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I do not like the smell of rain, nor do I enjoy driving on slick roads. But I do like that rain makes for perfect tea weather. And one of my favorite souvenirs from last fall's trip to Tokyo is this insert tea strainer:

Even though most of our teapots include strainers of some sort, little bits of tea leaves would still manage to pass through and enter our cups. But not so much with this little Japanese device. It catches whatever the teapot strainer doesn't. So simple, yet so functional.