tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post1264171988324401999..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2008 SFTGFOP NilgiriHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-46022566447324573282009-03-05T07:20:00.000+00:002009-03-05T07:20:00.000+00:00Hi Sunday Q, That's an original blog format! I w...Hi Sunday Q,<BR/><BR/> That's an original blog format! I wonder if it would work for tea? :)<BR/><BR/><BR/> Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-40680295279217820422009-03-05T04:48:00.000+00:002009-03-05T04:48:00.000+00:00hi! i love and follow your blog...it's addictingly...hi! i love and follow your blog...it's addictingly beautiful. please check mine out...http://sundayq.blogspot.comsunday qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652601519399249641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-41047769178602829742009-03-04T21:36:00.000+00:002009-03-04T21:36:00.000+00:00Dear Eileen, Thanks for your very generous commen...Dear Eileen,<BR/><BR/> Thanks for your very generous comment - I'm sure Heidu is glad to have fans appreciating him from afar!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear Nerval,<BR/><BR/> Nilgiri is definitely lighter and more delicate than traditional Indian "black teas" - though not as light as Ceylon or Darjeeling.<BR/><BR/> Though fairly close in terms of geography to Ceylon, the tea plantations seem to have Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-14037831405934545962009-03-04T20:47:00.000+00:002009-03-04T20:47:00.000+00:00Dear Hobbes,thank you for blogging on this not-so-...Dear Hobbes,<BR/>thank you for blogging on this not-so-common tea.<BR/>The brew colour on your photo looks pretty light for hongcha - what was the infusion time?<BR/>Geographically Nilgiri is close to Ceylon - how would you compare the teas?<BR/>Best, NervalWojciech BoĊkowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165358008309119846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-76987159778661054292009-03-04T16:58:00.000+00:002009-03-04T16:58:00.000+00:00Thanks for this very beautiful post, warming on a ...Thanks for this very beautiful post, warming on a cold morning though not as cold as yours. And thanks for the randomly appearing photos of Heidu, I believe it's true that many cats choose their owners rather than the opposite. It appears Heidu has excellent taste. eileenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-37569906358119679152009-03-04T16:32:00.000+00:002009-03-04T16:32:00.000+00:00Hi Alex, There's nothing like the relaxation and ...Hi Alex,<BR/><BR/> There's nothing like the relaxation and presence of mind promoted by a good tea session for helping good photographs. :)<BR/><BR/> Maybe it's something to do with finding pleasure in little things.<BR/><BR/><BR/> Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-40412795469276956642009-03-04T16:25:00.000+00:002009-03-04T16:25:00.000+00:00Hello Hobbes,Great pictures. You seems to be rebou...Hello Hobbes,<BR/><BR/>Great pictures. You seems to be rebounding from your recent struggles with picture taking. Could this be attributed to tea consumption and the goodwill of Heidu ;)? Just kidding.<BR/><BR/>Have a good day,<BR/><BR/>Alextieguanyinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924156330301285699noreply@blogger.com