![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)
Combining tradition and science to create natural and effective remedies.
Following the example of several creators and friends I have decided to put together a thread that I will hopefully remember to send out nearish the beginning of each month that comprises the various ways in which tea (and other projects) can be supported or acquired. If you’d prefer to Continue Reading →
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 →
Chocolate Oranges. Those little foil wrapped balls of fruit-flavoured chocolate have been a part of my life for almost as long as I can remember. For most of it, they have also been a special seasonal treat. Mid-December of the First Year of Our Plague (Coronavirus), the idea of a 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 →
May’s theme was chosen the moment I decided the Soft Reopen was going to happen on the 6th. May was about reclamation. May was about rediscovery. May was also about being completely overwhelmed by some of my more ambitious choices and high expectations for myself. These things combined, even Continue Reading →