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I’m on a Tippy’s Tea roll. Reached blindly into the tea box (I really have to get the teas unpacked!) and pulled out this one for this morning. As always it is smooth, slightly sweet and yummy! Surgery is coming up in two weeks. Will I be able to taste this when I recover? I hope so because it sounds absolutely lovely!

I am finally all moved into the new place, and the old place is cleaned and the keys turned in! Hardly anything is unpacked yet, but I unearthed the tea pot and two cups, and my box of tea. The packet of this tea was the one on the top, so I grabbed it for my morning cup. It’s a bit nippy out there today, so this one is perfect. Warming, mellow, and cozy. I’m back to the day job, with boxes piled around me like the walls of a maze. It’s going to be a while before I’m unpacked and completely settled, but I’ll be alright. I have access to my tea.

A new favorite in my cupboard!
This tea is smooth, very smooth. I think of it as a posh, elegant tea for mid-morning or afternoon. No bitterness or astringency to interrupt the sip, just silky, mellow tea that is a delight to drink.

I am packing for the move, and I’ve decided I need to keep just 1 tea out to brew for a pick me up during the next two days. I think this will be the tea I drink until the move is over and the kitchen stuff is unpacked on Sunday.

A friend came over to help me pack my books. (All 1785 of them) Took us nearly three hours. On our break, I brewed a pot of this. She is one of those people who really prefers bagged tea from Bigelow, so this one didn’t impress her much. I am always flabbergasted when people don’t enjoy a high quality tea, but I guess it just depends on the person.

Anyway, it is certainly a favorite for me. And now it is time to say good night. Another long day at the day job, then more packing. Charge!!

Another of my recent What-Cha order. I don’t believe I’ve had a Darjeeling yet, so I was interested to try one. This is a great morning cup!

The dry leaf is a Black, brown, and green, smallish. The brewed tea is a light amber color. The flavor is mild and smooth. With my lack of a sense of smell, I don’t taste much, but I can kind of get the hint of the spice taste at the end of the sip. I don’t know if this one is a representation of all Darjeelings, but I really like it. No bitterness, no astringency, but it isn’t a flat tasting tea. It has a definite flavor. Glad I ordered 50 grams of this instead of a 10 gram sample size.

I received my order from What-Cha today! After several reather bad days, it was really nice to have something like this to perk me up. And it’s cold and blustery out there, more like November than March, so tea is just want I wanted.

I decided to try this one first. It is the sample Alistair sent along, and he noted this is a new tea. It was harvested less than a month ago, on Feb 14 in Bihar India.

It’s malty, and rich, and bracing. This would be the sort of tea you want in the morning, to wake you up. I get a little bit of bitter at the end of the sip. I might try my next cup with a dollop of maple syrup. If you like a robust tea with lots of flavor and malt, i think you will love this one.

Edited to Add: Re-steeped. It’s even better! I also made toffee chip cookies and ate them fresh out of the oven, with the toffee soft and gooey. This tea is an absolutely perfect drink with these cookies. It’s a little smoother, still flavorful but the slight bitterness at the end of the sip is gone. Wonder if I over leafed it or over steeped it the first time? Upping my rating from 75 to 80.

Today was not my best day. In fact, you might say it sucked. The day job was a nightmare. Well, no, not that bad. More like a bad dream. Then the rental office informed me they would be bringing not one, not two, but THREE different prospective renters in during the day. After my niece’s visit this weekend, the place really is a mess. And because I work with private health information, my work computer must be shut down if anyone is there. That means I don’t get paid for these three visits.

I might have cried when I hung up the phone. A little bit. But I didn’t punch my fist through the wall, which was a very valid option 2.

What do you do when you are soooo stressed you can’t even function? That’s right, Keep Calm and Drink Tea. Maybe scream every bad word you know in the silence of your mind. (8 years of military service; I know a LOT of bad words.) I decided to not mess around with good teas and went for a great one. Minted Minkey. It’s good for what ails ya.

This was one of my DAVID’s samples. I’ve never had mate. I’m not exactly sure what I think of it. It’s not bitter or sour, so I should like it. But really, it tastes kind of like a wet field that was mowed and now the hay is molding. I can’t get around that. I guess I don’t like it. Clearly others do, though, so make your own decision. :)

Looking for a little energy this morning. Work hasn’t gone so well today, and I begin packing for my move tonight. But all I want to so is SLEEP! I haven’t had this one lately, so I thought I’d give it a try.

It used to be a favorite, but I didn’t enjoy it as much today. It wasn’t horrible, but a little off. Might be my mood? Or maybe it’s the frustration of all the hoops I have to jump through to be approved for time off for surgery. Is it too late to back out? I don’t really want surgery.
Sigh. Maybe I’ll dig out that sample of mate from David’s. Must have more energy to get throuogh this day!

This is a horrible thing for me to say, but I am soooo glad my niece has gone home. I love that child. I just love peace and quiet more! I am exhausted, so I brewed a pot of this. I guess it’s my go-to tea when I want something I know I like that doesn’t cost too much.

The manuscript is sent off to the beta readers, so I have no writing or revising to do for at least 10 days. Which is good, because all this week I’m packing for the move on Saturday. That’s why tonight is so sweet. I am out of things I HAVE to do! (well, not really, but hush!) So I had an enjoyable hour sipping tea and working on my afghan. Boy, I want more hours like that!