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

Wow, didn't know any of you were in the DC area!

Steve
Alexandria, VA

Ripon wrote:
> 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

Green of envy.

Sasha.

"Ripon" > wrote in message
m...
> 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

Steve Hay > writes:

> Wow, didn't know any of you were in the DC area!

Only Ripon is. The rest of us had to travel.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Steve Hay > writes:

> Wow, didn't know any of you were in the DC area!

Only Ripon is. The rest of us had to travel.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Steve Hay > writes:

> Wow, didn't know any of you were in the DC area!

Only Ripon is. The rest of us had to travel.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

>Green of envy.
>
>Sasha.

Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New England
this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very special.

Hopefully there will be another such gathering.

Joe

>Green of envy.
>
>Sasha.

Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New England
this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very special.

Hopefully there will be another such gathering.

Joe

Yes, yes, I know - I was not invited, you do not have to rub it

Sasha.


"Joseph Kubera" > wrote in message
...
> >Green of envy.
>>
>>Sasha.
>
> Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New
> England
> this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very special.
>
> Hopefully there will be another such gathering.
>
> Joe

Yes, yes, I know - I was not invited, you do not have to rub it

Sasha.


"Joseph Kubera" > wrote in message
...
> >Green of envy.
>>
>>Sasha.
>
> Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New
> England
> this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very special.
>
> Hopefully there will be another such gathering.
>
> Joe

neither was I-
i would have gladly driven to visit
joanne
"Alex Chaihorsky" > wrote in message
. com...
> Yes, yes, I know - I was not invited, you do not have to rub it
>
> Sasha.
>
>
> "Joseph Kubera" > wrote in message
> ...
>> >Green of envy.
>>>
>>>Sasha.
>>
>> Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New
>> England
>> this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very special.
>>
>> Hopefully there will be another such gathering.
>>
>> Joe
>
>

neither was I-
i would have gladly driven to visit
joanne
"Alex Chaihorsky" > wrote in message
. com...
> Yes, yes, I know - I was not invited, you do not have to rub it
>
> Sasha.
>
>
> "Joseph Kubera" > wrote in message
> ...
>> >Green of envy.
>>>
>>>Sasha.
>>
>> Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New
>> England
>> this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very special.
>>
>> Hopefully there will be another such gathering.
>>
>> Joe
>
>

>> Wow, didn't know any of you were in the DC area!
>
>Only Ripon is. The rest of us had to travel.
>

Yes, a paltry investment compared to the collective experience of tea
and friends. Too bad we only one day!

BTW, what was the original post in this thread, it seems to be missing
from my server?

Mike Petro
http://www.pu-erh.net
remove the "filter" in my email address to reply

>> Wow, didn't know any of you were in the DC area!
>
>Only Ripon is. The rest of us had to travel.
>

Yes, a paltry investment compared to the collective experience of tea
and friends. Too bad we only one day!

BTW, what was the original post in this thread, it seems to be missing
from my server?

Mike Petro
http://www.pu-erh.net
remove the "filter" in my email address to reply

>> Wow, didn't know any of you were in the DC area!
>
>Only Ripon is. The rest of us had to travel.
>

Yes, a paltry investment compared to the collective experience of tea
and friends. Too bad we only one day!

BTW, what was the original post in this thread, it seems to be missing
from my server?

Mike Petro
http://www.pu-erh.net
remove the "filter" in my email address to reply

>> Wow, didn't know any of you were in the DC area!
>
>Only Ripon is. The rest of us had to travel.
>

Yes, a paltry investment compared to the collective experience of tea
and friends. Too bad we only one day!

BTW, what was the original post in this thread, it seems to be missing
from my server?

Mike Petro
http://www.pu-erh.net
remove the "filter" in my email address to reply

I apologies to Shasa and Joanne for not spreading the invitation.
Actually, I had no idea you guys would ever think to drive this far.
Next time you will be notified. My invitation is still open if you are
interested- by the way Sasha aren't you from Nevada?

Ripon
Vienna,VA


"Joanne Rosen" > wrote in message et>...
> neither was I-
> i would have gladly driven to visit
> joanne
> "Alex Chaihorsky" > wrote in message
> . com...
> > Yes, yes, I know - I was not invited, you do not have to rub it
> >
> > Sasha.
> >
> >
> > "Joseph Kubera" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> >Green of envy.
> >>>
> >>>Sasha.
> >>
> >> Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New
> >> England
> >> this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very special.
> >>
> >> Hopefully there will be another such gathering.
> >>
> >> Joe
> >
> >

I apologies to Shasa and Joanne for not spreading the invitation.
Actually, I had no idea you guys would ever think to drive this far.
Next time you will be notified. My invitation is still open if you are
interested- by the way Sasha aren't you from Nevada?

Ripon
Vienna,VA


"Joanne Rosen" > wrote in message et>...
> neither was I-
> i would have gladly driven to visit
> joanne
> "Alex Chaihorsky" > wrote in message
> . com...
> > Yes, yes, I know - I was not invited, you do not have to rub it
> >
> > Sasha.
> >
> >
> > "Joseph Kubera" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> >Green of envy.
> >>>
> >>>Sasha.
> >>
> >> Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New
> >> England
> >> this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very special.
> >>
> >> Hopefully there will be another such gathering.
> >>
> >> Joe
> >
> >

I am green of envy, but that's as far as I can go today
Thanks for invitation, I hope one day I actually could jump on a plane just
to have a cup with teafolk on the other side of teeh country, but I am not
there yet. Which makes me twice green of envy - (second envying the people
who can

Cheers,

Sasha.



"Ripon" > wrote in message
om...
>I apologies to Shasa and Joanne for not spreading the invitation.
> Actually, I had no idea you guys would ever think to drive this far.
> Next time you will be notified. My invitation is still open if you are
> interested- by the way Sasha aren't you from Nevada?
>
> Ripon
> Vienna,VA
>
>
> "Joanne Rosen" > wrote in message
> et>...
>> neither was I-
>> i would have gladly driven to visit
>> joanne
>> "Alex Chaihorsky" > wrote in message
>> . com...
>> > Yes, yes, I know - I was not invited, you do not have to rub it
>> >
>> > Sasha.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Joseph Kubera" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> >Green of envy.
>> >>>
>> >>>Sasha.
>> >>
>> >> Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New
>> >> England
>> >> this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very
>> >> special.
>> >>
>> >> Hopefully there will be another such gathering.
>> >>
>> >> Joe
>> >
>> >

I am green of envy, but that's as far as I can go today
Thanks for invitation, I hope one day I actually could jump on a plane just
to have a cup with teafolk on the other side of teeh country, but I am not
there yet. Which makes me twice green of envy - (second envying the people
who can

Cheers,

Sasha.



"Ripon" > wrote in message
om...
>I apologies to Shasa and Joanne for not spreading the invitation.
> Actually, I had no idea you guys would ever think to drive this far.
> Next time you will be notified. My invitation is still open if you are
> interested- by the way Sasha aren't you from Nevada?
>
> Ripon
> Vienna,VA
>
>
> "Joanne Rosen" > wrote in message
> et>...
>> neither was I-
>> i would have gladly driven to visit
>> joanne
>> "Alex Chaihorsky" > wrote in message
>> . com...
>> > Yes, yes, I know - I was not invited, you do not have to rub it
>> >
>> > Sasha.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Joseph Kubera" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> >Green of envy.
>> >>>
>> >>>Sasha.
>> >>
>> >> Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New
>> >> England
>> >> this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very
>> >> special.
>> >>
>> >> Hopefully there will be another such gathering.
>> >>
>> >> Joe
>> >
>> >

As always, Drinking tea with friends is one of life's pleasures. Thanks,
Ripon, for opening your house to us, and for that wonderous meal, not to
mention the really great green teas. BTW, the buried Oolong of great and
venerable age is from southern China. I hope we'll do it all again before
you leave for parts unknown.

Michael


11/14/04


> 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

As always, Drinking tea with friends is one of life's pleasures. Thanks,
Ripon, for opening your house to us, and for that wonderous meal, not to
mention the really great green teas. BTW, the buried Oolong of great and
venerable age is from southern China. I hope we'll do it all again before
you leave for parts unknown.

Michael


11/14/04


> 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

Joseph 11/15/04


>> Green of envy.
>>
>> Sasha.
>
> Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New England
> this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very special.
>
> Hopefully there will be another such gathering.
>
> Joe

There will be absolutely.

Joseph 11/15/04


>> Green of envy.
>>
>> Sasha.
>
> Me too. I was invited but couldn't go because I had business in New England
> this past weekend. The teas and the company must have been very special.
>
> Hopefully there will be another such gathering.
>
> Joe

There will be absolutely.