Year Four of the temperature quilt
Week 28
November 1 - 7
66, 66, 66, 63, 64, 59, 56
I am reporting the high temperature each day. My Year Four temperature/color (Fahrenheit) scheme remains the same:
100 + Brown
90-99 Red
80-89 Orange
70-79 Yellow
60-69 Green
50-59 Blue
40-49 Purple
30-39 Pink
20-29 White
10-19 Black
You can see my finished Year One Quilt here.
The adventure continues. I had a bed in a big room all to myself and it was very comfortable. The host had a great breakfast laid out for us when we got up in the morning.
I would definitely like to stay here again!
Our next stop was the award winning Aito Tea Farm, where we had green tea and a Japanese sweet.
Macha More, which may have been my favorite place, was next. The original factory was turned into a little cafe and a new factory was built behind it. We started in the cafe area. After being shown how to make the macha, which starts as small tea bits, we got to try making macha ourselves. What fun!
After that, we headed over to the factory for the tour. We were able to follow the path of the tea, and it was very interesting!
Guess what was next? Drinking the macha we made and enjoying a Japanese sweet! There were three types of sweets to choose from. I chose the one that looks like an autumn leaf.
Come back for Part 4 and I'll tell you about lunch and the afternoon activities!
(In Part 1, I wrote about the HAZ Cottage and the Fujinokuni Tea Museum.) After lunch, we went to the Kawagoshi Town Ruin, where we took a walk in an old town area in kimono jackets. It was raining just a little.
After walking around the town, we enjoyed green tea and Japanese sweets.
The next stop on the tea tour was Yamaka-sho Tea Farm. First, we had a tea tasting with a Japanese sweet.
Next, we were given a tour of the factory and took a look around the gift shop. The factory tour was extremely interesting. I think it was one of my favorite things in the tour.
Our next activity was a tea ceremony and explanation at the Farm House where we were spending the night.
And yes, there was another Japanese sweet with our tea.
After the tea ceremony, it was time for dinner. I wanted to help cook, but I was afraid to cook the meat because I didn't know when it would be done. What is raw, what is over done? I really don't cook.
There was so much food and so many choices. The Farm House host was great!
Come back for Part 3 to see more of the Tea Tour!
