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drank Upcountry Maui Blend by The Hawaiian Tea Company
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Theme of the teatime: make the best of what’s available.

Two full packages of this to burn through, one from my aunt and the other from my work father. It makes a good cold brew 3 bags to a pint overnight. Tangy rosehips with mellow interjections of floral, woody cinnamon, perhaps earthy herbaceousness from the passionflower. Nothing more.

Speaking of work father, next weekend I will be packing up my belongings to live with him and his wife for an indefinite period of time so my housemate can return home. I’ve house/dog-sat for them many times, gone over for dinner and work parties but this will be, um, new, living with them.

I miss things. Such a mood right now. RHCP, Venice Queen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s86rJvMIS0

Theme of the meantime: make the best of what’s available.

Flavors: Cinnamon, Floral, Herbaceous, Rosehips, Tangy, Tart, Wood

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Nattie
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Very apt theme for these days. Good luck living with your work dad!

mrmopar
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Still going to be on the West Coast?

gmathis
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Hope your new nest feels like home quickly.

ashmanra
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Big changes! Praying it will be sunshine for the soul!

derk
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Thanks, Nattie. I’m sure it’ll be fine. We’re all easy-going. And they have a pool.

mrmopar, same town, few miles down the road ;)

derk
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ashmanra, thanks. It’ll honestly be a relief to be living with humans again. Though they seem to not take exposure to covid19 as seriously as I do.

derk
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gmathis, thank you, too.

I’m experiencing a lot of glitches on steepster lately, like missing comments.

Martin Bednář
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I hope everything will be alright!

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Nattie
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Very apt theme for these days. Good luck living with your work dad!

mrmopar
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Still going to be on the West Coast?

gmathis
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Hope your new nest feels like home quickly.

ashmanra
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Big changes! Praying it will be sunshine for the soul!

derk
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Thanks, Nattie. I’m sure it’ll be fine. We’re all easy-going. And they have a pool.

mrmopar, same town, few miles down the road ;)

derk
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ashmanra, thanks. It’ll honestly be a relief to be living with humans again. Though they seem to not take exposure to covid19 as seriously as I do.

derk
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gmathis, thank you, too.

I’m experiencing a lot of glitches on steepster lately, like missing comments.

Martin Bednář
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I hope everything will be alright!

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This place, like the rest of the internet, is dead and overrun with bots. Yet I persist.

Eventual tea farmer. If you are a tea grower, want to grow your own plants or are simply curious, please follow me so we can chat.

I most enjoy loose-leaf, unflavored teas and tisanes. Teabags have their place. Some of my favorite teas have a profound effect on mind and body rather than having a specific flavor profile.

Favorite teas generally come from China (all provinces), Taiwan, India (Nilgiri and Manipur). Frequently enjoyed though less sipped are teas from Georgia, Japan, and Nepal. While I’m not actively on the hunt, a goal of mine is to try tea from every country that makes it available to the North American market. This is to gain a vague understanding of how Camellia sinensis performs in different climates. I realize that borders are arbitrary and some countries are huge with many climates and tea-growing regions.

I’m convinced European countries make the best herbal teas.

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