the whole

The sense of joy, the elevation of spirit, the morning sun, the tea and the moment of here and now.

When you are stuck in time you are here. I was in a mood of making tea this morning. My hand fell on Mannuo 2012. Tightly compressed tea that has sat in Guangzhou province for a few years and then traveled to Slovakia. I made the first two steeps pretty strong. The bitterness is penetrating, strong and still leaving no trace of bad taste in your mouth.

I am slowly getting used to my new old japanese iron casted stove.  I have to use more charcoal to have the kettle boiling, bigger pieces. This piece came to from Osaka and give the tea ‘drinking’ a kind atmosphere, added value as we say in the modern world. Each piece of teaware and the tea itself complete the whole tea preparation and its savouring.