domynoe pointed me to Ichiban Kan, an online Japanese housewares, gadgets and snack store. Looks like they have just about everything the wannabe Japanese homekeeper could need or want!

Now to check out the stationery section. . . .

An older but useful post for tea-drinkers:

Tea Party Girl warns us of The Top Seven Mistakes Tea-Drinkers Make.

Oops, I think I may be guilty of some of these, and probably all of them at some point in the past! I rather like cream or half-and-half in my tea, but maybe I should try milk again? But I like the way the cream sort of swirls at the top . . .

I just put some teas out in glass jars, exposed to light. I don’t want to put them away (they look pretty) so I’ll just see how long it takes me to drink the tea before I change that habit.