Tag: Happy
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A High Mountain Happy Accident
The late Bob Ross used to close his show with the line, “There are no mistakes, only happy accidents.” His philosophy – if it can be called that – holds true for a lot of things. Oolong, for starters, was a happy accident. As legend has it, the style came about because a leaf picker…
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Tea, Flutes, and Yellow-Hatted Hoffmans
The Lan Su Chinese Garden is one of those places in Portland that’s a must see, if only for its attention to detail and authenticity. The entire structure is comprised of the garden proper, several period-specific buildings, a Koi pond, and a two-story tearoom toward the back – all taking up an entire city block.…
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Lady Burgermount
I remember the first time I ever tried to pronounce the word “bergamot” in front of a bona fide tea professional. He instantly corrected me by saying, “It’s bergaMOT.” And here I was uttering the less pronounced, “bergamitt”. That’s the way it always looked to me. The mitt-mispronunciation has since left my lexicon, but I…