SAVE THE DATE! July 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! Additionally, Co-Op Tea Swap members receive Tea Escapade’s monthly newsletter for free. To join in on the fun, simply email the following information to Nikki at TeaEscapade@yahoo.com no [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Off With Their Heads – Tea Poetry
Posted in tea poetry and quotes, tagged Karen Suriano, tea, tea poetry, tea poetry and quotes on June 19, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I beheaded our 15-year-old organic roses, chopping off old doddering faded heads along with matronly full blossoms, saucy nubile blooms, and just-split-lip sepals revealing babysoft reds and pinks underneath. I lovingly tore their petals from their peduncles and scattered them on drying screens, dreaming of steaming cups of black tea steeped with roses. ~(c) Karen [...]
Mango Green Decaf Tea
Posted in flavored tea, fruit tea, green tea, tea review, tagged calendula, drink, flavored tea, Florida, green tea, mango, Miami, Mighty Leaf Tea, summer, tea, tea review, tisane, vacation on June 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I absolutely adore the summer! It is hot all the time and the sun magically bathes you in its glow. There is no better time, in my opinion, to go on vacation than in the summer. That is of course, followed by going on vacation in the winter to a warm, tropical, destination. My family and [...]
CoCo Chai Tea
Posted in flavored tea, herbal tea, red tea, tea review, tagged chai, CoCo Chai, drink, flavored tea, herbal tea, Mighty Leaf Tea, rooibos, tea, tea review, tisane on June 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
While many people think of iced tea as the method of choice for drinking tea, you will find here on Tea Escapade that I will continue to drink hot tea. There is something wonderful about holding a steaming cup of tea in my hands and inhaling the wonderful, steaming aroma of tea. Watching whole leaf [...]
“Tea Drinking” – Tea Poetry
Posted in tea poetry and quotes, tagged Lu T'ung, poetry, tea, tea poetry, tea quote on June 6, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The first cup moistens my lips and throat; The second cup breaks my loneliness; The third cup searches my barren entrail but to find therein some thousand volumes of odd ideographs; The fourth cup raises a slight perspiration-all the wrongs of life pass out through my pores; At the fifth cup I am purified; The sixth [...]
Gyokuro Kin Tea
Posted in green tea, tea review, tagged drink, Essencha Tea House, green tea, Gyokuro Kin, iced tea, tea, tea review on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago, my sister Alex and I had lunch at Essencha. Essencha is a wonderful tea house where one can have lunch, on Sunday’s breakfast, tea and an overall good time. Alex was in town for an extended weekend – I had been looking forward to taking her to lunch for the last [...]











