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  • 5 Teas to Get You Through January

    A new year begins. Have you set your resolutions — the special things you want to achieve in that new year? And did you include “Try new teas” as one of them? If so, you’re in luck. Here are five teas that may be new to you and in any event can help you get… Continue reading

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  • Resolving to Enjoy Tea in the New Year

    Tis the season for resolutions, so it seems only natural to resolve to enjoy tea in the New Year. That means doing more than just grab a cuppa and go in the morning. It means resolving to take some time apart from your busy schedule to do something special tea-wise. Try a New Tea Rather… Continue reading

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  • How I Spent 2012 (Tea Edition)

    There’s a popular notion that over the course of seven years the cells of the human body regenerate and you’ve essentially become a new person, at least in the physical sense. Whether it’s true or not is not for me to say, but it’s a concept that occurred to me as I reflected on my… Continue reading

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  • The Year in Tea – A Retrospective

    The year in tea closed with a bang, of sorts. If you pay even a little bit of attention to the tea industry you probably already know that. Even if you know nothing about tea you might have heard about the wheeling and dealing between some of the big players in tea retailing and those… Continue reading

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  • 5 Teas & Herbals to Keep You on Your Toes

    As a dancer, I spend a lot of time on my toes. These are four teas and an herbal infusion that keep me on my toes, whether because of an energy boost, or because I never quite know what to expect from them: Gyokuro: This top-tier Japanese green tea has a short steep time due… Continue reading

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  • Tea and a Good Read — “The Bookseller” by Mark Pryor

    Carrying on in the tradition of others who combine writing about tea and good books to read, I present my take on the latest book recently to pass before my eyes whilst slurping up that tasty liquid. This one is The Bookseller by Mark Pryor. It actually took several pots of tea to read all… Continue reading

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  • Tea and the Missing Sock

    Missing socks are the bane of our modern era and of anyone who does laundry in our newfangled washing machines (actually, they’ve been around since 1908). So are inside out T-shirts, but I digress. Tea — that miracle beverage that calms and invigorates all at the same time — helps us deal with this annoyance… Continue reading

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  • More Cats and Teas: A New Tea Cat!

    Can you believe that it’s been six months since I wrote about my kitties? Well, good news: It’s time for an update! When last we visited the feline menagerie ‘way back in June, we had just lost our sweet Piţi, three months before his tenth birthday. He, along with his brother Sami and sister Shana,… Continue reading

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  • Seasonal Tendencies: Winter

    Recently, there’s been a fair bit written about various delicious teas that might suit your fancy at this time of year: some herbal infusions, some ginger flavoured, and many others. This flavour palette is one that many people enjoy during autumn and winter, and is considered seasonal. There is certainly some logic to it—fruits such… Continue reading

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  • Nuts and Tea

    Nuts and tea go together as well as other typical pairings: cheese and tea, fruits and tea, floral flavors and tea, and of course chocolates and tea. Time to see just how this works. First, just as with fruits and flowers, teas have nutty flavors (and for you wiseguys out there, no I don’t mean… Continue reading

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