Tag Archives: There & Back Again
January 2025 Tea of the Month Club Selections
The standard tea of the month selection for January 2025 was threefold. The first two choices centered around my thought that we’d need something with a little kick for the aftermath of it. The third was chosen because I realized that not all of my Continue Reading →
Only the Anacrusis (10-487) (2nd Flush Darjeeling and Earl Grey)
This tea’s story starts, as so many do, with a tea preferences survey. That single survey spawned many tea ideas, quite a few of them foundational blends. The timing was perfect, as the survey appeared shortly before I started work on figuring out what the tea for July 2023’s Tea Continue Reading →
Joy to the World (Gnomevember Edition)
Joy to the world The gnomes have come And they will bring you tea Let every hearth Prepare them room Let kettle and teapot sing Let kettle and teapot sing Let kettle, let kettle and teapot sing Joy to the earth The gnomes remain Let their tales resound While fields 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 →
365Inks – Lamy Medium – Colorverse Delicious Sleep
Build a Tea Project 2023
2023 threw down several gauntlets, and SageNatural is planning on creating a tea about it. If you’d like to help, this post contains the poll that will allow for voting on what ingredients should be included. Continue Reading →
The Monthly Brew – August 2023 (Recap)
August was rough. One of the reasons for that was the interminability of this particular summer, especially given the impossible and (for the most part) terrible weather that has been occurring in so many places. So far, we’ve gotten off light, here in Albuquerque. One of the others was finding Continue Reading →
Monster Slayer: DMG (Guarana, Eleuthro, Alfalfa)
The Monster Slayer line was born out of the mergence of a handful of things. The first was my tendency to respond to a certain subset of thoughts and needs and problems with “I could make a tea for that.” The second was that a friend had a caffeine problem. Continue Reading →
The Monthly Brew – July 2023 (Recap)
July was a lot. On more levels than I want to think about right now. For me, July always is, to one extent or another, because my brain and fireworks do not interface well. It was a month that surprised me with how hot it was, and this was something Continue Reading →