hear about Mr. Peepers :-)
I’m glad you have Dexter, even if he’s a big baby, as you say. He still undoubtedly has impressive hearing and the fact that he probably LOOKS scary goes a long way!!!!
How adorable!
(I really need to change my screen name…..)
LOL Dex :p
Hahaha! So sorry about that dexter…don’t change your name please, maybe i should just call him DeDe around here like I do at home ;-)
Sars he his a big baby, but don’t underestimate him: he can flip into serial killer in no time! Two years ago, he came back with a peeping tom’s piece of ass in his mouth…good boy :-)
So adorable! That’s great they stayed while you ran for the camera – such a good photo!
Caile, It was so funny, they were like frozen in time, caught in the act!
ROTFL!!! Omg, I guess that’s why some people don’t like them…But they are just hungry little fury balls, poor things.
Soo cute! But I would piss in my pants. I’m scared of wild animals except squirrels haha
Wow.. So glad it was mischievous raccoons & not someone tryi to get in. What a scary adventure.
We had one that visited the well where we keep the garden hose in the front porch. One day I lifted off the cover only to be greeted by a furry face. The poor thing was only looking for water. It had been very hot, but it made me jump back a little.
Yikes! I hope it turns out the little robber raccoon were responsible for the whole thing, how terrifying!
Lol, boychik, How do you survive the whole summer over there??? Now you must have critters all over the place no?
Suziqzer, dunno if they are guilty, but it reassures me to think they are, that’s for sure :-)
Yyz, I guess they can be surprising, no matter how cute they are!
Amanda, yep, I sure hope so….
I saw coyote last week. He was running to my neighbors drive way. Needless to say I run to the house. I think he got scared as well;)
Omg, they’re sooooooo cute!! I love raccoons :) I hope they were the guilty party for the attempted break-in. They’re easily distracted by shiny things :)
Oooh, coyote…they can be dangerous though when they are hungry…but you’re right, most critters are more afraid of of then we are of them!
mj, they were just the cutest thing ever!! i do hope they were the ones playing with my door nob, haha!
They probably smelled you brewing tea and wanted to come in for a tea party… They figured they could jiggle the doorknobs and get your attention. It’s a little known fact that racoons can’t knock on doors.
Well sars…then tea would be the culprit???
And your sparkling personality. I’d totally crash your tea parties. I’d just knock first. :)
Eww, raccoons. Not a fan after seeing coons larger than dogs in the city boosted by human food growth hormones. Nice post about the tea, however^^
Lol, but racoons are so cute!!
Aaaaww they are so cute! Remind me to tell you about Mr. Peepers sometime.
I had a break in once, while I was in the house. Now I have 3 dogs and I’m armed. I used to have an alarm, but that just went off for no reason. If anyone so much as breathes outside this house, the dogs let me know.
Oh how horrible Sars… Good thing you are well protected now. And yes, I’d love to hear about Mr. Peepers :-)
I’m glad you have Dexter, even if he’s a big baby, as you say. He still undoubtedly has impressive hearing and the fact that he probably LOOKS scary goes a long way!!!!
How adorable!
(I really need to change my screen name…..)
LOL Dex :p
Hahaha! So sorry about that dexter…don’t change your name please, maybe i should just call him DeDe around here like I do at home ;-)
Sars he his a big baby, but don’t underestimate him: he can flip into serial killer in no time! Two years ago, he came back with a peeping tom’s piece of ass in his mouth…good boy :-)
So adorable! That’s great they stayed while you ran for the camera – such a good photo!
Caile, It was so funny, they were like frozen in time, caught in the act!
Uh oh, racoons!!!
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-eOnjb2JJnhJnJ/the_great_outdoors_1988_raccoons_in_the_garbage/
ROTFL!!! Omg, I guess that’s why some people don’t like them…But they are just hungry little fury balls, poor things.
Soo cute! But I would piss in my pants. I’m scared of wild animals except squirrels haha
Wow.. So glad it was mischievous raccoons & not someone tryi to get in. What a scary adventure.
We had one that visited the well where we keep the garden hose in the front porch. One day I lifted off the cover only to be greeted by a furry face. The poor thing was only looking for water. It had been very hot, but it made me jump back a little.
Yikes! I hope it turns out the little robber raccoon were responsible for the whole thing, how terrifying!
Lol, boychik, How do you survive the whole summer over there??? Now you must have critters all over the place no?
Suziqzer, dunno if they are guilty, but it reassures me to think they are, that’s for sure :-)
Yyz, I guess they can be surprising, no matter how cute they are!
Amanda, yep, I sure hope so….
I saw coyote last week. He was running to my neighbors drive way. Needless to say I run to the house. I think he got scared as well;)
Omg, they’re sooooooo cute!! I love raccoons :) I hope they were the guilty party for the attempted break-in. They’re easily distracted by shiny things :)
Oooh, coyote…they can be dangerous though when they are hungry…but you’re right, most critters are more afraid of of then we are of them!
mj, they were just the cutest thing ever!! i do hope they were the ones playing with my door nob, haha!
They probably smelled you brewing tea and wanted to come in for a tea party… They figured they could jiggle the doorknobs and get your attention. It’s a little known fact that racoons can’t knock on doors.
Well sars…then tea would be the culprit???
And your sparkling personality. I’d totally crash your tea parties. I’d just knock first. :)