Editor’s Letter
As autumn approaches with its cooler weather, nature seems to beckon us outside. Trees that blended almost imperceptibly into a lush green backdrop are now as eye-catching as blooming flowers were in spring and summer, their leaves changing to mesmerizing shades of gold, orange, red, and even brown. To the casual observer, tea bushes could very easily pass for unassuming evergreen shrubs, their foliage rather unremarkable, even in the fall. The marvelous transformation of tea leaves doesn’t happen out in nature but rather in a tea factory under the watchful eye and skillful hand of a tea master. And as we steep the leaves in our own pots and cups, we savor the fruits of that labor. What a beautiful combination—tea and autumn! As is only natural this time of year,…
