{"id":9012,"date":"2024-03-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/?p=9012"},"modified":"2024-03-08T18:10:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T02:10:37","slug":"boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019ll admit it. I have a mild obsession with boxes. Maybe it\u2019s something about their potential? But more than once a close friend, who knows this of me, has gifted me an empty box and I\u2019ve been quite happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tea boxes are in a bit of a category of their own. Chinese teas can come in a variety of extremely ornate boxes, cardboard, tin, sometimes wood; or a column of bamboo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me share a few\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have I ever told you about my obsess\u2014 appreciation for boxes? 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