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Steeped Leaves and Elephants – Northern CA Coast

This past week, Edna Lu the tea bus caravaned with Ivan Dured, the late great space-shuttle/tour-bus of the Colorado-based band, Elephant Revival. For six days we traveled from show to show, down the coast, over hills, and over bridges. On … Continue reading

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Springtime Tea Party with Common Vision

On Sunday March 20th, the third anniversary of when I first bought Edna, it had just been the longest I’d been apart from her since we met. I know it seems kind of funny for me to make such a … Continue reading

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Spring Break with Common Vision

As many of you know, I am taking some time away from Edna to be with some other buses. However, during this time Edna will be celebrating her 3rd rebirthday (she’s 22 years old in total, which is 44 in … Continue reading

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Five Years of Free Tea – Eureka, CA

Can it be that long already? Oh how (tea)time flies. As I sat in the bus while prepping to serve tea in Arcata on New Years Eve, I reflected on the past five years while writing in the 2010 guest … Continue reading

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Computer Problems/New Blog

I just want y’all to know that the reason there aren’t any new blog posts is that my computer crashed recently and I lost several blog entries. I am working on creating this new WordPress blog, which should be easier … Continue reading

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STEM – Our New Shop – Orcas Island, WA

Finally we’re here! My friend Matthew has offered up part of his shop here on Orcas Island. The plan is to get as much done on Edna as humanly possible in the next few months. The interior remodel is to … Continue reading

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Springtime Journey – Northern CA to WA

Oh, and what a journey it was! A little break time in Shelter Cove at the house of the Andrews Family –  a great crew of folks who have helped me immensely with the bus and keeping me fed, showered, … Continue reading

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Edna Gets Painted! – Cloverdale, CA

Oh man, it was a long time coming. I got pulled over in Ojai a little over a year ago after I was visiting Zhena’s Gypsy Tea headquarters. The officer told me that it was illegal to have a “school … Continue reading

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Working on Edna – Healdburg, CA

Throughout the Spring and Summer, I have been taking time amongst all the travel and tea serving to make some major improvements to Edna. One of the major things was taking out all of the interior sheet metal panels, tearing … Continue reading

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Tea Bus Breakdown – Garberville, CA

The first long distance ride I ever took without packing my bus full of ridesharers I broke down. A month earlier I had put five people, two bikes, and a bunch of gear in the bus for a trip from … Continue reading

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