I was awakened several times during the night by very loud, very powerful claps of thunder. I imagined it shaking the very sky. The previously slightly heavy air had lost its humidity, and a crisp and cool rain-drenched breeze came through my window. Sometimes, when I wake up briefly in the middle of the night, I find that my sense of smell is heightened—I’ll get very strong whiffs of whatever perfume I had on that day, or smell any lingering scent of shampoo that may still be clinging to my hair. But last night all I smelled was a rain-soaked earth, and it was perfect. I checked the time and it was only 3:15 or so, and I snuggled happily under the covers for more sleep. I can’t describe how awesome that moment felt.

Anyway, it continued to pour all night and there were no signs of the rain letting up when I got up for work this morning. I knew I wanted a comfort tea, because comfort teas work so well with rainy weather. I chose this one and loved it as usual, although I was having it with a bagel and cream cheese, and I found that the cream cheese and this tea were sort of competing for my attention instead of complimenting one another (but caramel and cream cheese don’t exactly strike me as a perfect combination anyway), so although it was amazing amazing amazing, I should have probably gone with wild mountain black this morning. Although come to think of it, that tea demands my attention too, so…

Anyway, I also brewed up some David’s vanilla orchid oolong in my timolino for work, and I’m wondering what I’ll think of it. I’m kind of wishing I’d taken some cantaloupe and cream instead. LOL maybe today is one of those days where I keep wishing I’d had a different tea from the one I chose. Nevertheless, this was an excellent choice either way.

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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.

As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!

Things other than tea: I’m engaged to be married to my best friend, and feel like the richest woman on the planet because of it. I am also a veracious reader, and I also happen to have an obsession with fragrances, and have amassed quite a collection, although it pales in comparison to some collections out there! As a result of this obsession, I also follow several fragrance blogs, and am always up for a chat about scent. I’m also almost completely blind, and this does indeed mean that I come complete with a guide dog, who unlike me, hales from the sunny California campus of Guide dogs for the Blind. I think I’ve rambled on long enough, but if there’s anything you’d like to know or if you just feel like chatting to someone, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.

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