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Archive for January, 2009

  SAVE THE DATE! February 1, 2009, is the date for the next Co-Op Tea Swap! A fantastically fun collaboration between Tea Escapade and Authori+ea. Membership is free! To join in on the fun, simply email the following information to Nikki at TeaEscapade@yahoo.com no later than January 31, 2009 to participate in the February Swap:     Name: [...]

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I think I have been drinking flavored tea for over a week, today was no exception. While at work, running from one meeting to the next, I had a serious craving for a cup of tea, yet no time to fool around with the contraptions required to steep loose tea. Hence I found myself, earnestly [...]

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Yes… it is cold, snowy, slippery, and dreary. Oh yeah, how could I forget? It’s winter and I’m already anticipating the transformation of winter into Summer. In an effort to make the dreary days of winter (as opposed to the dog days of summer) more palatable, I attempted to bring the warmth of summer indoors. [...]

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Breaking news from my online sources.  If you love tea, then you are going to love this… Tropical Tea Company just started a Free Tea Club. Not a swap like the Co-Op Tea Swap, but a tea club.  After reading the rules, I was so excited that a re-read was required. The re-read was followed by an immediate sign up. Whether you are [...]

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“Where there’s tea there’s hope.”  ~Arthur W. Pinero quotes

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Periodically, I like to add sweetener to my tea – typically only to black tea or even better southern style sweet tea. There was a time when I only used old faithful white sugar. Some would say that I graduated to honey. While honey is tasty I found the taste distorted the flavor of my [...]

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There are times when my greatest desire is to drink a cup of tea without any added flavors, natural or otherwise. Simply wrapping my hands around a hot mug, allowing the aroma to tickle my nose and warm me through and through. That’s how I felt tonight as I sipped yet another cup of Hojicha. [...]

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Tea Quote

Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervouse sensibilities…will always be the favored beverage of the intellectual. ~Thomas DeQuincy (1875-1959) Confession of an English Opium Eater

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There is no better way to spend the end of a hectic week than to enjoy a whole day void of  distractions, noise – including radio and television, and drama – the kids are out doing their own thing. As we speak, I am looking out my kitchen window into the backyard watching the leaves [...]

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So I thought I’d heard it all. That is until, I learned about gourmet tea cookies sold by Botanical Bakery located in Napa Valley, California. Sondra Wells, “planter, baker, tea cookie maker” and now owner of Botanical Bakery, began creating her tasty treats 10 years ago when preparing for a dinner party. That first cookie, [...]

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