Part 2 of 2 In part one of two featuring the Tea Infuser Mug from American Tea Room I showed you a few of the features the mug has to offer. A few of my favorites start with the infuser basket that clicks securely into the mug, its large capacity, and clear glass design. In part two you will see… Read more →
It has been a very Merry Christmas for me already. I was fortunate and thankful to receive a wonderful gift from Tony Gebely of American Tea Room. He asked me to try out this cool new tea infuser mug and I jumped at the opportunity. I am always on the look out for new tea accessories. Some main features I look for… Read more →
After years of trying to get my very own tea advent calendar (sold out) from David’s Tea it’s finally mine but not without its ups and downs. When the calendar was first announced as being available I attempted to make my purchase but was too late. It sold out the same day as it was released just as year’s prior.… Read more →
Today I weighed the lowest I’ve ever weighed. Lower than even when my husband and I first met over 20 years ago. Lower than when I was in High School. Lower than I can even remember. Though I know lower isn’t always better I feel for me it makes sense. Why? First, I’m short. Like really short so I could… Read more →
Recently I was fortunate to have been invited to a exclusive tea tasting of some new Taiwanese teas that were just recently released on The Devotea USA website. Before the official unveiling Nicole Schwartz the proprietor of the US branch and tea blender asked a select few tea bloggers such as Geoffrey Norman (@lazyliteratus) and Jo Johnson (@jopj) were in… Read more →
If you are anything like me you have a ton of bulk holiday gifts to purchase this season. I for one need to put together a lot of gifts for both my kids teachers and various caregivers. So imagine my delight when I was notified of these new affordable but still 100% elegant and luxurious artisan sugars from Chambre De… Read more →
One of my favorite things just happened on October 23, 2015. A tea tasting with some of my most favorite tea friends and bloggers. This particular event was hosted and coordinated by none other than the wonderful Jo Johnson (@jopj) of Scandalous Tea (aka @agiftoftea). As many of you already know she is quite the talented jewelry maker, her muse the… Read more →
First, I would like to thank the good people over at teageeks for sending me some samples of their tea. Though they didn’t ask me to review them I felt I really needed to share my experience. Today I write about Balancing Blend. It is a loose herbal tea blend of cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, fennel, ginger, liquorice, and rose leaves. This… Read more →
My house guest has officially departed. Which means back to normal life for us. Which also means more “me” time. For me that includes not just drinking tea but writing about tea too. It also means creating with tea and believe it or not activities unrelated to tea. I am certain there were a gasp or two when reading that. Let… Read more →
First let me say Happy 4th of July to everyone and please let it be a safe and wonderful day of celebration with friends and family everywhere. For me everyday and especially every holiday starts and finishes with tea. Let’s just say the party hasn’t started until the tea arrives. This can be iced tea, hot tea, and of course tea… Read more →
*Note: Not a tea post. Move on if that is what you are looking for and if you are I totally get it but hey you may still enjoy this post just pair it along side a puerh. I promise you’ll get why once you read through. Emotional! The world has changed so much for me over these past ten… Read more →
I don’t know about you but when the weather starts to heat up I start to find myself looking for cold treats. I have never really enjoyed super heavy desserts. I tend to gravitate towards cold refreshing treats with a water base or at the very least a light cream base. Sometimes I do splurge and in this case it… Read more →