First tea of the morning…..
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers, aunts, mothers to be, and the good people who stand in for mothers who cannot be there for a multitude of reasons. I lost my mother almost 14 years ago, and I am so thankful for my friends as well as my MIL who have helped to fill her role a little. Me, as a mother myself, I know there are things I could do and could have done better. But, I would not trade this gift for the world.
I am doing a “Parade of Panyangs” of sorts in celebration today. I started with this one, and I have another sent from the lovely Dinosara that she brought back from her trip to China. Then I will probably throw in my bargain basement Panyang from Upton that I also love. I might even brew up a cup of Keemun Mao Feng. It is an odd Mother’s Day for us, because we are scrambling to get some work done on the outside of the house involving door frame replacement and painting before we have contractors back on Monday or Tuesday. And the kids are pretty swamped with homework, since there are about 10 days left of school.
This one is chocolatey, has a bit of heft to the mouthfeel, a bit of malt, and very smooth, plus there may be a little fruitiness…plums, maybe? It is very rich, and it seems that the big difference between this and my beloved Kemmun Mao Feng is that KMF has just a hint of smoke (which I will be double checking this later). I was looking at the leaves on this one compared to my Keemun Mao Feng, and they are really very similar, except that the Keemun Mao Feng’s leaves are longer and a bit wider dry. I was also comparing it to the Tan Yang Dinosara brought from China, and her version is much more golden tipped as well as longer than TYTJ. It is a definite love for me in the tea world.
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Having lost my Mom going on 6 years ago, today is bittersweet. Since 2004, have lost MIL, sister, Mom, Grandma (at 94, and Mom’s Mom) and one and only Aunt (who hated kids and truthfully didn’t bleep on my emotional radar because of her, umm history). But it is my own 2 great kids who keep me going. So I’m trying to push away the sadness early, to fully appreciate their calls today. You are right Jen. Wonderful gift indeed. Yours are teenagers, right? It gets better, so hang in when you get to the rough-teenage-patches : )
Happy mother’s day to you!
Hugs to you, Cheryl! Yes, I have one teen, and the other will be an official teen late summer. They just grow up so fast.
And thank you, Missy!
Happy Mother’s Day to you, Jen!
The post office had this one hostage for a week, but I finally have it as of yesterday. I am hoping to carve out some time to try it in the next few days.
Happy mothers day!!
Happy Mother’s Day, Jen! Hope you’ve enjoyed drinking your Parade of Panyangs as much as I’m enjoying reading about it.
It was very fun. Just for the important observations on the resteeps…..the two higher grade Tan Yangs tasted pretty much the same on the resteep. No real noticeable differences. (I tried them side by side.)
WOOT! Another TYTJ fan! :D Om nom nom! (Am out myself. Gave the last bit of leaf away in a swap because clearly I’m too nice…)
Having lost my Mom going on 6 years ago, today is bittersweet. Since 2004, have lost MIL, sister, Mom, Grandma (at 94, and Mom’s Mom) and one and only Aunt (who hated kids and truthfully didn’t bleep on my emotional radar because of her, umm history). But it is my own 2 great kids who keep me going. So I’m trying to push away the sadness early, to fully appreciate their calls today. You are right Jen. Wonderful gift indeed. Yours are teenagers, right? It gets better, so hang in when you get to the rough-teenage-patches : )
Happy mother’s day to you!
Hugs to you, Cheryl! Yes, I have one teen, and the other will be an official teen late summer. They just grow up so fast.
And thank you, Missy!
Happy Mother’s Day to you, Jen!
The post office had this one hostage for a week, but I finally have it as of yesterday. I am hoping to carve out some time to try it in the next few days.
Happy mothers day!!
Happy Mother’s Day, Jen! Hope you’ve enjoyed drinking your Parade of Panyangs as much as I’m enjoying reading about it.
It was very fun. Just for the important observations on the resteeps…..the two higher grade Tan Yangs tasted pretty much the same on the resteep. No real noticeable differences. (I tried them side by side.)
WOOT! Another TYTJ fan! :D Om nom nom! (Am out myself. Gave the last bit of leaf away in a swap because clearly I’m too nice…)