Pillow Fort (8-410) (Smoked Barley, Lemon, Cinnamon)

Pillow Fort was born in frustration, but its creation was the salve to that frustration. Everyone who creates, whether it be tea or physical art or digital art or worlds or poetry or…  has had the experience, probably more than once, of someone acting as if they, the creator, has Continue Reading →

Monster Slayer: Purple Worm (Guarana, Alfalfa, Elderberry, Eleuthro)

Some tea series have specific (and often long) stories for each of the teas made with the initial foundational blend. So far, the Monster Slayer series does not function like that. The primary reason for this is that so many flavour options spun out of the initial conversations that they Continue Reading →

The Only Way to be Sure (Organic Roasted Mate and Guarana)

The Only Way to Be Sure came to be because one of the primary ways in which I show care and concern is through tea. I think everyone who creates things has a tendency to lean into their loves and masteries when trying to express love or care or concern Continue Reading →

The Monthly Brew (May Recap)

This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series The Monthly Brew

As it turns out, my worries back in March that I had set too ambitious a goal for the Soft Reopen were true. This does not change the fact that May ended up feeling rather glorious. Short version of May: I reopened the shop, there were some proper tea reintroductions, Continue Reading →

(Named)Journal 8, Page 384, Teas in Progress

This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series Tea Naming

Chocolate Oranges. Those little foil wrapped balls of fruit-flavoured chocolate have been a part of my life for almost as long as I can remember. For most of it, they have also been a special seasonal treat. Mid-December of the First Year of Our Plague (Coronavirus), the idea of a Continue Reading →