After many delays, we allowed ourselves a Grand Weekend Out, marked by a trip to the Ozarks and some self-gratification in the form of impulse shopping and overeating. This was one of the impulses—part of a seasonal (cheap) gift assortment like you’d find at TJ Maxx or Tuesday Morning, but it had some interesting combinations I had not seen elsewhere.
In this case, the tea base is nearly imperceptible, but it has a very light balance of orange (first), peppermint (next), and chai spices (background notes) that is extremely pleasant when you just want something warm and fragrant to sip. Small bags—don’t get out your big mug for these.
Best part of the weekend wasn’t the tea. We found the remnants of a little park on Lake Taneycomo where we did our courting, still intact, having survived The Landing (huge obscenely commercial shopping zone on the water). You can still find two or three floating fishing docks. We sat on one and watched the boats and held hands.
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