Inks in Use Take 2

This entry is part 10 of 27 in the series #365Inks

The first way I attempted to go about this was far too complicated to keep up properly. I’ve decided that a better way is going to be to track what is currently in specific pens, and what was previously in specific pens, to make it a little easier on myself. Continue Reading →

Navigating Twitter’s Wreckage

This post is going to be part apology part seeking input. I used to interact with social media in a more timed and gauged way. I tried to make sure that each platform saw something a little different, and tried to both keep from sending updates to every platform at Continue Reading →

Gift of the Gloaming (Organic Roasted Kukicha, Lapasang Souchong, Lavender)

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 →

Take a Breath (Organic Black Tea Blend)

One of the things that happened early on in the journey of Desert Sage Natural was the realization that the teas I create are far tastier than anything that I could find on a grocery store shelf. However, some of the teas that had been standards had general taste ranges Continue Reading →

Eureka: Smoky Monkey (Organic blend of Lapsang Souchong and Golden Monkey)

This entry is part 13 of 1 in the series ChariTeas

The story of Eureka: Smoky Monkey began more years ago than I want to think about right now. It started, as many of my teas do, with a tea survey. In this particular case the list of favourite teas quite frankly terrified me. Silver Needle. Golden Monkey. Things I had Continue Reading →

(Named) Journal 2, Page 116, Teas in Progress

This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series Tea Naming

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 →

Hershel’s Gift (Organic Elderberry Mint Herbal Tea)

Hershel’s Gift has been around for so long that it is hard to process that there was a time when I did not have it easily to hand for sickness – whether it was for me or for someone close to me. I’ve jested for years that I would feel Continue Reading →

(Named) Journal 8, Page 429, Teas in Progress

Sometimes when I get to the bottom of a tin of something there isn’t enough left to make a proper cup. However, I hate wasting tea. Depending on what was in a tin, I will drop it in on top of one of my foundational teas. In the case of Continue Reading →

Tea of the Month Club (Beta)

The Tea of the Month Club has been around for quite some time now. It wasn’t an idea that was there in the beginning, it was something that came up later, after the realization that I create a lot of teas. So many teas. Possibly even too many teas, depending Continue Reading →