It seems amazing that 2009 has drawn to a close. 85 posts, an article in the Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, and a few other non-tea freelance pieces. While I didn't spend as much time with Tea Pages as I would have liked, it is only BECAUSE of Tea Pages that I have been able to develop my writing career. I expect that there will be far more work on these pages in 2010.
Some of the notable stories on Tea Pages in 2009 were:
* Reviews of some of the wonderful children's stories that involve tea: here, here, and here.
* A review of Laura Childs' new book Oolong Dead and an interview with her. This was definitely a highlight for me.
* The discovery (for me) of a new author, Laura Schaefer of The Teashop Girls.
* The Tea Memories project was launched, with amazing essays coming in from all over the globe.
* A hilarious interview with the guys at Andrews & Dunham.
* I had the chance to attend and report on the 2009 New England Culinary Tea Competition, The New York Coffee & Tea Expo, and Tea Expo East.
* I fell in love with a little creature called a tea bug and the amazing Wuye honey black tea.
* I became part of the Association of Tea Bloggers and participated in their green tea flavor project, exploring asparagus.
* My first Japanese tea ceremony.
* Finally, I enjoyed amazing tea travels, discovering AntiquiTeas in Londonderry, NH; Clipper Merchant in Limerick, ME; Homegrown Herb & Tea in Portland, ME; and Savvy Tea Gourmet in Madison, CT among others. I have been finally drafting reports of all my tea travels of the fall which took me through Maine, NH, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Cape Cod, and Chicago!
I always like to take this time to look back at my favorite teas of the year. I can't really pick a favorite, but these are teas that have stayed in my mind over the months since I first tried them. The Formosa Baochong was actually my choice for my first tea of 2010.
* Teance 2009 Formosa Baochong
* Aura Teas Wuye Honey Black
* Aura Teas Organic Silver Needle
* Narien Tea Kilinoe Green
* Tea Gschwendner Darjeeling Avongrove
Happy New Year to all. Looking forward to an exciting, inspiring, and tea-filled 2010.
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Saying goodbye to 2009
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4 comments:
Happy New Year to you also, Katrina! I'm looking forward to reading your posts as always. Let's hope 2010 is a good tea year for all of us.
I can believe it is 2010, but I can't believe my husband has a drs. appt for 2011 already! I enjoy your blogs - Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I just read your interview with Laura Childs (thanks for listing it in your '09 overview!) and really enjoyed it. Her tea mysteries are always fun! My blog is having a tea giveaway this week so stop by if you'd like to enter.
Cheers,
Leah
Happy to see the end of 2009, hope you are too! Raise your cup to a great year!
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