![A page in a rhodia top spiral bound dotgrid notebook. Written on the top left is Pen: Platinum Preppy 05, Ink: Colorverse NCG-1850. Beneath those two lines is written “The universe did whatever the hell it wanted to, and if what it wanted to do was be utterly ridiculous and completely brutal at the same time, that was what it was going to go with. -from Seanan McGuire’s ‘Dying With Her Cheer Pants On’ “ To the right is a doodle that is probably something dancing, whether it be alien, but, snake, or whatever else forms out of the shapes. A line is drawn underneath the writing and doodle, beneath the line is are smear tests and drip tests for the ink. In very small text at the bottom right of the page are the words “Dancing One” and the number 13](https://i0.wp.com/www.desertsagenatural.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Colorverse-NGC1850-Platinum-McGuire-Sized.png?resize=678%2C974&ssl=1)
365 Inks – Platinum 05 – Colorverse NGC-1850
![A page in a rhodia top spiral bound dotgrid notebook. Written on the top left is Pen: Platinum Preppy 05, Ink: Colorverse NCG-1850. Beneath those two lines is written “The universe did whatever the hell it wanted to, and if what it wanted to do was be utterly ridiculous and completely brutal at the same time, that was what it was going to go with. -from Seanan McGuire’s ‘Dying With Her Cheer Pants On’ “ To the right is a doodle that is probably something dancing, whether it be alien, but, snake, or whatever else forms out of the shapes. A line is drawn underneath the writing and doodle, beneath the line is are smear tests and drip tests for the ink. In very small text at the bottom right of the page are the words “Dancing One” and the number 13](https://i0.wp.com/www.desertsagenatural.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Colorverse-NGC1850-Platinum-McGuire-Sized.png?resize=678%2C974&ssl=1)
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2023 threw down several gauntlets, and SageNatural is planning on creating a tea about it. If you’d like to help, this post contains the poll that will allow for voting on what ingredients should be included. Continue Reading →
It’s been quite the year. On a personal level. And that’s without taking into account the bigger picture things that are terrible and remind me that humans are capable of amazing things, in both positive AND negative directions. It was a year I was hoping would be more about reclamation Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Tea brings me joy in many ways. People interacting with or thinking about tea often brings the same. This particular tea was born out of the combination of two of the ways that frequently spark or inspire new teas. The first was a pair of tea surveys attached to one Continue Reading →