一個茶會在澳洲

Australia Day Tea Binge http://adamwojcinski.com/Australia-Day-Tea-Binge

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外國人對日本茶道  充滿了很多的想法

水指直接用冰筒

涼得徹底

我們做葉蓋

他也有葉蓋  不過是把葉子放進水指裏

蓋置是從啤酒罐切下來的

這麼熱的夏天

直接放冰塊進去

的確叫人透心涼啊!

這個茶會的亭主

自己敘述整個配置

還真有自己的許多理由呢!

For the Australia Day Chakai (tea gathering) I had a dip at:

Using a VB can for a tea caddy so I could add depth of meaning to 'Get a green one up ya' (matcha green powdered tea is bright green)

Using eucalypt bark for the tea caddy lid

Using an esky for a mizusashi (fresh water container)

Putting gum leaves in the water to give the tea a slight eucalypt flavour

Using a tea scoop crafted from a eucalypt branch

Boiling the tea in a billy

Using the top I cut off the VB can for a futaoki (lid rest), echoing the zen philosophy of wabi teaists Takeno Jōō and Rikyu

Chuckin' ice in the tea after I whisked it to have ice matcha in the Aussie heat

Composing Australia Day haiku to recite during the gathering

Wearing an AC/DC t-shirt in the name of our Father, Bon Scott

Wearing my hair out because it is 'so metal'.