Terri HarpLady

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Mandala Tea Phatty Cake from Mandala Tea

Terri HarpLady drank Mandala Tea Phatty Cake by Mandala Tea

This will not be a long review, as I’m suppose to be practicing. My Annual Birthday Gig is this Saturday night (I’ll be 54 on sunday), & I’m working on a new tune to add to my performance, ‘Butterfly’ by Herbie Hancock. Playing Jazz on the Harp is challenging, & this piece definitely has it’s difficulties, but it looks like it’s gonna fall into place!

After weeks of reading reviews about this puer, I finally bought myself a Phatty Cake! I’ve been sipping on it for a few hours now, during my breaks & it is quite tasty.

So this is a really nice Puer. Rich, creamy, sweet, deep, & dark. It makes me want to sing, “That’s the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it, uh huh uh huh”. I used 5 G, & will probably go a little stronger next time, because I’m like that. This started out with a smooth vanilla feeling, & a hint of ginger, gradually adding layers of flavor: raisin, wood, a sprinkle of salt, a little spice.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it, but I can’t drink anymore tea tonight!
And I have to get back to my practicing!

2013-01-22 21:01:09 -0500

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Sil 2013-01-22 22:08:36 -0500

Happy early birthday since i can guarantee i’ll forget by that time haha. It’s been a week to say the least :) I hope you have a fabulous weekend with lots of laughter and smiles

Bonnie 2013-01-22 22:17:37 -0500

Heard Herbie at Montalvo and he was off on his own planet that night.Even my jazz lovin ex was surprised! Know you’ll do great but isn’t your Birthday a time when you’re supposed to be entertained?!

Terri HarpLady 2013-01-22 23:36:43 -0500

Thanks Sil!
Bonnie: This will be my first attempt at Herbie, at least in front of an audience. There are several tunes of his I’d like to do, but I especially love this one. I’ve done a gig to celebrate my birthday for years! Gratefully, I always get a huge crowd! There is nothing I’d rather do than play my harp & sing for people, & I have a friend who is an artist, she’ll celebrate 33 years. While I’m playing, she’ll be painting. She is wonderfully talented, & we’ve done this birthday gig together for 4 years, I think. Here’s her website http://www.vesnadelevska.com/

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I’m so excited to have found this community! I’m a self-employed Harpist (acoustic & electric – Originals, Classical, Rock, Jazz, etc) & Singer/Songwriter. My days & nights revolve around teaching at home, playing gigs, gardening,& fixing awesome food to eat. My schedule is different everyday, but I just go with the flow, & I sip a lot of tea!

My love of Tea began with Herbals back in the 70’s. One of my favorites was a licorice blend from House of Hezekiah, an old tea shop in Kansas City. There was also a tea with mint, rose petals, chamomile, etc called Nuclear Casual Tea.
In the 80’s I gave up caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, (& a few illicit substances…), and brewed medicinal blends & tinctures to support 4 pregnancies (all children born at home). In the 90’s my love affair with green teas began when I discovered ‘The Republic of Tea’. Their beautiful teas & packaging inspired my original song, “TeaMind”, from my CD “Zen Breakfast”. If you’d like to hear the song for free, drop by my website.

In general, I drink my teas straight, but occasionally I add a pinch of Stevia & maybe some coconut or almond milk (I’m allergic to dairy, gluten, & various other things & avoid most sweets.)

I’ve explored a variety of teas:
Whites tend to be a little bland…sorry
Oolongs are wonderful, especially Orchid & Peach! (I love anything with Peaches)
Roobios – I’m not a fan in general
Puehr – a fairly new direction for me
I’m not a huge fan of flavored teas, unless that flavor is peaches or chocolate, but I do make exceptions, & I’ll try just about anything.

And Black Tea, Oh how I love thee!!
I am on a quest for the most wonderful breakfast cup! I will find you, my Love!