July 31, 2007 Daily Haiku

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

This evening's haiku comes from Fay Aoyagi: Independence Day-- getting older in the young country

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Wabi Sabi Chai Recipe

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Loose leaf tea Cinnamon Cardamon seeds Cardamon pods Cloves Ginger Root Pure Madagascar Vanilla I love brewing chai, but alas, I struggle to find time to do it properly. Drawing the water, gathering the wood....well, it's just beyond me right now. So for wabi sabi chai on the go (a TOTAL contradiction, I'm aware), I take a leisurely ...

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Wabi Sabi Chai

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Here's what Wikipedia has to say about my favorite tea, Genmaicha (玄米茶, Genmaicha? "brown rice tea") is the Japanese name for green tea combined with roasted brown rice. It is sometimes referred to colloquially as "popcorn tea" because a few grains of the rice pop during the roasting process and resemble ...

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July 30, 2007 Daily Haiku

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Today's fresh haiku from Ann K. Schwader at tiny words is: Night drive with the top down cicada moon

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