This is my very special custom made tea pet! He is a sculpture rendition of the 1640 painting Agnus Dei by Francisco de Zurbaran. I wrote a bit about why I chose this as my tea pet on my other blog The Tree in the River. Click below to read the blog which also includes some personal thoughts about the attitudes we should have while eating and drinking. This is a very personal way I link two important things in my life- tea and faith.
China is the birthplace of tea- it is the place where it was first discovered growing, the first place where it was used in cooking, as medicine, and as the much loved drink we know today. There is a concept in China called “Kung Fu”, or “Gong Fu”. Most may know it as applied to […]
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