Yikes! 2017 just got started and it already feels like the longest year ever. With planning my daughter’s tenth birthday party and my twentieth wedding anniversary I think I am finally starting to lose it. Both of the parties are so big and elaborate that I actually have contracts for each. Yes a contract for a future ten year olds… Read more →
Best Teas of 2016 Yes, there were good times. However, for me the bad outweighed the good in 2016. I am truly hoping 2017 has some good news for us. I for one, plan on helping to make sure 2017 will far exceed 2016. Nevertheless, the one thing that has remained vigilant is tea. This year I shifted my focus… Read more →
My Life Steeped In Tea Week: July 11-17 2016 Pokèmon & Puerh It’s true I have jumped on the Pokèmon Go band wagon. Naturally I needed to find a way to get my Pokèmon to share a cup of tea with me. Here I have a Weedle joining me for a little Puerh . The puerh and Pokèmon pairing is essentially… Read more →
Chocolate Puerh Hot Chocolate TJ’s & Tea Pairing Series Part #2 Yesterday I spent a lovely evening painting with some very dear friends where I received an indirect compliment. A friend of mine was talking to another attendee at the paiting event. It is someone we didn’t know so obliviously introductions were in order. During this process I was described… Read more →
Warning this post contains what some people may think are health claims. By no means I am claiming that what happens to me will happen to you. For all I know it will be the exact opposite. As I have mentioned in the past I am hardly a Doctor or any other type of expert in the health field. What… Read more →
Over the course of two evenings I sampled two out of three of the tea infused chocolate candy bars David’s Tea has to offer. The first night I indulged in the Cardamom French Toast Milk Chocolate Bar paired with the very same tea. The next evening I devoured the Hot Chocolate Milk Chocolate Bar and paired it with a coconut… Read more →
5 Tips To Make The Most Downtime Seems yesterday I over did it with a bit more tea consumption that I normally do. I had lots of iced tea and even more hot tea. I held a puerh drinking marathon where I tried three very delicious puerh varieties from Jalam Teas. The idea in itself isn’t a bad one but… Read more →
What happens when you combine friends, the Internet, a late night, and a tea made of the most unique combination? Luckily, for me I got to find out just what these combinations of ingredients really make. First, let me start with my friends. I am of course referring to the Tandem Tea Tasting Group we started on Google+. This is… Read more →