greg mosser

they are pretty small. i’ve never intentionally germinated tulip tree seeds (they’re one of the dominant trees in our forests here and they’re everywhere)

i’m told the cast iron has stashed itself in my wife’s office/studio/witch hut, may get a pic yet.

this silly thing, though…it was commissioned for me from an excellent local potter with, unfortunately, not a lot of teapot experience. the lid is too small and too close to the little handle to make using actual loose-leaf tea reasonable, and it pours like a guy who been holding it for awhile - a powerful stream nearly straight ahead instead of down into the cup. better on the shelf, sadly. it’s got four little turtle feet on the bottom. if only its usefulness approached its cuteness level…

yep, i’d go the leafmold route, too. wet, compress (dance/stomp on), and repeat a few times.

these little guys were a recent anniversary present to ourselves (19yrs). they’re tiny (approx. 2.5 pots to the mug) but exceptionally well made. the one on the left has three little feet. the one on the right, like the other, is plain unglazed clay, but polished in a traditional way with smooth river stones.

i’m not sure where our cast iron one is hiding, after a recent kitchen reorganization.

this one was made by a friend and was a wedding gift nearly 20 years ago, makes 2 ‘diner mug’ cups, and was in daily use for quite some time. still a favorite for larger ‘sharing’ amounts of tea (especially oolongs).

at total count of 9 teapots and 2 gaiwans (chinese steeping bowl/lid combo), i have several favorites. i may space them out here a bit.

this first one is in nearly daily use for black tea. it makes 1 ‘diner mug’ cup. was a gift maybe 10 years ago or so.

i have yacon tuber/propagules out of the ground and available for purchase during times the weather cooperates for shipping! pm me to let me know where you are (zip code) so i can figure out shipping costs, and to arrange payment.

i made a batch of my maple-acorn-spicebush cookies (with black walnuts on top) for a solstice get-together, but will probably need to make another batch shortly. and at least another couple kinds of cookie. i may make dough for chocolate pinwheels today, at the very least.

yup. i grow hundreds of pounds of yacon every year. what you have there is a storage root, not a propagation tuber. they won’t grow a new plant.

they’re special enough for us. i know of many local households that look forward to ripe maypop season very eagerly. maypop curd (made like lemon curd) is a thing of wonder.