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Lovely Yame shincha from @ArtisticNippon, smells lovely in the kyuusu, very much looking forward to enjoying this tea over the next month! #tea #sencha #greentea #yame

More tea? Must be a telework day. A 2006 "guoyan youle ancient tree"... Always good to finish off a sample, too! #tea #puer #puerh #guoyan instagr.am/p/Csi8RvXuUJ7/

It's nice to have Japanese green tea back in the rotation! The first tea is a light steamed (asamushi) sencha, Kirameki. #tea #greentea #sencha #kirameki #asamushi instagr.am/p/CsixPymOL7o/

Yay, shincha has arrived! Kirameki for the next month or so for the morning green tea...! #tea #greentea #shincha #sencha #kirameki instagr.am/p/CsXLdydu1No/

I can't read the label anymore... K-something 2016. Oh well, last of the sample anyway.... #tea #puer #puerh instagr.am/p/CsRSUvCOwti/

2003 Jing Mai to start the week. Hard to believe this tea is already 20 years old... #tea #puer #puerh #jingmai instagr.am/p/CsQzB9SOb4m/

The last of this Morsels Ancient Tree 2021 sample... Back to work this week, digging out the ol inbox.... #tea #puer #puerh #ancient instagr.am/p/Cr-xy9TO261/

Sloooowly but surely...! Just a few more months. Or so. Time for Octopath Traveler, cross stitch, and the Japanese manga gauntlet! We finished chainsaw man so on to Junji Ito...? All at ift.tt/TRDHPaL #tea #japanese #manga #dragonball #ykk #yok… instagr.am/p/Cr6LhZmuAFM/

Last of a red tea for today's stream, with all the usual things... Going to finish up Chainsaw Man arc today, too! At ift.tt/xKkyvLd #tea #japanese #manga #chainmaille #csm #chainsawman #dragonball #fma #fullmetalalchemist #ykk #yokohamakaidash… instagr.am/p/Cr3juGPOuWy/

I also forgot what I put in here. It looks and smells great, so time to brew up a thermos and play more Octopath Traveler 2, and hey, Japanese manga and cross stitch while we're at it! All at ift.tt/M3Rkgyx #tea #puer #puerh #manga #japanese #d… instagr.am/p/Cr1AsT1OR74/

A 2022 autumn puerh for today's marathon session, where we're gonna play some games, read some manga in Japanese, and do a bit of cross stitch... All at ift.tt/M3Rkgyx #tea #puerh #puer #manga #japanese #dragonball #chainsawman #csm #fma #fullm… instagr.am/p/CryadXnOjnB/

What could this be...? Hmmm, mints and pliers? Hmmm. Well, i haven't done it in a while, either. Hmmm. But first, some, Octopath Traveler 2, Japanese manga reading, and some cross stitch while watching archaeology shows... At ift.tt/HnLWUGx #te… instagr.am/p/Crv13rsuYEQ/

More Spring flowers.... I planted these perennials a few years ago and they've been doing wonderfully in this spot. #garden #flowers instagr.am/p/CrvO_KIO4tN/

Yet again, i can't remember what's in here. Some sort of oolong, i think? Let's brew up a bunch and see...! #tea #oolong #puer #puerh #mysterytea #pewter instagr.am/p/CrtQKyVOkan/

Rhododendron in the rain... #rhododendron #flowers instagr.am/p/Crq9wv-uCxa/

2000 Yi Wu from Long Yuan Hao... The end of a sample that I've had forever... Slowly making my way through old samples before the rush of shincha arrives...! #tea #puer #puerh #yiwu instagr.am/p/Crnrsplu8f4/

Well, the upside to time passing so quickly: those samples i bought in 2011 are over a decade old now! 2011 Nan Po Zhai ... Finishing off another sample before the flood of Japanese shincha... #tea #puer #puerh instagr.am/p/CriUpgGOnfg/

2021 Morsels ancient tree for the morning tea. I forget what morsels means. Oh well. #tea #puer #puerh instagr.am/p/CrdTXcyunTt/

Woah, a ring from Bloodstained creator Koji Igarashi... With my name on it, too! Too cool, I'm glad i backed this sweet game all those years ago. But now, time for some games Japanese manga, and cross stitch while watching archaeology... All at … instagr.am/p/Crbtb0POxfQ/

I can't for the life of me remember what I put in here, but it smells wonderful... So time to brew up a bunch for today's gaming session. Later today, will be opening up a special treasure, too...! Japanese manga reading, video games ,embroidery and more… instagr.am/p/CrV-y6luKht/