Tea with the Black Dragon

Some people often wonder what to do with the spent leaves of a tea, once they are done with a tea session. Personally, I try to use as much of a tea as possible as the making tea is a very time consuming process that requires a lot of effort, especially if you're buying from farmers versus corporations that make tea.

I have been a writer all of my life, and I have kept journals over a number of years -- work notes, travel journals, personal diaries, etc. Personally, I find journals useful to track history, to learn things, or to rediscover things I had forgotten.

It's a new year, and 2020 was a very interesting time , as they say. I had all of these intentions to really blog about my path on the tea journey in 2020, starting with my trip to Japan. My intent to publicly blog did not manifest, but I did continue on the path of Cha Dao during 2020 as it really helped me to focus and be more mindful of the present, while dealing with the stress of the pandemic and our shelter-in-place situation.  I'm going to try and capture much of this journey over this blog through more tea tastings, personal anecdotes, and the ilk.  I hope you enjoy my continual and never ending journey.