Green of envy.

Sasha.

"Ripon" > wrote in message
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> Today, I was very lucky to be the host of our Grand Washington DC tea
> fiesta. Michael, Lew, Mike Petro and myself got together and drank tea
> almost the whole day. I had tea with Michael and Lew before but Mike
> Petro joined us the first time. He is a wonderful person. Having them
> all together was a great honor for me.
> Actually Michael and me start drinking tea from last night and again
> start drinking tea from 9 AM and around 10:30 Lew and Mike joined with
> us. We started with Lew's excellent Japanese first flush Sencha, Lew
> also gave me a Jia Ji Tuocha gift. Thanks Lew. Then we had lunch and
> started to drink serious tea-
>
> Aged Oolong was underground somewhere in Taiwan for a long time. This
> rare tea was a secret collection of Michael.
>
> Then we had a rare 50 years old Pu-erh and a 30 years old Pu-erh,
> Michael has collected from Hong Kong. I can't even remember, how many
> steeps we had. Wonderful tea with wonderful group of people. Thanks
> Michael.
>
> Pu-erh specialist Mike Petro generously shared some of his Pu-erh
> treasure with us-
>
> -5 years aged Zhang Jinkun Tuocha/ Bingcha white needle puer/
> Xishuangbanna handmade limited quantity Pu-erh/ Wild ancient tea tree
> Pu-erh/ Zhang Jinkun aged green bincha/ Organic tea brick Pu-erh.
> Thanks Mike.
>
> It was a great day for me to be around them, talk and enjoy drinking
> tea. Michael was our tea master and kindly steeped tea for us with his
> great skill and patient.
>
> I was sad when they were all ready to leave because It is so nice to
> drink tea with such a wonderful friends. I always move from one
> country another and always say good bye to friends. It is not easy to
> do all the time. I hope, someday I will settled down somewhere and be
> with such a great friends where I don't have to say good bye. I hope
> to be with them one more time. I will be in another country next year
> but will never forget this great day- I had with Michael, Lew and
> Mike. Wish we all would have lived in the same city and drinks
> together all the time. We missed Dogma a lot, he couldn't join with us
> for his busy schedule. It would more nice if Norm and Joe would have
> joined with us.
>
> Time always fly, we the people move from one place to another. Some
> time from one continent to another continent but this type of tea
> fiesta and memory will be always with me. I won't forget this day. I
> appreciate to Michael, Lew and Mike for coming down to Washington DC
> and for sharing their friendship, time and tea with me.
>
> Ripon
>
> Vienna,VA