Once upon a time, a girl named Katia ran off to Albuquerque long ago, where the strange and mysterious people there did something she’d never particularly seen done in her neck of the woods: drank tea every morning.

By the time she left, one week later, Katia drank tea every day, too, having swiftly been addicted to this non-coffee caffeinated drink just like ‘that’.

So… I swapped some tea on Ravelry, and got a whole random assortment of teas I’d never before tried, but along with a few bags of one of my all-time favorites, Tazo Awake. Awake is a wonderful blend of black teas, strong and smoky and powerful enough to keep me going all night long, and what’s more, it comes in the most quaint little colorful red bags. It’s very nice.

But also, I got a whole variety of Stash teas, including Irish Breakfast (which I’m drinking tonight), English Breakfast, Double Chai Spice, Chai Spice (I drink this one a fair amount), Peach Black Tea, and some others which also look good! Also, I got some tea from SBS Teas - Cranberry Orange Spice, which sounds and smells intruiging. And some tea from Trader Joes, and a packet of rooibos from somewhere that starts with a K, but is eluding my mind. Lovely!

In return, I sent off a bunch of fun teas also, and some cute little stickers and chocolates, to a lovely lady up in Canada.

And now? Now I’ve joined an Iced Tea Summer Solstice Swap. Er. Or Summer Solstice Iced Tea Swap. Whatever. But it’s more tea to swap and enjoy, and this time, there’s GOODIES involved - like summer things, and yarn, because it’s Ravelry. Gotta love the yarn…

But for now? I’m off to Adagio, because I’m nearly out of one of my other super-favorite teas, strawberry black, and that just cannot be allowed. Again, if anyone wants a $5 off coupon to Adagio, and you don’t already have an account there, just let me know, and I can send you one! :)

11 Comments »

1. I keep meaning to try Adagio teas, but forgetting! I should motor over there and pick up a few things while I’m still thinking about it.

   I’m really digging loose leaf teas right now. It’s so fun to put them in my mesh tea ball and watch the leaves plump up. Oh..have you tried any blooming teas? Friggin cool to watch! (They taste pretty good too lol)

   Comment by Christine — May 23, 2008 @ 7:08 am

2. Okay, being a tea junkie, I have to share my favourites, too. Harney and Sons makes a great Black tea blend called Tower of London, and Zhena’s Gypsy Tea: Ambrosia White Plum is oh-my-gosh good. I could drink both of them all day long.

   Comment by Courtney — May 23, 2008 @ 10:44 am

3. Hey Spoilee! I learn something new every time I read your blog!! Adagio virgin here, for now. Won’t last long I tell ya. Thanks for the link… More soon, I should be knitting for you!

   Byeeee

   Marissa

   Comment by Marissa J. — May 23, 2008 @ 9:34 pm

4. Ooh. More teas to try! Thanks for the suggestions, Courtney!

   Christine - I think blooming teas are friggin awesome, too! And Adagio has BLACK blooming teas! *heaven* The only reason I don’t do much for the typical ones is that they’re usually green tea or white tea, which I don’t drink nearly so much of! But black! Someday, I will splurge…

   Comment by Katia — May 25, 2008 @ 6:28 am

5. Hey Katia! I hope you don’t mind I added your link to my blog. Yay for tea drinking! I’ll have to send you some of my favourite tea sometime. Theres a fabulous shop that sells loose leaf teas at the market I go to every week for my knitting group. Its such a wonderful little shop!

   Comment by Kata — May 26, 2008 @ 4:43 pm

6. I love tea! I love loose tea more than I do the tea bags but will drink both. I used to work for Starbucks and Awake is a very good tea. Did you know that you can take you tea bags steep them in another cup and turn around and make soap is you have a melt-pour base. Sure can and there is nothing that will harm you.
   Showing some Blog Love from Mad Squirrel.

   Comment by Shannon — May 27, 2008 @ 3:44 pm

7. I did know that you can make two cups of tea with them - if you don’t let them steep too terribly long the first time! But I’ve never made any soap with them - though man, now I *must* try… Tea soap!! Awesome.

   Loose leaf tea is much better, I agree, but I tend to take bags to work. I mean, much less hassle. *lol*

   Comment by Katia — May 29, 2008 @ 5:26 am

8. Kata, I totally don’t mind that you added a link! I will get to adding yours here, too! I’ve needed a links list on here for a while…

   Comment by Katia — May 29, 2008 @ 5:27 am

9. It’s like you are speaking a whole new language. I don’t know what you are saying…BUT I WANT IT. Bring me some tea, and stop and visit for a spell. :)

   Comment by Janna — June 3, 2008 @ 3:15 pm

10. Oh and my favorite tea is Good Earth Original Sweet & Spicy.
    It’s cinnamonny (word, no?) goodness in a cup. I love it with one splenda.

    Comment by Janna — June 3, 2008 @ 3:17 pm

11. No worries, Janna! Soon, you and I, we’ll have tea parties together!

    Comment by Katia — June 5, 2008 @ 5:09 am

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