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  • The Seasons of Tea

    The last time I checked, many parts of the world experience four fairly distinct seasons. People seem to think that we don’t have seasons here in the blistering deserts of south Arizona but that’s not quite true. They just break down roughly as follows – warm, hot, hotter and hottest. But regardless of where you Continue reading

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  • Tea and the “Victoriana” Nut Lady

    What do nuts, Victorian/Edwardian apparel, and Rapunzel-length red hair have in common? Lisa Griffiths, the lady who will make your tea time go nuts! And nuts and teas go well together, as I discussed in this article awhile ago. Lisa is the founder of That Nutty Redhead – Frosted and Gourmet Nuts, a collector of Continue reading

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  • The Twinings in Three Centuries

    If you wanted to discourse on the various members of the Twinings tea dynasty, you certainly wouldn’t be at a loss for material. The company moved into their fourth century of operations a few years ago and the latest of the Twinings line – Stephen Twining – is in the tenth generation of tea people Continue reading

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  • The “In-Between” Tea

    Your usual tea might be a strong black tea blend, or something flavored such as Earl Grey or Cinnamon Black Tea, or even a green tea such as Gunpowder. But sometimes you just need a palate-cleansing tea in-between those regular cuppas. We understand. And concur. Hubby and I have numerous “in-between” teas, often a bit Continue reading

  • Shamrocks and Tea

    Shamrocks are associated with Ireland and so is tea. So, like the transitive property of equality (if a=b and b=c, then a=c), it is safe to conclude that shamrocks and tea just naturally go together. Small wonder it pops up on the tea table. What is a shamrock? There seem to be no easy answers Continue reading

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  • Tea People: Thomas Shu

    Because I spend a lot of time writing about tea for this site nowadays I post a lot of tea commercials and other videos at my own site. It was while I was seeking out tea videos that might be worth passing on (and from an email from my Esteemed Editor) that I became aware of Continue reading

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  • Hydrating Teas for the Winter Months

    Depending on what the weather is like where you live, you may find that it is easy to become dehydrated at this time of year. Most of us are pretty good about staying hydrated in hot weather- it is easy to identify thirst, and we are aware of our bodies losing water as we sweat. Continue reading

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  • How to Stop Over-Thinking Tea

    There definitely seems to be a lot of over-thinking tea these days. The “Rube Goldberg approach” to preparing tea is seen everywhere. But how do you stop over-thinking tea and get back to the basics? A big question – time for some answers. First things first – what is over-thinking tea? One thing I learned Continue reading

  • Happiness Is a Cup of Tea

    I suspect that we have cartoonist Charles Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, to thank (or blame) for the rash of slogans that begin with “happiness is” and end with just about anything you can imagine. Perhaps there were other such slogans that predate Schulz’s famous “Happiness is a Warm Puppy,” which debuted on Continue reading

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  • Should You Touch Those Tea Leaves?

    Most tea steeping directions call for teaspoonfuls of tea leaves, so a spoon (not your hand) touches those leaves. Those of you who use bagged teas end up touching the bag (or the string-and-tag), not the tea. But some tea experts say that hands-on is the only way to go when it comes to taking Continue reading

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