I don’t usually post articles so close together, but this one will be short.

But timing is everything. So, if you still have the Sunday Funny Pages in the stack of recycling, check out “Luann” by Greg Evans. If that’s not an option, you can see the strip on the internet. It can be searched by date - March 22, 2009.

http://comics.com/luann/

I’m always on the lookout for ways in which tea inspires artists.  And this is the first time I’ve seen tea hit the funnies. Not that I’ve performed the exhaustive search required to make a definitive statement. But Da Hong Pao is one of my personal favorites. I love the tea and I love the legend - The Small Red Robe. 

I emailed Greg Evans and received a very quick response with permission to mention today’s cartoon in the blog.

A green tea drinker by preference, he said that he discovered the tea in his search for something rare.

Now, I don’t know how many people decide to drink tea based on cartoon strips. And curiousity might lead me to check the stats on Google’s search tools. But it certainly inspired me. It’s snowing in my little Northern California town. And this second infusion of my rare and wonderful leaves is just perfect.

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