Combining tradition and science to create natural and effective remedies.
Tea was a regular part of my life long before I started making it, and there had been a handful of regulars stocked in the pantry. Once I started making my own tea, I created more personalized versions of the things that had been standard. Meditation Mint was a special Continue Reading →
Believe Impossible Things started with giving myself a work-present. Every so often when doing supply restocks, I will get myself something new to test and potentially play with. Sometimes this is a new type of tea, sometimes it is a fruit I am curious about, sometimes it is an herb Continue Reading →
The tale of the tea known as Missing Piece is almost too short to tell. However, I have made a habit of these tea introduction posts, and it would feel wrong to leave one out. The need for Missing Piece was an outgrowth of my desire to make a decaffeinated Continue Reading →
My notes for where this tea came from are irritatingly sparse. I know it happened in late 2020 – which, admittedly, makes it at least a little understandable that the details may have gotten lost in the ether. I have the name of a tea person. A suggested name for Continue Reading →
The story of Green Standard is short and sweet, though that sweet has a touch of bitter these days. You can train yourself (or be trained) to expect certain tastes with certain meals. This could be a spice combination, a particular set of side dishes, or a beverage you prefer Continue Reading →
Gift of the Gloaming’s story began, as many of the tales of my teas do, with a combination of desire and need. I wanted a comforting tea taste, in this case one specifically involving smoke – but I also very desperately needed to relax. As Into the Dark Woods combined Continue Reading →
“A long, long time ago…” Nevermind, this isn’t actually a song parody post, it is a tea naming post. However, it been many years since the tale of this tea began. A blogger reached out to me, asking if I would be willing to donate a few teas for Continue Reading →
I love it when randomness turns into really good tea. 8-393 started, as so many of my blends do, with a tea survey. In this case it was for a single teabag sampler, rather than the more frequent Tea of the Month Club. It continued as a reason to throw Continue Reading →
2-116 is a blend of orange peel, cinnamon, and High Mountain Green Tea. The reason for its creation was a fairly simple one. When someone I care about is sick, helping them to feel better is rather a priority. When there’s a specific request for something I can make or Continue Reading →