"SAYONARA TEA"

TEATIME MEMORIES ....Saying sayonara to Japan  with Tea... Since I was going through pictures,  I though you might enjoy a  teatime memories with me . Hot stones, sand and fire  are stilled used today  in rural areas of Japan to brew tea .  Here is an example of an  antique warming pit where the  kettle was boiled for  tea  and  to supply heat.

                      This is my friend  Chie- san, whom we truly miss ... especially at teatime.
                          She is wearing  the silk shawl that I bought her as a good-bye present .
                                                           I think she suits the colours.
                                                                            Don't you ?

AH---The entrance to the beautiful restaurant in Kitakyushu.

First impressions are so very important in the land of the rising sun.

IKEBANA  is truly a gracious art. 

I did take some classes but can truthfully say, that none of my arrangements were quite 

as beautiful as this exquisite display.( Ha Ha)

It's alway nice to DREAM.

 Pondering the  ambiance of the oriental room with  a special friend 

 and waiting for our tea.

The Japanese share such simple beauty in their earthen ware tea cups.

Oriental artisans take great pride in creating their own original pieces. 

I was so surprised to learn that the colour of the clay and  glazes were

 unique to the areas where they are made.

YES... Tea definately tastes better, when it's cupped in your hand ... not to mention the warmth that radiates  into your soul as an extension from the cup . 

M-m-m-m... look at that rich brew.

Good to the last drop.

TOO CUTE!!!!

Chie-san  always makes me smile, even when she saying good-bye,

'SAYONARA ' 

with her Minnie Mouse  telephone.  

This is just one 

' Happy Teatime Memory " ...

                                 THANK  YOU for  sharing  a teatime moment with me.


TODAY, I'm sharing teatime with: with Sandi at "Rose Chintz Cottage", Martha's Favorites", Ruth's "Cuppa Tea" and Bernideen's, " All Things Tea" Blog.