Chilling at home with the dog keeping an eye on all the tornado warnings. So far, none for my county but quite a few around us and several where my kids are. Hubby has to work through the storm, possibly all night if trees come down or we have more flooding, so here I am drinking tea, lighting candles and picking a good book to download.
Tea of the moment is Azalina’s Malaysian Black, paired with Peanut M&M’s cuz I am a grown woman and I can eat what I want. They are the pastel Easter ines which makes them even more delicious because they are cute.
First thought when steeping was, “Whoa! Pumpkin spice!” Then I decided it was much more of a Christmas blend aroma. I really assocaite clove and orange with Christmas. But the hint of lavender is really nice. It is just the barest hint and I could easily mistake it for rosemary.
I steeped it for just three and a half minutes because the leaves are so broken, and I am happy with the strength. It is not bitter or astringent, at least not with food, it might be a different story if I put the candy away.
No milk no sugar, as usual, and I find it very enjoyable. Thank you, derk, for the generous sample!
ETA: well, now WE have a warning! Currently in hall bathroom with dog.
ETA again! All is well!
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I don’t miss those green-grey skies of the east, having grown up near a city that got hit twice. Glad to hear your region is safe and you enjoyed the tea. I wouldn’t have thought to compare this to a Christmas tea since I haven’t had many. The combination of clove and star anise made me think of Thai/Viet/Chinese food. Add in the vanilla and I though Thai tea. The lavender was quite strong to my senses.
Eep. Hope it’s just a warning based on rotation, and no actual tornado touching down! Tornadoes scare me…
When I was really young, I watched a movie about tornados with my parents. It may have been Twister; but I’m not sure since I was too young to remember clearly. Anyway, it scared the SHIT out of me because my dumb, tiny baby brain couldn’t comprehend that tornadoes were a weather phenomenon that only occured in extreme winds/storms. So, for a long time I was just constantly afraid that I could be just minding my own business doing kid shit like eating boogers, having supper indoors, or out a the beach on a sunny day and a tornado would just swoop in and kill me and my family. It didn’t help that I lived in the heart of the prairies (landlocked) and people would say ALL THE TIME “The only thing you have to worry about here is Tornados!” (in reference to other natural disasters like tsunamis).
Thank you for your well wishes! All is well and there was little damage – a few roofs blew off an hour or two away, some trees fell but really nothing major and I am grateful.
Roswell – I wish I could go back in time and give you a big hug and tell you not to be afraid! I went through a stage of being terrified in every thunder storm, watching the skies for a funnel cloud through the window constantly. I had nightmares about tornadoes. But one day I said to myself that I would pray about it and then what happens, happens. Somehow it made me not obsess about tornadoes appearing any more, although I still respect the warnings and take them seriously. But oh, poor child, being afraid like that! I am sorry you went through that.
Kittenna – I think it must have been mostly based on rotation. There were warnings all over the state, power went out here and there, but overall it was not nearly as bad as we were concerned it might be.
Glad you all are safe. Scary stuff.
Always a happy thing to see you nd your reviews! <3
Stay safe! <3
Hope you are okay!
Thank you, we are! Hope all our fellow Steepsterires are well, too!
Stay safe!
I don’t miss those green-grey skies of the east, having grown up near a city that got hit twice. Glad to hear your region is safe and you enjoyed the tea. I wouldn’t have thought to compare this to a Christmas tea since I haven’t had many. The combination of clove and star anise made me think of Thai/Viet/Chinese food. Add in the vanilla and I though Thai tea. The lavender was quite strong to my senses.
Eep. Hope it’s just a warning based on rotation, and no actual tornado touching down! Tornadoes scare me…
When I was really young, I watched a movie about tornados with my parents. It may have been Twister; but I’m not sure since I was too young to remember clearly. Anyway, it scared the SHIT out of me because my dumb, tiny baby brain couldn’t comprehend that tornadoes were a weather phenomenon that only occured in extreme winds/storms. So, for a long time I was just constantly afraid that I could be just minding my own business doing kid shit like eating boogers, having supper indoors, or out a the beach on a sunny day and a tornado would just swoop in and kill me and my family. It didn’t help that I lived in the heart of the prairies (landlocked) and people would say ALL THE TIME “The only thing you have to worry about here is Tornados!” (in reference to other natural disasters like tsunamis).
Thank you for your well wishes! All is well and there was little damage – a few roofs blew off an hour or two away, some trees fell but really nothing major and I am grateful.
Roswell – I wish I could go back in time and give you a big hug and tell you not to be afraid! I went through a stage of being terrified in every thunder storm, watching the skies for a funnel cloud through the window constantly. I had nightmares about tornadoes. But one day I said to myself that I would pray about it and then what happens, happens. Somehow it made me not obsess about tornadoes appearing any more, although I still respect the warnings and take them seriously. But oh, poor child, being afraid like that! I am sorry you went through that.
Kittenna – I think it must have been mostly based on rotation. There were warnings all over the state, power went out here and there, but overall it was not nearly as bad as we were concerned it might be.
Glad you all are safe. Scary stuff.