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Madagascar Vanilla from Golden Moon Tea

After my asparagus trauma I needed a tea that was, well, vanilla! I picked this – the most gentle vanilla in my collection. It did not disappoint. I drank it sitting on my couch with graham crackers like I was 5 years old and never knew there was such a thing as a tea that tasted like asparagus. It is also very forgiving – I oversteeped it a minute too long because I had to wash my cat’s feet* and it tasted just fine – definitely perfect at 4 minutes but very drinkable at 5. Not bitter, just strong.

*My cat Marty is 20 (!!!) years old and is a bit senile and he has the strangest things stuck to him sometimes!

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__Morgana__
__Morgana__ 2010-03-18 23:26:14 -0400

Yay for long-lived cats. I had a Siamese that lived to 24 and a tabby that lived to 18!

mrawlins2
mrawlins2 2010-03-18 23:26:56 -0400

I hope my cat lives that long (he is 4). I guess we’ll just have to wait and see though.

JacquelineM
JacquelineM 2010-03-18 23:30:33 -0400

Morgana – Yes – it’s amazing. My household is all geriatric animals – a 20 year old cat and 14 year old Beagle doggie. They are both the best old men!!! I love them so much. They cuddle each other on the couch!

mrawlins2 – I hope so too. :) They are so mellow and loving when they are old.

__Morgana__
__Morgana__ 2010-03-18 23:41:02 -0400

I currently have 3 cats. One is 7 and the two others are 6 (litter mates). Hard to believe they’re already as old as they are, seems like just yesterday I could hold one of the younger ones in one hand. They grow up so fast [insert sappy, sentimental sigh and sniffing sounds here ;-)]

teabird
teabird 2010-03-19 02:00:02 -0400

Y’all are making me sad that I don’t have cats yet. Morgana, if you want a perpetual dose of kittens, may I recommend the IBKC? http://www.theittybittykittycommittee.com/2009/07/bathtub-ping-pong-ball-kittens-hours-of.html

Doulton
Doulton 2010-03-19 02:04:30 -0400

Cheers to Marty!

Dan
Dan 2010-03-19 08:32:56 -0400

Such a cute website (ibkc). I sent it to my wife’s sister. Her cat Minnie is almost 17.

JacquelineM
JacquelineM 2010-03-19 09:32:55 -0400

Tea Bird – what an adorable site! As a person who visits Cute Overload every day

http://cuteoverload.com/

it is much appreciated!!!!! :)

mrawlins2
mrawlins2 2010-03-19 09:42:04 -0400

Both those websites are SO cute. The little kitty in the pumpkin looks like my cat when he was a baby…awww!

http://cuteoverload.com/page/3/

Auggy
Auggy 2010-03-19 09:58:38 -0400

Aw, poor kitties with odd things stuck to their feet! My 19yo has the same problem – except instead of odd things it is usually gross things. But we won’t think about that!
Tea Bird – Thanks for sharing that adorable site! The bookmark for it is going right next to CO for those rougher work days where cuteness is required!

JacquelineM
JacquelineM 2010-03-19 10:09:57 -0400

Auggy – Marty is sometimes gross too! Last night it was leaves and fluffy spring seeds that the dog brought in though, thankfully (Marty is 100% indoor cat). He stopped grooming himself and he has food on his nose every single meal time. He has to eat wet food because he only has 5 teeth! The worst though is when he is not careful in the litter box. I bought him a special one with lower sides which makes it easier on his old back legs but some days are better than others.

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I love to cook, bake, read, paint, knit, do needlework, and garden. I need my coffee, but I LOVE my tea. I work at an Art School, and I am currently taking classes in order to become certified to teach.

I enjoy writing tasting notes, but have decided not to numerically rate teas as of 9/14/10. For an explanation, see my looooong tasting note about Mountain Malt from the Simple Leaf.

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