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10 Super Things to Toast with Tea in November
Hello again, fellow tea lovers, time to explore special dates in November that are worthy of a toast of the teacup. Of course, there some well-known ones: Veterans’ Day on the 11th and Thanksgiving on the 22nd. We need to pay some attention to the lesser known occasions. I present some for your to explore… Continue reading
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The Best Tea Cup, Mug, or Glass
If I had to drink tea in a Styrofoam cup or one of those cardboard carryout cups with the molded plastic top that seem all the rage these days, I’d have to think long and hard about it. I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’d prefer no tea at all, and I… Continue reading
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What’s Your Tea Mood?
Tea is said to help your mood, to stimulate, and to calm. It is supposed to enhance the mood you’re in or help you turn that mood 180 degrees around — from depressed or very sad to happy and in a positive frame of mind. But that’s not what a “tea mood” is. Your tea… Continue reading
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Happy Halloween to You All!
We want to thank you all for reading our blog and trying the store products. Have a safe and happy Halloween! Continue reading
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Matcha vs Dust-in-a-Teabag
Someone asked the other day why dust in a bag is considered bad but powdered matcha is considered good, even premium. In other words, if whole or broken leaves are supposed to be better, why is matcha an exception? Great question, and one to which I flippantly answered: “Marketing and tradition!” Well, that question deserves… Continue reading
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What Tea to Drink for Halloween
What tea you drink for Halloween and thereabouts might have a lot to do with whether you’re human or creature. If you’re not sure which side of the fence you fall on, I can’t help you much with that. But read on and I’ll try to cover a little bit of each. HUMANS As a… Continue reading
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No Tricks, Just Tea Time Treats
Every year on October 31st (or thereabouts), it’s “Ding dong — trick or treat” time! Some of us, though, tend to hide out, keeping the lights down low or off altogether, and gobble up those treats in a special tea time (tea mishaps in the dark are a small price to pay). How piggish of… Continue reading
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Aunt Martha’s Stories About Tea
In the time that I’ve been writing about tea I’ve run across countless books on the subject, but relatively few of them were geared toward a younger audience. I actually can’t think of any at the moment, but that might just be a failing of my memory. I ran across one such volume not long… Continue reading
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Sharing Tea
Have you ever tried to get someone you know into tea? I certainly have, and most of the time, it hasn’t worked. But, like many things in life, often it is when you stop trying that you can actually succeed. Recently, I noticed that my brother was becoming more and more interested in my teas.… Continue reading
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What Is a Veilleuse Teapot?
Just when you think you’ve heard about every kind of teapot out there, along comes the veilleuse-théière. When people know you are interested in tea and all things related, they start telling you about this and that — a tea room you gotta try, a new tea on the market, and of course a teapot… Continue reading
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