Last month, my post was about looking for a new home for our retail store. This month I’m happy to say we found it … or rather, it found us! When it’s right, it’s just right. Before the clock strikes midnight on… Continue reading
In 2005, I became one of those obnoxious tea toters. Not totallers. That’s something completely different, although I’m one of those too! I mean, when I traveled, I was the snob that packed my own tea. I’m not anti-teabag… Continue reading
The period from 1904 to 1908 was a bellwether one for tea in the United States, or for those with more traditional tea-drinking habits, the beginning of the end of the practice of enjoying properly prepared tea… Continue reading
Everything I know about tea, I learned. Deep, right? I began my tea journey with Bigelow’s Constant Comment. No, I’m not getting on my “bagged tea tastes like crap” high horse here. I drank it for years and was happy… Continue reading
The entries in my summer diary include baby’s first steps, California home state reunion, and an entire summer fling with coffee. This summer I strayed far from my sweet Camellia and fell to the quick rush of the brown bean. I tried it hot, iced, in the form of an … Continue reading
As I am sitting with a friend at a local coffee shop, pondering what to write for my next tea post, I pose the question: “Do you like tea?” His answer: “Not really. I mean, if someone brought me a hot tea, I’d take a few sips out of kindness, … Continue reading