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From the archives

I have been going back through the archives and I hope you will want to review some of the articles there too.

I can’t believe either that it has been 6 years of blogging.

1 year ago Tis the Season 

2 years ago Month of Teachers Running

3 years ago The season for Udon

Trust …

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Catching up

As promised here are some of the other activities from this fall: (warning another image heavy post)

In October I went to the Northwest Tea Festival in Seattle.  There were a lot of tea enthusiasts and presentations and tea tastings.  While in Seattle we visited a few of the tea shops as well.

I was …

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Activities update at Issoan Tea

For my blog readers, I apologize for not posting.  It seems like I do this periodically  – get out of the habit of blogging and then let it go for a while.  I will do better in the future.

Let’s see, we have been busy this summer.  To begin with we have had a workshop …

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From the haigata workshop

It has been a long time since I have blogged, but we have been busy at Issoan Tea School.

Last month we had a haigata workshop, the forming of the ash for burning charcoal.  The whole class was able to use the ash spoons to smooth the ash and do part of the form.  Then …

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Issoan Tea School News and Events

Saturday, July 20, 1 and 2 pm Chanoyu demonstration at Kashintei, the teahouse at the Portland Japanese Garden

Sunday July 21st Seichuki at Kashintei, the Portland Japanese Garden teahouse

Friday, August 2; 5-8 pm Chehalem Cultural Center August ArtWalk celebrates the world of woodfire ceramics with our exhibition of master ceramicists from around the region: …

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