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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Happy Birthday to the University of Michigan -- 209 years young!

A two-story building marked the university’s birth in Detroit in 1817. (Photo courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library)

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” - Pablo Naruda

Whit crocus poking through with bright yellow center.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Joy is Resistance. #ERC-Sunday

Mango tart with mango slices in the shape of a yellow rose.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Be the Joy. Canelé at Canelle Ann Arbor.

The canelé pastry—showing the fluting from the top with the soft center, on its side and from the side showing the whole sticky pillar.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Two Songs - Perfectly nested between the laundromat & By The Pound.

Cup of iced chai on simulated marble cafe bar

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Bird Dog Baking. Great space to watch Ypsilanti come to life.

Tumbler with black iced tea on table overlooking window onto Michigan Avenue.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Starting the day at Songbird Cafe. Great soft conversation environment and windows to watch this slice of the world.

Plate with avocado toast: 2 slices whole wheat toast topped with avocado spread & soft boiled egg and tomato slices. Blue mug with chai & plastic translucent tumbler of water.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Graduation weekend. Celebration @Zingerman’s Coffee Co # ERCSunday

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Fragrant Masala Chai with Cherry Financier. @Bird Dog Baking in downtown Ypsilanti

Mug of chai & pastry on wood grain counter with Michigan Avenue traffic behind.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Happy Unicorn Day. "THE UNICORN: The saintly hermit, midway through his prayers stopped suddenly, and raised his eyes to witness the unbelievable: for there before him stood the legendary creature, startling white, that had approached, soundlessly, pleading with his eyes." - Rainer Maria Rilke

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

If you are cold, tea will warm you; If you are too heated, it will cool you; If you are depressed, it will cheer you; If you are excited, it will calm you. - William Gladstone

Tea card sent from Whittard’s of Chelsea

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Trying out The Atlantic. The Fourth Rail is badly needed at this moment.

Subscription confirmation letter from The Atlantic.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

White Tea w/veggie breakfast burrito @Black Diesel #ERCSunday

Burrito on aluminum foil, Frank’s Red Hot packets and tea pot with white tea in cup with saucer.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

The tranquil atmosphere in Zhi Tea is the perfect remedy for a week in noisy crowds.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Austin may continue to show big changes but The Magnolia Cafe’s Gingerbread Pancake with banana still exists.

Pancake filling plate with menu & tea mug in background.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Pivot Pod = a great way to wake up on a Daylight Savings Time Sunday morning at SXSW. Always enjoy Kara and Scott having fun together.

Scott Galloway & Kara Swisher talking on Vox Media stage at South by Southwest

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media introducing Pivot Pod @sxsw.com

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Taco truck breakfast tacos. Wait time with no line: 20 minutes. Time they lasted: 3 minutes.

Two breakfast tacos on a paper plate-potato & egg and avocado & egg.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Special die gift from Amy Webb’s 2025 Emerging Tech Trends Report @SxSW

Six sided die with FTSG face showing and SXSW backdrop.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The charger comes with multiple dongles attached, lightning, usb-c, micro usb.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Cool “borrow a charger station @SXSW. You text the kiosk and it dispenses a charger.

charge station: FUZE 5
Borrow a Free Charger!
Charger Rentals
Text-to-Rent
Text "SXSW3" to
+1 218-432-3763
to The codeon
• Charge on the gol

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Many moons since my last Kerbey Lane Cafe visit. Excited for their Paris, Texas French Toast & Migas.

Plate of French Toast, plate of micas & orange juice

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Ondo Bakery + Cafe. Slightly quieter for spring break.

Three students place their bakery order at the front counter.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Envigo beagle … a couple years later.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

I recommend the audiobook, “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant,” by Curtis Chin. His vivid descriptions of Detroit’s Cass Corridor in the 80s & student life at the Univ of Michigan soon after recreate the world that helped create where we are now in SEast Michigan. #Booksky

Cover of Everything I Learned I Learned in a Chinese restaurant audiobook.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Thanks @Starbucks for the joy inducing holiday prize gift. I love that this is the Empire State Building Reserve umbrella and that it’s high quality with a handle of real wood!

Starbucks Reserve Empore State Building Umbrella with curved wood handle in pizza style box & postcard.

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Teaspout @teaspout.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Ondo does a consistently beautiful job with presentation. The taste lives up to the visuals, too. The Lemon Shortcake balances the tart of the lemon with a slightly sweet cake that lingers pleasantly in the mouth long after the bite. #ercSunday