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drank Ayurvedic Keep Well "Women-Uma" by Banff Tea Co
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It has been brutal cold here today. Wind chill warnings for most of the day, was -50 C earlier. The wind has gone down and it’s now a balmy -36C.
I’m still not feeling 100% and from the sounds of it there are lots of us suffering from colds and flues – hope everyone is feeling better soon.
I was suppose to go out for dinner/drinks with friends, but based on sick and weather, I bailed on those plans. Snuggled in at home with a blankie, the cat, and the hockey game (winning 2-0 after 2nd).

In the spirit of the evening, it’s out with the old. This is by far the oldest tea I have in my house. Well over a year old, so that’s what I’m drinking tonight. It’s some sort of de-stress wellness herbal something. I don’t really like it, but maybe will get some benefits from it.

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year – wishing you all the best in 2014!!
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Sil
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i am with you on that! comfort of our house! tea! tv!…relaxing…

Lala
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Welcome to the Sick Steepster Social Hour! Ha ha.

Fjellrev
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Ouch, I saw on the news earlier today that MB is in a deep freeze. Hope you have a relaxing evening at home!

yyz
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I hope everyone feels better soon! Happy New Years as well! Air! For the cold. The coldest I be ever experienced was in Saskatoon, where we ended up running the half block to a restaurant, because our skin started tingling from the cold despite being dressed for the weather, down coat, wool lined boots and all!.

Enjoy the evening curled up with friends, pets and/or family!

Plunkybug
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Yikes! Those temps are insane!!

Anna
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I think it’s never been colder than -30/-40(-something) during the winters I’ve spent in Sweden. I can’t even imagine what -50 would feel like. Happy new year!

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Sil
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i am with you on that! comfort of our house! tea! tv!…relaxing…

Lala
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Welcome to the Sick Steepster Social Hour! Ha ha.

Fjellrev
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Ouch, I saw on the news earlier today that MB is in a deep freeze. Hope you have a relaxing evening at home!

yyz
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I hope everyone feels better soon! Happy New Years as well! Air! For the cold. The coldest I be ever experienced was in Saskatoon, where we ended up running the half block to a restaurant, because our skin started tingling from the cold despite being dressed for the weather, down coat, wool lined boots and all!.

Enjoy the evening curled up with friends, pets and/or family!

Plunkybug
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Yikes! Those temps are insane!!

Anna
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I think it’s never been colder than -30/-40(-something) during the winters I’ve spent in Sweden. I can’t even imagine what -50 would feel like. Happy new year!

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C.S. Lewis – “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”

I needed to update my profile. I joined Steepster 03Mar13. I am just amazed at how much my tastes have changed since then.
When I discovered loose leaf tea about a year and half ago, I didn’t know anything other than my local Davids and Teavana/Teaopia. Stumbling onto Steepster CHANGED EVERYTHING.
Hello, my name is Dex I’m a tea addict.
I’ve been through the “I need to try every single tea out there” phase. I really hope the worst of that has passed. I’ve learned enough to know that I only need to try HALF of all the teas out there. LOL
When I started this journey, I was all about the flavored rooibos and fruity tisanes. Don’t get me wrong there is still room for dessert (chocolate/caramel/nutty) Rooibos teas in my cupboard and I still do enjoy them, BUT I am quickly learning to appreciate the some of the straight teas of the world.
Big bold (but not icky)pu’erh is suddenly my favorite, followed by woody/roasted oolongs. I’m just starting to explore straight black teas, and have found some that I really like.
Generally speaking I’m not into greens at all, only like the occasional green oolong, and white teas are just too mild for my tastes (unless they are fruit flavored). I still enjoy really good fruit tisanes, but am now cold steeping them.
I don’t like floral/herbal blends, and mint anything is not on my preferred list.
I am still exploring new teas, adapting to my changing tastes, understanding more every day how little I really know about tea. Ultimately I would love to find approximately 50 teas that I just “can’t live without” and always have them in my cupboard. That might not be practical, but that what I’m searching for. It’s going to be a fun journey.

All in all, I love this site. I’ve met some wonderful people, and have gotten to try some amazing teas because of them. It really restores your faith in humanity when you get a note saying “oh by the way I sent you some tea”. Wonderful, generous, people here.

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