busy busy busy

I hadn't realised it had been so long since I last posted. I hadn't come across anything that I'd wanted to relate to the world & have been generally so busy that I didn't have the inspiration to post.

Hopefully that will change a little soon - I have my bags packed and am heading off to Taiwan for a couple of weeks. This time though it's business related - Kathy & I hope to open a tea house in Cornwall in the next couple of months. We've been on a couple of trips to scout for potential premises, done a lot of work sorting out the financial and other responsibilities & it looks like it's going to happen!





Cornwall is beautiful. For some reason I always had it in my mind that it would be a good place for a teahouse. There are a lot of artists there and open minded folk, there are loads of potters & it's near the sea. When we went there first in July, we both immediately fell in love. The average person in the street seems to have a fairly high level of happiness. The scenery is beautiful & living near the sea is a big bonus. They even grow tea there - http://www.tregothnan.co.uk/ (though I haven't heard great reports about it).

So now I'm off on a buying trip - find some nice oolongs (maybe a little more puerh too), some teaware & 100 other small tea related things that would be useful for a teahouse. I've spent the last few days ringing up tea producers & farmers and trying to arrange meetings/tastings with them. Hopefully I'll meet some interesting folk and have something worthwhile to report back for those who share an interest.

The next few months are likely to be insanely busy, but hopefully it will be worth it & one of our dreams will be realised - our own tea house & a place to settle for a while. All this travelling is tiring!