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This tea seems popular based on the reviews but for me, it was all tart hibiscus. Thankfully I have more to try and maybe it was just an off cup…

I was surprised at how much I liked this. I got it accidentally in an Amoda box I forgot to cancel. And it’s name is a bit of a turn off for me since I never liked teas that were marketed as wellness blends. However, looking past the name, it’s actually a tasty tea. It’s got a really great apricot flavour to it. Sweet and ripe and really good. I get some elderberry but the apricot is the real star here. The base also has a nice honey component to add.

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Sad one to see go since it was a seasonal flavour and thus no longer an option. Their current seasonal flavour is turmeric chai and I’m not sure how I feel about that.

This one always has such a fresh and ripely sweet peach flavour to it. It’s natural tasting and kept from being overly sweet or one note by the vinegar-ish base and the rosemary bit. I’d highly recommend this one if it were still available.

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This is back on DAVIDsTEA’s website. That meant I was totally ok with using the last of this sample from Roswell Strange (thank you!) for a delicious eggnog latte. First of the season. Plus we decorated today a little bit so it’s feeling festive and cozy here.

This latte is so good. It’s fruity and sweet and creamy and delicious and Christmas in a cup without being the in-your-face Christmas flavour profile.

Thanks Roswell Strange for replenishing my stash of this one. It’s so wonderful. The pear is strong today and I’m loving it.

I took this with me when I went on an outing. Since March, I really haven’t gone out much. I did some drive thru exhibits where you never leave the car. I went to the office twice – once to pick up a laptop and once to drop it off again. Twice I went to my apartment in London – the first to bring my textbooks home when it became clear the semester was going to be fully remote and then to pack it up when I realized my final year was fully remote too so I no longer needed the apartment. I went to a restaurant once and was super uncomfortable. Once to a chocolate shop. Twice to Toys R Us with my sister. Twice to the dentist. Once to the eye doctor. And two socially-distanced visits in my friend’s backyard where we sat like 12 ft apart. That actually isn’t a lot when you consider we’ve been in lockdown since March and I think avoiding the world coupled with my agoraphobia is making me a little paranoid. That’s because when I do go out, I’m very cautious and so anxious that I literally don’t feel well physically. I also panic when someone walks somewhat close to me, even if we’re both wearing masks. It’s the same panic I would get in crowds.

With that in mind, when my sister told me she got tickets to a limited entry after hours event at Indigo, I decided to go with her. It seemed like a low stress situation to put myself in that was outside my literal comfort zone – the house. Plus, I love Indigo. So, it was a bit stressful for me since a couple people got closer than I’d like but overall it was nice to get out and there were very few people in a large store. And we were successful since we bought a whole lot of new books for Grayson. I also picked up Born a Crime by Trevor Noah for me? Has anyone read it? I don’t read for fun much while in school since there is already so much I should be reading for class. However, I did read the first chapter and already I’ve learned so much.