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  • How to Have a Quiet Autumn Tea Moment

    Maybe it’s the longer hours of darkness. Maybe it’s the cooler temperatures, especially at night. Or maybe it’s all the beauty of nature around us with the leaves changing colors against skies that are sometimes crisply blue and sometimes full of clouds thick and full like great wads of gray cotton. Whatever the reason, this… Continue reading

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  • The Imitation Teasmade — Building a Better Mousetrap!

    Normally, I consider tea gadgetry to be the province of fellow tea blogger Bill Lengeman (at least, as far as this blog is concerned). Every now and then, though, I come across something online or buy something in a store for my expanding collection (such as “Ed” the electric teapot) and can’t resist looking into… Continue reading

  • Teas of the World: Sikkim Teas

    India is large and varied, with many languages, cultures, and languages. Crowned by the Himalayas along the northern border, the country stretches down to the Laccadive Sea and the neighboring island nation of Sri Lanka. As expected, tea cultivation reaches even to one of the newest states in the country. About Sikkim The state of… Continue reading

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  • Should You Squeeze That Teabag?

    The story is out there about not squeezing that last drop out of your teabag so you don’t get an excess of tannins in your tea. Is it true? Should you leave those last few drops behind or risk adding them to that perfect brew in your cup? The sentiments among die-hard teabag users seems… Continue reading

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  • From Leaf to Cup — A Tea’s Journey

    Knowing what is in your teacup, how it was grown, processed, packaged, and finally ends up in your house isn’t always possible or something you take time to find out. But looking at that journey the leaf takes from bush to cup can be very worthwhile, helping you understand the flavors you’re experiencing and appreciate… Continue reading

  • How to Go “Full British” at Tea Time

    There are lots of ways to enjoy tea. None seems more emblematic, though, that the “full British” tea time. But how do you achieve that? Here are some ways. Use British-style Teawares British-style teawares are, by definition, anything that fits that tradition of the uniquely British tea time, whether it’s tea with a “full English”… Continue reading

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  • 5 Teas to Get You Through November

    Hopefully, you survived another Halloween and are getting ready to face that annual family gathering with more delightful anticipation than dread. No matter if you’re planning a more traditional feast of turkey and the trimmings or something more unusual like General Tso’s Chicken, lasagna, or shish kebabs, you’ll want some lovely tea to wash them… Continue reading

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  • The “2 Cuppa” Morning

    Ever have one of those days when your alarm clock becomes an endangered species as you fling it across the room for waking you too early and your eyelids go on strike and refuse to rise except to locate the alarm clock that survived its encounter with the bedroom wall so you can smash it… Continue reading

  • Carving Out a Perfect Halloween Tea Time

    Carving pumpkins is certainly part of the Halloween tradition, but so is carving out a perfect Halloween tea time. Whether you’ll be passing out treats to those kids who come ringing the front doorbell bedecked in traditional and/or more modern costumes or whether you’ll be avoiding the whole crush of trick-or-treaters, a special tea time… Continue reading

  • Boo! It’s a Scary Tea Time!

    Hubby and I have a fairly low threshold when it comes to scary stuff. So have no fear, the scare factor here is pretty low. About a 1 on a scale of 1 to 10. In fact, it’s so not scary that it’s more on the cute side, as you can see in the photo… Continue reading

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