parat esh- fire cow brewing

5 iyar 5782

i have not been posting regularly on here because...drum roll...i started graduate school. ta dah. i am on my way towards getting a teaching degree. not only that but i am working while doing graduate school, so all of my free time is taken up by homework. 

in addition to spending my time on homework, i will probably continue to post even less as...another drum roll...the weather starts to get nicer, yay! that means more time outside, less time indoors, and way less time with screens (no offense computer). more time outdoors means more tea outside. i am blessed enough to live with a patch of woods behind my trailer. i spend a lot of time in those woods; walking around, singing, doing tai qi, praying, and now, drinking tea. i pack up my bag loaded with; drinking vessel, tea, lighter, kindling, wood fired camp stove, and water. then i trudge on down to nestle myself between cedars, ferns, and a tiny lil creek. i love working with fire, tending fires, and cooking with fires. this blog is not just about drinking tea. it's about connecting with nature and one's body, and tea is one of the ways i do that.

there is a popular  phrase called 'grandpa brewing,' coined by the renowned puer blogger MarshalN in dedication to how his grandfather would brew and drink tea with loose leaves tossed in a cup. i like the term cow-drinking (which i first saw on discord) because it is less gendered and i like imagining humans on hands and feet slurping out of a brimming cup of hot tea. slurp slurp. so, in that vein, i present to you: 'fire-cow-drinking.' 

may your tea bring you closer to the things you love. l'chaim!