best way to spend a morning

i confess. i have a new obsession. today was the third time (in less than a month!) that i visited the ma-cha teahouse. i had a bunch of writing that i wanted to get done and i know that if i try to do it at home that i’ll spend all morning putzing around the house and suddenly it will be one o’clock and i’ll have nothing done. so, i packed up my camera and laptop in my snazzy new laptop bag and headed out to ma-cha. today i tried the hot tea for the first time and also visited the moroccan room for the first time.

i spent the first hour there tapping away on my computer, happily sipping tea and fully able to concentrate. when i went for my second pot of tea, i discovered that my pastor (the one i’d first discovered ma-cha with) was studying downstairs! we were the only two people in the place–what a bizarre coincidence! along with the second pot of tea, i also got a small plate with three cookies (mmm….. coconut macaroon, orange ricotta and a checkerboard cookie). since i was taking a little break anyway, i thought i’d take a few pictures to show you some cute bits of the teahouse.

hmm… looks like i missed a few photos i wanted to get. guess i’ll have to go back again soon!