A Tea Blending Life

It’s a Mixing World Here I think some tea purists would shudder at my love of tea blending. And I understand. I understand that there are some teas that need to be enjoyed on their own, without additions. I love the simple elegance of a rare Kumaon tea from the Himalayas, sipped from beautiful china. And I also love the humble kitchen-garden herbs of rural America that bloom anywhere, sometimes in the most unwelcoming conditions. I love their healing, nurturing qualities, and the simplicity of an herbal tisane in a pottery mug, sipped…

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Wherin a Coffee Addict Falls Into a Tea Cup

I used to be a coffee addict. I drank it black, and I drank it often. The stronger the better. Coffee fueled the world, I said, and tea was for people who couldn’t handle its bite and energy. I was a red-blooded American girl. Coffee is strong and glamorous. Coffee is Scarlet O’Hara in Gone With the Wind. Coffee cafes feature baristas with man-buns and skinny jeans, mixing drinks to a soundtrack of jazz or hip hop or Post Malone. Actually, I have no idea if skinny jeans are still in fashion. Not that…

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