The Monthly Brew – February Recap

This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series The Monthly Brew

February was quite a full month – despite a relatively late start. The short sum-up is: I put a bunch of teas in the Sale Bin, I took a first stab at some new platforms for social media presence, there was a post!, and I opened up some Tea of Continue Reading →

The Monthly Brew (March Recap)

This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series The Monthly Brew

March was a somewhat madcap month for me. I’m starting to worry that the date I set for the Soft Reopen may have been a touch ambitious, but not enough so that I’m changing the goal as yet. The short summation for the month is: I put a ton more Continue Reading →

The Monthly Brew (April Recap)

This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series The Monthly Brew

To start, I apologize for the fact that this is heading out late. The shop reopening, as light on numbers as it was, still managed to take a lot out of me and completely ate almost all of my waking hours for a handful of weeks. Still catching up on Continue Reading →

The Monthly Brew (May Recap)

This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series The Monthly Brew

As it turns out, my worries back in March that I had set too ambitious a goal for the Soft Reopen were true. This does not change the fact that May ended up feeling rather glorious. Short version of May: I reopened the shop, there were some proper tea reintroductions, Continue Reading →

The Monthly Brew – June 2023 (Recap)

This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series The Monthly Brew

June was a hectic month. The deadline for retrieving bits of life from previous domicile was set for the first of July, and no part of that process has been without complication. However, complications aside, the work and play of tea did continue. June saw more tea naming posts, as Continue Reading →

The Monthly Brew – July 2023 (Recap)

This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series The Monthly Brew

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 →

The Monthly Brew – August 2023 (Recap)

This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series The Monthly Brew

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 →

The Monthly Brew – September 2023 Recap

This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series The Monthly Brew

August was rough and September got away from me and October is not something I am looking forward to speaking of in this format in far too soon a time for comfort. I marked the second anniversary of the loss of my service dog, Raubahn, and so far, that loss Continue Reading →