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  • Tea and Thanksgiving

    When it comes to great American holidays in which we all gather to watch football on TV and eat ourselves into a coma, it’s hard to beat Thanksgiving. But how does tea figure into this, you might be asking yourself. To be quite honest, it’s probably not likely that tea figured into the first Thanksgiving… Continue reading

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  • Keurig, the K-Cup, and Tea

    One of the things I’ve learned over the course of many years of drinking, studying, and writing about tea is that everyone likes what they like and there really is no one correct way to do things. Of course, there are certain useful guidelines to follow if you want the best cup of tea –… 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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  • 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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  • 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

  • The Shooting Tea

    Ever have a shooting tea? Ours happened on a rather impromptu basis. A couple of days ago my dear husband decided he was going to buy a handgun. Unlike my spiffy little Smith & Wesson .38 revolver, he wanted a .40 or .45 semi-automatic. Our local gun shop happened to be featuring a Sig Sauer… Continue reading

  • Tea Moment — Watching the Fall Leaves Fall

    Stop whatever you’re doing and take a tea moment. It’s once again time to watch the Fall leaves fall! And no it’s not akin to watching paint dry, but pretty close. Why do leaves fall? Pretty simple: they shut down. As the days grow shorter and the angle of the Sun’s rays gets lower on… Continue reading

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  • Got Milk? Should You?

    Should you add milk to your tea? Are you committing a mortal sin against tea culture by doing so? As a member of the non-milk camp, I used to have strong opinions about this issue. But I’ve come to realize that everyone likes what they like and that’s just fine (I’m still having trouble with… Continue reading

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  • Tea and Confessions of a Very Amateur Bird Watcher

    People sometimes ask me what I like best about living in the Southlands. Although there are many things that I enjoy about our adopted home, my answer is always the same: the wild birds. I’ve never seen so many different kinds of birds outside an aviary. In summer, when their food is plentiful, we see… Continue reading

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  • The Real Meaning of “Blind Tea Tasting”

    You’ve heard of blind taste tests, I’m sure. It works for colas, peanut butter, orange juice, and a whole host of other things. When it comes to tea tastings, blind may not be blind enough. Thus, I present the real meaning of “blind tea tasting.” Normally, in a blind taste test, the product label is… Continue reading

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