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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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The Luxury of a Silver Tea Service
Nowadays, with tea so common, it is hard to imagine what a luxury it must once have been. Imported from the furthest corners of the world and braving perilous sea voyages to reach us, there was a time in British history when just drinking tea itself would have marked you out as being quite well-to-do.… Continue reading
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Pu-erh Roundup
Arguably one of the most misunderstood and yet expensive teas around, pu-erh (also spelled “puer,” “pu-er,” etc.) is well worth a try. First of all, you can get multiple infusions out of most pu-erhs, even flavored ones. That makes them a good value. Or you can choose to do one strong infusion (lots of flexibility… Continue reading
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Grow Your Own Tea
As the second most popular beverage in the world (or so it is said) it stands to reason that tea is grown in massive quantities. There are a number of tea-producing nations and regions all around the world but the most significant of these, at least in terms of the quantities produced, are India, China… Continue reading
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Tea, Laughter, and Your Nose
Sometimes tea mouthfuls have to be timed carefully. This is especially true when drinking tea around someone with a sense of humor that is capable of producing remarks bound to evoke copious laughter. That stated, I have to say that my hubby has such a sense of humor, and my timing isn’t always so good.… Continue reading
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In the Leaves for February
Those of you who have read some of my previous posts will have experienced my extraordinary psychic gift and my terrifyingly accurate ability to tell the future using tea leaves. Well who am I to be selfish and keep such talent to myself? In the interests of helping my fellow man I’ve decided to do… Continue reading
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Tea Kettle Philosophy — Faster Is Not Always Better
Sometimes it seems to take forever to do the simplest things. Heating water to the proper temperature for my tea is one such task. Thank goodness my hyperactive mind knows how to make good use of this time. For example, it started cogitating on the various ways our lives have gotten faster and the times… Continue reading
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Tea, Food and Booze
Tea, it’s what’s for dinner…sort of…sometimes. The most common way to consume tea these days, as we’re surely all aware, is to drink it. Which is just the same as it always has been and probably always will be. But, as we’ve noted in these pages in the past, tea can also be used as… Continue reading
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Are You a Tea Statistic?
Tea drinking statistics abound. Have you ever wondered when you see a bunch of these statistics how you rank in relation to them? It seems to be human nature for people to do this. You might think “That statistic applies to me” or “Gee, I’m not anything like that nor do I know anyone like… Continue reading
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