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I have had an utterly frustrating day! Chewed out by my boss (I made a mistake, and I deserved it, but didn’t do a lot for my mood, yeah?) Printer failed, so I actually went out and bought a new one. Unfortunately I forgot to buy a USB cable. Back to the store for that. Tried and TRIED to set it up for my wireless network, but …. No dice.
At least with the USB cable I can print from 1 computer. My entire evening was spent on that, and now I have nothing I was going to do done. I am so snarly that I can’t possibly sleep. Again. Someday, as God is my witness, I am going to go to bed and get more than 5 hours of sleep!!!

Rant over. The point of all that was to say that I deserve a treat. I’m drinking a cup of this. Now I am backing slowly away from the computer. If I make a sudden move I might kick the d@mn thing. Good night.

I didn’t know I like Oolongs this much! This tea is a wonderful afternoon break tea. It’s a bit sweet, and that naturally, as I drink my tea mostly straight, with a hint of cinnamon. (someone who can smell would probably get a lot of yummy flavors from this) This one has no bitterness, no sourness, no astringency. People must get sick of seeing me write that, but for me that is what makes or breaks a tea, and since I’ll be using my tea log to help me decide on what to re-order, that will be one of the things I note. I’m really glad that this is one of the samples I ordered from What-Cha.

Took this one with me to church tonight. I still enjoy the spice of it. Noticed the cinnamon especially tonight. Left a curious dry mouth feeling that I sometimes get with cinnamon.

And I really have to say I freaking LOVE my new travel mug. I bought it at a Castel Rouge (SCA) fundraiser up in Winnipeg last winter. I didn’t use it much until lately, when my old travel mug finally gave up the ghost. This one remains cold on the outside, even when boiling water is poured into it. I made my tea around 5:15 and took it with me to church. It sat with its lid off for about 2 hours. I put the lid back on to drive home. Tea was still HOT. No leaks, cold outside, hot inside, what’s not to love?

This was my breakfast tea this mroning. I was going to try something new, but I just wasn’t in the mood. I wanted something black with caffeine. Again, I enjoyed it for a plain, good black tea in the morning. I love that this one came in its own tin.

My evening cup. I didn’t enjoy it as much as my last cup. Might have over steeped it bit, or maybe there weren’t enough tea leaves in it. It seems watery and washed out, yet a bit more astringent than I remember. I’m not giving up on this one, though, because I did enjoy it last time.

Made this for my afternoon cup. I was glad to see a sample of this was included in my last order from Whispering Pines. I am enjoying it along with a piece of gingerbread. (I made gingerbread yesterday and have been careful not to gobble the entire 8×8″ pan up at one sitting. My sister is coming for supper tonight and I want something for dessert. Aren’t you proud of me?) Anyway, This is a delicious tea. smooth and just perfect with a spicy treat. No bitterness, no sourness, no astringency. Just a nice tea that i’ll probably order again someday in the future.

I tried this a third time. Actually brewed a whole cup for 4 minutes, then dumped the tea and rinsed the leaves before brewing the cup I drank. Nope. Still not doing it for me. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I have an unopened 50 gram packet of chocolate orange pu’erh. I hesitate to open it. Maybe my friend Athena would enjoy it.

Wow! I really like this one! I made gingerbread and wanted a tea to drink with it, Not anything frou-frou or spicy, just something nice and smooth and gentle that wouldn’t overwelm the gingerbread. I pulled this one out of the cupboard and brewed up a pot. It went with the gingerbread smashingly. Smooth and with just a hint of sweetness, it complimented the gingerbread perfectly. I could sort of feel the citrus at the end of the sip. This one may need to go on the re-order list.

I picked up a bag of this at the local coffee shop. The bag itself is nice. Nicer than the paper bags of other teas. That’s the best thing about this tea. It was bitter to me. I might have steeped it too long. I drank half a cup and brewed a second, this time with a little honey. That made it much better. Consiering how much tea I have, I won’t bother with this one again.

Ahhh. How nice to come back to an old favorite. I love this tea. Slightly sweet, smooth, and always hits the spot for me. When I drink it I think of my Winnipeg friends with fondness. When they travel to Minneapolis they break their journey here in Fargo and spend a night with me. As a (unneeded but appreciated) thank you gift they always bring me a tin of this tea. So drinking a cup of this always makes me think of them.