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Steeped in Love
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, many of us are trying to find new and creative ways to express our love. Flowers, candles, candy are all fine ideas, but have you considered expressing your affection through tea? Perhaps there’s something about your lover that can be reflected in a blend of tea, which when explained… Continue reading
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Teas that Say “I Love You”
Roses, chocolates, and teas — things that say “I love you.” Since Valentine’s Day is coming up, it seems like a good idea to take a closer look at these and how they go together to whisper those three little words in the ear of your heart’s desire. First, roses. They keep showing up in… Continue reading
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Tea and the Chinese New Year
According to the Chinese Calendar, February 3rd of 2011 is the beginning of the new year (year 4708 or 4709, depending on whom you’re consulting). Each year also has an animal associated with it (there are 12 in all, with the list recycling every 12 years). This is the year of the Rabbit (in Chinese:… Continue reading
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January is National Hot Tea Month
January is National Hot Tea Month. Many of us will start 2011 with a stash of new teas to experience, as well as all our old favorites. Thus far my new tea tasting in 2011 has included a new brand of chai (Indian Spiced Tea) and a fragrant pomegranate oolong. I like to try new tea brands and… Continue reading
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Tea Resolutions and Other New Year’s Stuff
Tea drinkers, the time has come to set some resolutions for your tea drinking in the New Year. Great tea adventures lie ahead, and these resolutions will help you be a part of them. Start your list with a few of these: Learn at least one new piece of information about tea per month. Try… Continue reading
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Tea Gets Spirited — Celebrate with Style
With Christmas and New Year’s fast approaching, there’s no better time to make the night special by trying something new. So while you’re stocking up on the usual liquor and champagne, be sure to pick up some tea. There are 3 reasons why having tea will be important this holiday season. #1: Tea allows Everyone… Continue reading
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Toasting in the New Year with the “Champagne of Teas”
Darjeeling tea, also known as “the Champagne of Teas,” is a great non-alcoholic way to say, “Welcome, New Year!” Sure, hoisting a glass full of bubbly champagne is traditional for such a toast. But some of us need another choice for various reasons. There are those of us can’t take even small amounts of alcohol,… Continue reading
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Teawares as Part of Your Holiday Décor
Teawares as part of Christmas tree ornament designs is fairly well known. Teawares as part of your holiday décor may not be as familiar. “Usefulness” is a true byword for teawares. They are, after all, designed to steep, serve, and drink tea. But, like many useful things, their designs can range from the austere and… Continue reading
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Tea Memory — Christmas Tour in London
Taking a tour of London over the Christmas holiday had such a romantic ring to it that I couldn’t resist signing up for a tour group a few years ago when I was still living in Germany. Visions of wonderful sights and maybe even a bit of Dickensian Christmas cheer floated through the ether of… Continue reading
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Twas the Night Before Tea-mas
Dedicated to all tea lovers out there, here is a poem for our special day, which, unfortunately, has not yet made it onto the registry of holidays. The poem is based on “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” written by Clement Clarke Moore (1779 – 1863) in 1822. Enjoy! Twas the Night Before Tea-mas Twas the… Continue reading
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