Category: On the Street
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Colorado – First Trip off the West Coast
I think it’s safe to say the Edna’s first voyage off of the west coast was due to love. I fell in love with a woman 6 years ago, and re-fell in love with her over a year ago. She is beautiful, talented, and independent. Her care with the tea bus and my health and…
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Bay Area – Spring!
It had been way too long since Edna and I had spent much time in the Bay Area. Other than one day at Occupy Oakland, it had been over a year, and even then it was a short visit. So many friends live in the Bay that in order to see as many as we…
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25 Hours at Occupy Oakland
Bridget and I rolled around the block looking for a place to park Edna Lu and serve tea at Oscar Grant Plaza – the heart of Occupy Oakland. Only one side of the plaza is open to the street and there’s no parking on the whole stretch. Dismayed, we parked a block away trying to…
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On the Road to the Oregon Country Fair – CA, OR
I left Northern California with so much joy to give and tea to share with people. I arrived Ashland and served tea all afternoon in the park after getting some tea donations from Eco Teas and Adelante! Gallery and Tea House. Great people, all day. When it came time to head over to the Elephant…
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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 any given night their instruments would sing inside the venue and the kettle would sing…
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Bus Tow Bus
I just refound this old video of when Edna broke down shortly after I first bought her. I hope you enjoy!
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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 book. I had time to think real good. I also perused the pages of the…
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Traveling with Tea and Lightfoot – WA to CA
It was a hectic last couple weeks at the shop on Orcas. I was packing up all my tools, building materials, doing some repairs on my horse trailer, welding, cutting, grinding, drilling, and on top of that my good nomadic friend Lily was visiting. Lily’s visit came just in time for her to cruise down…
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Sustainability Fair/Farmers’ Market – Orcas Island, WA
Our first day on Orcas Island brought much joy. The Sustainability Fair alongside the Farmers’ Market brought out a lot of people. I hadn’t seen many of my Orcas friends for months or years, and even folks I knew from off island were sipping tea. Edna and I arrived on Orcas Island just the night…
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Sunken Park – Friday Harbor, WA
A quick stop on San Juan before heading to my new home on Orcas brought out a dozen people to come and drink tea. Josh came an jammed his accordion, Grisha rocked the guitar, Chris was beat-boxing, Tea was tap-dancing, Rosa danced with a dog, there were kids, and teenagers, and by the time it…