Combining tradition and science to create natural and effective remedies.
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 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 →
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away (or so it feels now) – someone I cared deeply for asked me for a tea that had smoke and cinnamon, but not vanilla. I jury-rigged a test, which went into a fascinating tea object that stayed at the old Continue Reading →
The story of Wednesday’s Child begins with a mood board. A friend has been on a stash-busting kick, and said over-arching project has produced many awesome things. The gnomes that are heading out over the of the week are one, and the scarf that the mood board was created for Continue Reading →
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 seeds for the concept of Gnomevember were found within the creativity and heart of a friend. She sent me gnomes. Which led to sudden world-building thoughts on my side, and sparked a micro-fiction, which I shared in return. The next thing I knew, she was asking me if I 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 →