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 →
Micro-Blogging with Tea Photography
Micro-Blogging with Tea Photography If you are at all familiar with my work you know that I love tea and using tea in both traditional yet more often nontraditional ways. As much as I enjoy writing and sharing content with you I don’t always have the time to dedicate the amount of time I really need. My primary function is “full… Read more →
The Wall Tea Infuser-Boreal Wildcraft Tea Company
The Wall Tea Infuser: Boreal Wildcraft Tea Company In the final day of World Tea Expo I made a deliberate effort to find items that really spoke to how tea has evolved and the vessels in which to prepare them in. I’m a gadget girl and not always do the gadgets need to be flashy. Sometimes even simple innovation can… Read more →
Niu Gu: Tealet After Hours (World Tea Expo 2016)
DAY ONE: Tealet After Hours This year I have decided to take an alternative approach to my coverage of World Tea Expo. I’d like to take my reader to the event. See what I saw and experience what I experienced. It was brought to my attention that I may be a bit of a social media maven. Hundreds of pictures… Read more →
Pre WTE 2016 Excitement
*Picture from World Tea Expo Website Like the Oscars are to the entertainment industry the World Tea Expo is to tea aficionados of all kinds from all over the world. Every year we gather to discover tea, hobnob with industry leaders, network with business owners, tea professionals, and tea bloggers like me of course. Don’t forget the opportunity to educate… Read more →
Chocolate Puerh Hot Chocolate – TJ’s & Tea Pairing
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 →
Dill Pickle Popcorn Tea Pairing – TJ’s and Tea Series
Dill Pickle Popcorn & River Shannon Black Tea (Irish Breakfast) TJ’s & Tea Pairing Series Part #1 I just love my tea friends. They have some of the best ideas especially when pertaining to tea. The other day Sara Shacket of Tea Happiness, a representative from Teforia, and I were chatting about tea, naturally. The idea here was sparked by… Read more →
Good Tea + Classic Movie = Inspiration
Good Tea + Classic Movie = Inspiration The following post is sort of a two part deal. Mostly inspiration with a splash of tea. It is sort of a weird post but I wanted you all to know where I was coming from. Funny how when combined magical things can happen, even a moment of clarity. The Movie… The Tea…… Read more →
Velvet Matcha Blanket – Mizuba Tea Co
Life Wrapped In A Velvet Matcha Blanket Let me first start by saying “thank you” Geoffrey Norman (@lazyliteratus) of Steep Stories for allowing me to sample this amazing matcha from Mizuba Tea Co for whom I am also grateful. Most months myself and various other tea compatriots gather via the Internet and join in a virtual tea tasting. We call these… Read more →
Interest “Pique”-d
English Breakfast Tea Crystals With Mother’s Day just behind us my dear family was kind enough to treat me with a few tokens of appreciation. It should come to no surprise that tea was among them items. I for one have had so many different types of tea that the only way to “Pique” my interest these days is to… Read more →
Tea With Darth Vader
Tea With Darth Vader (Actually Luke and Leia) May The 4th Be With You Mini-Series Note: This series is pure fantasy and for entertainment purposes only. In this series I’ll take you on a brief journey to a galaxy far far away in search of a cup of tea with some pretty influential characters of Star Wars. Today’s tea adventure… Read more →
Tea With Yoda
Tea With Yoda May The 4th Be With You Mini-Series Note: This series is pure fantasy and for entertainment purposes only. In this series I’ll take you on a brief journey to a galaxy far far away in search of a cup of tea with some pretty influential characters of Star Wars. Today’s cup of tea comes straight from the… Read more →