Tag Archives: tea

Tea Charity Donations

Posted on October 1, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

It finally happened. The end of a quarter of the year. The first report of sales for Kettle Pot Cup are in. Nice to see. That also means the first donation is on its way. Donating money in an interconnected … Continue reading →

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Positive Pent-up Progress Released

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

You know how it goes. The bumped pebble that hits a stone that dislodges a boulder that means a major portion of a mountain can become a flow that can reach the sea. Geologically speaking, landslides reaching the sea don’t … Continue reading →

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Authors Always Have More Work To Do

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

The book is done. The work has begun. On Tuesday was the first book talk for Kettle Pot Cup, a book I published about tea. This is a book about real tea, not with pinky raised or head bowed, but … Continue reading →

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Kettle Pot Cup Launched

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

Kettle Pot Cup Launched I hereby declare my book about tea, Kettle Pot Cup, to be launched! Yay! OK, yay. As befits tea, it was quietly launched with the help of friends and their business (Dandelion Botanical) that added to … Continue reading →

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Not Good Enough

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

Don’t worry. I’m not talking about you or me or any other human, not even pets. Yesterday I had a bit of mail I’ve been eagerly waiting for: the proof copy of my book about tea, Kettle Pot Cup. Eager … Continue reading →

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Unwrapping Tea

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Tom Trimbath

“In daily life, tea is less pretentious. Tea is practical, pragmatic, and frugal.” And opening a shipment of tea is fun if you order more than one kind at a time. And I did. And I’m glad. And it is … Continue reading →

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Unlicensed Knowledge

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

How much do you know that you don’t even know you know? I’ll wait if you have to read that a few times. College degrees, professional licenses, certificates are the things that are hung on walls and listed on resumes. … Continue reading →

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Popular Posts in 2020

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Tom Trimbath

Oh, what a year it was. Some of the topics I wrote about where: Politics, a pandemic, wildfires, storms, floods, changes in a social structure (including social media), health care, health insurance, Social Security, tea, writing, science fiction, real estate, … Continue reading →

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Friends In Tea Places

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

It is good to have friends in tea places. It’s also good to have friends in high places, which can either be powerful, spiritual, or recreational (as in recreational marijuana). I do have friends in each of those spheres, but … Continue reading →

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Waiting And Tea

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Tom Trimbath

Step one (and two): fill the kettle and turn it on. Listen to it burble while beginning to type. There’s a lot waiting in this weird world. Even deciding to sit and sip a cup of tea takes time. Maybe … Continue reading →

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