I write about things and places I wish to remember.
View from the Mountain of the Dead, Siwa, Egypt (2025)
Stand Up for Justice
I call on Canadians to stand up for justice and to call out Carney for supporting this illegal war!
SILENCE IS COMPLIANCE
Testing Clay Bodies for Tea
Chinese machine-made pot (left); Vietnamese handmade teapot (right)
Nature Books and Art📗🎨
Some of the pieces of art by Neil Kathol - on exhibit at AWA until mid-March 2026.
Zhangping Shui Xian
My tasting notes of the Zeng Puyu’s (Spring 2025) Zhangping Shui Xian.
Finally, the Graeco-Roman Museum
Black basalt sarcophagus fragment of Nectanebo I (30th Dynasty, 380-362 BC) welcomes visitors to the Graeco-Roman Museum.
https://egymonuments.gov.eg/en/collections/naos-of-the-decades
The Fascinating World of Green💚
Photo: ‘Bushes of green tea growing in nature’ by Tom Fisk (Canva)
A delightful surprise🫖
I received a gift and a really, lovely handwritten note from Pastleaf Tea.
“Dear Debborah,
Thank you for your order. I’ve included an additional sample of charcoal roasted Zhangping Shui Xian.
Kind Regards,
Pastleaf”