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The Art of Tea 28/01/2018
Happy sunny Sunday. I chose to start my day early with a bit of dead heading of geraniums before I had my brunch. I selected my little...
Helen
Jan 28, 20183 min read


The Art of Tea 21/01/2018
Today I am trying for a lightness of being as the weather is hot and heavy with humidity. The least exertion has me breaking out in...
Helen
Jan 21, 20182 min read


The Art of Tea 14/01/2018
It is another sunny Sunday. After a very hot night I woke up grumpy, tired and my shoulder hurt. I didn’t want to do anything but as...
Helen
Jan 14, 20182 min read


The Art of Tea 07/01/2018
Greetings for 2018 I am the recipient of another sunny Sunday. We have been blessed this summer with abundant sunshine; the rain on...
Helen
Jan 7, 20182 min read


The Art of Tea 31/12/2017
The last AoT post the year on just another quiet Sunday. Peace reigns supreme, here, on my little earth place. Minimal plans for the day...
Helen
Dec 31, 20173 min read


The Art of Tea 17/12/2017
Today in needed The Iron Goddess of Mercy a Fujian Oolong tea. It has large leaves from which you get a golden/green infusion with a...
Helen
Dec 17, 20172 min read


The Art of Tea 10/12/2017
The sun is shining and Met Service is lying to me they say it is raining. Humidity 74%, I am really hanging out for the rain but the...
Helen
Dec 10, 20172 min read


The Art of Tea 03/12/2017
Another bright, sunny day which I started with Sencha Tokyo Lime, in my teal and black cup a combination of both freshness and strength. ...
Helen
Dec 3, 20172 min read


Sun, Wind and Shadows
A poem composed on my way home a I coped with the heat and was grateful to the south westerly breeze. From the sou- west Tonga-ma-uru...
Helen
Nov 29, 20172 min read


The Art of Tea 26/11/2017
The last few days of Spring’s reign, I feel she has passed over the banner early to Summer as I already require a fan to sleep at night. ...
Helen
Nov 26, 20173 min read


The Art of Tea - 19/11/2017
Good morning and it is a good morning the sun is shining and a vibrant wind dances. To start this day on a bright note I chose Ceylon...
Helen
Nov 19, 20172 min read


The Art of Tea 12/11/2017
The sun today is flirting, playing peek-a-boo between the clouds and the wind is singing a low counterpoint the harmony of the day. ...

Helen Gaudin
Nov 12, 20172 min read


Good Thoughts 11/11/2017
Every moment is a point in which change can occur. Every person in their journey reaches a point of development in which simple words of...
Helen
Nov 11, 20171 min read


Angerona, The Lady of Winter Silence
The winter silence crept under her skin burrowing deep like a mole into the dark depths. In the silence she felt her voice, her name and...

Helen Gaudin
Nov 9, 20174 min read


Desolation Road
Circe’s mind was in great turmoil, pictures in lurid colours swam up from the depths. As she struggled to find her balance, her mind like...

Helen Gaudin
Nov 8, 20174 min read


The Light Fingered God
Festival time was a wonderful time. There was a feeling of magic in the streets with all the jugglers, jongleurs, musicians, acrobats,...

Helen Gaudin
Nov 7, 20172 min read


Good Thoughts 07/11/2017
When you are feeling down do what your body is designed to do and walk. A walking meditation is an opportunity to quiet the mind and...
Helen
Nov 7, 20172 min read


The Water Flower
As children we played in the magic garden unaware of the power that was held in the blossoms, plants and trees. The garden loaned itself...

Helen Gaudin
Nov 6, 20172 min read


The Oracle
The Oracle “Next” called the receptionist as the number 31 flashed above her head. I looked at the 31 stamped on the back of my hand and...
Helen
Nov 5, 20173 min read


Good Thoughts 05/11/2017
We are in a continual state of renewal, every moment of every day our cells dying and becoming renewed. So we experience little deaths...
Helen
Nov 5, 20171 min read
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