Combining tradition and science to create natural and effective remedies.
For most of my life one of the constants about me has been my capacity and desire to read. Over the final few years with THFKAMT my speed at doing so slowed to a trickle, and the pressure cooker of covid, grief, and the things that occurred during those final Continue Reading →
Tea was a regular part of my life long before I started making it, and there had been a handful of regulars stocked in the pantry. Once I started making my own tea, I created more personalized versions of the things that had been standard. Meditation Mint was a special Continue Reading →
Believe Impossible Things started with giving myself a work-present. Every so often when doing supply restocks, I will get myself something new to test and potentially play with. Sometimes this is a new type of tea, sometimes it is a fruit I am curious about, sometimes it is an herb Continue Reading →
The tale of the tea known as Missing Piece is almost too short to tell. However, I have made a habit of these tea introduction posts, and it would feel wrong to leave one out. The need for Missing Piece was an outgrowth of my desire to make a decaffeinated Continue Reading →
My notes for where this tea came from are irritatingly sparse. I know it happened in late 2020 – which, admittedly, makes it at least a little understandable that the details may have gotten lost in the ether. I have the name of a tea person. A suggested name for Continue Reading →
The story of Green Standard is short and sweet, though that sweet has a touch of bitter these days. You can train yourself (or be trained) to expect certain tastes with certain meals. This could be a spice combination, a particular set of side dishes, or a beverage you prefer Continue Reading →
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 →
“A long, long time ago…” Nevermind, this isn’t actually a song parody post, it is a tea naming post. However, it been many years since the tale of this tea began. A blogger reached out to me, asking if I would be willing to donate a few teas for Continue Reading →
I love it when randomness turns into really good tea. 8-393 started, as so many of my blends do, with a tea survey. In this case it was for a single teabag sampler, rather than the more frequent Tea of the Month Club. It continued as a reason to throw Continue Reading →
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 →