Our local tea plants put out new growth in April. For us that means it is time to make some tea! We put up a post last year that partially documents our first attempts at making green and black teas. We ended up drinking and sharing the black tea more often, so this year we
Read More >Our visited lasted 10 days. Our timing was pretty good. Paris and France have been wracked with protests over changes to their retirement system. We arrived the day of the first protest. There were some disruptions in train and bus services during the stay but nothing that stopped us from getting to where we wanted to
Read More >Brown Dog Press went on the road last month for some R & R in Paris. The road part took us to an airport and from there we made our way to France. The pandemic had kept us close to home for any trips we made. We were ready to head further out, and get
Read More >We are two years into this publishing effort with no books to show for it. That is about to change. Our first work, Mission to Brazil (to Research the Cultivation and Preparation of Tea, 1839), is quite close to completion. An ISBN is assigned. The cover design is done. Book layout is almost finished. The
Read More >The staff headed to upstate South Carolina last weekend for a family get together. It was nice to be with family we had not been able to see in person since the start of the pandemic. Great time to catch up and hear about the various projects people had taken up over the past
Read More >We have had several surprises in the garden recently – mostly pleasant, one not so much. In addition to the tea plants, we had 10 grapevines growing on the northern edge of our backyard. The area was terraced 15 years ago to cut down on erosion. That made a nice setting for grape vines. After
Read More >The publishing business is a side line to a busy personal and professional life. It is a fun and enjoyable undertaking and diversion from the business of day to day activities. At least, that is the excuse I’ll put out when someone asks “When will you put out a book?” Fair question. There are plenty
Read More >At latitude 35o N the Brown Dog lies just above upstate South Carolina. That puts us slightly north of Chinese tea growing areas that fall around the 30th parallel. Not something you think about most days. However, that observation was made by nineteenth century American farmers and used to promote the idea that tea (Camellia
Read More >We filed our first annual report for the LLC with the state this week. That was a reminder that we have been at this for a year now. Brown Dog Press is sort of a business. Actually it is more of a hobby. We come to it when there is time available away from our
Read More >Brown Dog’s creative director has relocated to West Virginia to be part of the World Scout Jamboree this month. Quite an event. 43,000 participants from over 150 countries together for two weeks of interaction and learning about each other. Food culture is a big part of the event. Twelve countries have set up Food Houses
Read More >Brown Dog Press has relocated to the Chapel Hill area this week for a break from our routine. Our editorial staff is attending the Jane Austin Seminar at UNC. That left time for our other crew members to explore the area. First stop was coffee a tasting course offered by Carrboro Roasting Co. They offer
Read More >One reason for starting Brown Dog Press is to explore the process of bringing a book idea to reality. Everything we read and everyone we talk to indicate that modern book publishing is a very tough business. Nothing sells, you won’t make any money and all your work will soon be forgotten in the sea
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