tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post4923247328541827690..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: Wabi-SabiHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-41191288742523888092012-04-04T14:53:23.287+01:002012-04-04T14:53:23.287+01:00I think jtwillobee's observation is spot on: w...I think jtwillobee's observation is spot on: when thought is put into each possession, and you don't have a cluttering of teaware, then the session feels very intimate. <br /><br />Personally, I just have a tea tray which houses the Cha-hai and gaiwan, a tasting cup, hulu, and my two "tea pets" if you want to call them that. Simple and clean. The bf is considering purchasing Centranthushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294636792638405481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-76404526990249436472009-06-29T18:52:58.895+01:002009-06-29T18:52:58.895+01:00Excellent post, and comments. One of the joys of s...Excellent post, and comments. One of the joys of simplification, and buying high quality is that each of your possessions mean more to you. It's more intimate.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437604271255964326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-85062754344367129232007-12-07T22:30:00.000+00:002007-12-07T22:30:00.000+00:00Dear Nada,I've read about one author who tries to ...Dear Nada,<BR/><BR/>I've read about one author who tries to give away two permanent posessions for every one that they bring into the house; I can only imagine how that would work out...<BR/><BR/><BR/>Dear Tomas,<BR/><BR/>It's very kind of you to say so, thanks muchly. I'm happy to hear that it provoked some thoughts.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-8319105299774818562007-12-07T20:29:00.000+00:002007-12-07T20:29:00.000+00:00Dear Hobbes,I just wanted to thank you for this be...Dear Hobbes,<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to thank you for this beautiful post. Made me think.<BR/><BR/>TomasTuo Cha Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948259434826911982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-22651564502976843982007-11-30T20:12:00.000+00:002007-11-30T20:12:00.000+00:00after posting this comment I opened a book I'd pic...after posting this comment I opened a book I'd picked up somewhere along the way. In the introduction a story was told concerning a friend of the author.<BR/><BR/>I found it rather relevant & thought provoking, so thought I'd share it.<BR/><BR/>This friend is a senior executive of a multinational bank. After accumulating things for many years he embraced what I understand to be the spirit of Nadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178696054213494483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-78669955477185397052007-11-29T21:46:00.000+00:002007-11-29T21:46:00.000+00:00Dear Nada, I deeply appreciate both your kind wo...Dear Nada, <BR/><BR/> I deeply appreciate both your kind words, and the time you've taken to put together this great response, which speaks very truly: the notion of a life in which the items are more expensive, yet overall the life is more inexpensive, is very true.<BR/><BR/> Just as you wrote, it's not about finding the "best", it's about not offending your inward sense of right and wrong.<BRHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-37704013790435761962007-11-29T21:10:00.000+00:002007-11-29T21:10:00.000+00:00gentle hobbes,This is my first comment, but I thin...gentle hobbes,<BR/><BR/>This is my first comment, but I think I've read most of your blog & very much enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>Along with your 'tea spirit' post this one rings deeply of truth. <BR/><BR/>I enjoy tea reviews, but after a while one fades into another and unless I actually have (or am considering having) the tea in question I find myself skimming over it.... but perhaps these are Nadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15178696054213494483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-29427144855407705092007-11-28T21:49:00.000+00:002007-11-28T21:49:00.000+00:00Dear Matt, I really appreciate the kind words; th...Dear Matt,<BR/><BR/> I really appreciate the kind words; thanks for reading.<BR/><BR/><BR/> Toodlepip,<BR/> <BR/> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-89909110876209960932007-11-28T17:21:00.000+00:002007-11-28T17:21:00.000+00:00I have read this blog for a whileEnjoying what it ...I have read this blog for a while<BR/>Enjoying what it has to say<BR/>And what it doesn't have to say<BR/>I have to say<BR/>I love this postMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-6360320463539581312007-11-28T10:51:00.000+00:002007-11-28T10:51:00.000+00:00Laohu wins!Laohu wins!Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-51541864115318017302007-11-28T10:00:00.000+00:002007-11-28T10:00:00.000+00:00This is my favourite among your tea-blogs so far!This is my favourite among your tea-blogs so far!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06880100607507362867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-85461311933131287252007-11-28T09:27:00.000+00:002007-11-28T09:27:00.000+00:00Dear Salsero, I'd forgotten about Thanksgiving; d...Dear Salsero,<BR/><BR/> I'd forgotten about Thanksgiving; do you send gifts to one another? We have a fairly large box here filled with gifts that have been given to us that we'll never use.<BR/><BR/> The argument in favour of the shopping as being good for the economy is one of the most insidious and vacuous I've come across. "It's your patriotic duty to purchase." One of the finest Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-6443529358049245272007-11-28T05:49:00.000+00:002007-11-28T05:49:00.000+00:00"This explains the extremely large packages I get ..."This explains the extremely large packages I get when we trade tea."<BR/><BR/>LOLMarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-61143982359210610482007-11-28T03:42:00.000+00:002007-11-28T03:42:00.000+00:00This explains the extremely large packages I get w...This explains the extremely large packages I get when we trade tea.xdustinxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17373779976020477545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-33527597659818423322007-11-27T23:53:00.000+00:002007-11-27T23:53:00.000+00:00Thanks for the very nice post, especially apt for ...Thanks for the very nice post, especially apt for those of us in the States where--with Thanksgiving behind us--we begin to careen into our season of bacchanalian greed and debt that fills the void where Christmas used to reside.<BR/><BR/>Although our media pundits may extol feverish shopping as good for the <B> <I>Economy</I></B> (whatever that may be), it certainly damages the soul.<BR/><BR/>Salserohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538918784870619787noreply@blogger.com