... Port     Yokohama or Tokyo Grade     Genmaicha Altitude 500 - 1500 feet Manufacture Type Steamed green tea Cup Characteristics Light brownish yellow liquor with toasty...

I walked along the cobblestones, my favorite streets, the sky looking down through woolly gray cataracts as I passed the remnants of the Veteran's Day parade, Uncle Sam waving a POW flag.  The old man...schushing through the piles of fallen leaves more precious than gold. I love the way late Sunday afternoons sound.  I can't believe I have to leave in six days and not be back for another six weeks..

It is so beautiful outside that it's painful. I've turned off my fans and opened my little window-well wide and I can smell the grass outside my window, dewy and sweet and herbaceous, not the smell of...leave anymore.  But I refuse to disappoint myself, and I am excited to get to move on and enjoy these days at my leisure.  And if nothing else, I'll treasure them more as they are what they are now

It's pouring rain at the college And I am listening to the wind rustle the leaves outside my window It's quieter than I've ever known it here, but I like it -- I can reflect: I never have to live in my...that place (Write my injuries all in the dust) And come to where I am happy and where -- I am at home. Fall is just around the corner. And I couldn't be more excited. I am home. For now.  :o

... strawberries with balsamic vinegar, homemade almond marshmallows, and ginger ale  * Cream cheese and caramelized balsamic-onion spread on crackers, cashews, a chocolate chip buttercup , and genmaicha  * Goat cheese with tuscan herbs on rosemary-olive oil focaccia, savory pumpkin soup, fig and walnut confit on wheat cookies , and Blueberry Izze Clearly, more things will come as I get...

Genmaicha, genmai cha, 玄米茶 : Green tea with puffed and/or roasted brown rice.  Its flavor is mild and agreeable and combines the fresh grassy flavor of green tea with the nutty flavor of the rice. Liz says to brew it for NO MORE THAN three minutes with water that's substantially cooler than boiling.  She's right. I could live on this tea and assorted snacky foods.  Ooooh that toasty nuttiness...