Tag Archives: St. John's Verity
Wednesday’s Child (Organic Coconut Elderberry Black Tea)
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 (Organic Roasted Mate and Guarana)
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 →
End of Year 2023
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 →
The Monthly Brew – September 2023 Recap
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 →
Monster Slayer (Mimic) (Organic Guarana, Lemon Peel, Eleuthro, and Alfalfa)
DMG may have been the first of the Monster Slayer tea line to be released, but it was not the first created. That honor falls to this tea. When the concept of the Monster Slayers first started getting kicked around, there was a goal flavour. This is not that flavour. Continue Reading →
The Monthly Brew – August 2023 (Recap)
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 →
Protected: Talking About Trauma: The Surreal Nature of Things
Believe Impossible Things (Organic Genmaicha with Cinnamon and Nutmeg)
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 Monthly Brew – June 2023 (Recap)
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 →