I just finished playing my first HoliDaze gig of the year! It’s for a company that manages several commercial office buildings. For the next 3 mornings in a row I’ll play in the lobby of one of their buildings from 7:30 – 9:00 am. They set up a breakfast buffet so that the various tenants can fill a plate, get coffee, tea, or juice, etc. I’m rarely awake this early, so I needed plenty if tea! This was one, an interesting blend with a flavor profile guaranteed to wake up my taste buds: chocolate, caramel, cream, malty bread, earth, pepper…it’s as if verdant combined all of my favorite teas into one cup…oh wait! They did!
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Why did you rate this a 50?
I didn’t, lol, I’m using the iPhone app. It must have automatically gave it a rating. I don’t usually rate teas. I’ll have to see if I can fix that…
Hehe :)
HoliDaze gig – my sympathies. The musicians on our praise team glaze over at this time of year. Shame on us – I know a lot of people really like carols. There is just only so much you can do (and get by with) on traditional classics. Trans Siberian Orchestra we are not. We do have a ‘We will rock you’ version of O Come Let Us Adore Him, and a pretty uptempo version of Angels From The Realms Of Glory. Then it is back into auto-pilot.
I was wondering…
I was all worried the new batch was bad or something, and I just ordered 2 oz of it. Phew. Ha.
you scared me for a sec. i just placed an order for this blend too.
KS the only time we Ever sing anything other than Byzantine Chant is after the Liturgy on Christmas. It’s really special to sing a few old carols a capella in the candlelight. There has never been a time where I didn’t want to be there in all my 65 years.
Fixed it!
I actually enjoy playing holidaze music of all kinds, so much so that I recorded a Christmas CD a few years ago. I end up being very busy usually for the first 3 weeks of December, & this year promises to be no different (& it’s a good thing…I gotta pay for all the tea I ordered!).
Having been raised on hymns in decent four-part harmony, I ache for an occasional dose of tradition without benefit of a screen or a soundtrack. Bonnie, your services sound lovely!
I know I am in the music minority. I have no sentimental or memory attachment to most Christmas music. I was 35 when I started going to church. Musically I will take attitude over harmony any day. As for the holidays, Alvin and the Chipmunks say Christmas to me. Cantatas, choirs, etc just don’t move me in a good way. I do my best not to ruin it for others. I probably sound like the Grinch but honestly I am very traditional when it comes to Christmas. It is just that my traditions are different than the majority.
Celebrate however makes your heart dance. My Christmas epiphany moment is in the middle of the Dickens stage show at Silver Dollar City listening to Tiny Tim sing. I cry on cue every year. :)
Love it! Somehow Tiny Tim and Dickens just makes sense. I would enjoy this tradition with you!
I was decorating yesterday (snow and a big cold snap is on the way with a 50 plus degree drop in temp all at once) so I set Pandora up for crooners Christmas (Bing, Perry Como etc.) and Smooth Christmas (Buble etc.), and Russian and Byzantine Chant on my TV (Commercial Free). Now when I drink my tea and read what’s happening here on my Kindle, I’ll have mood music, snow out the window and tea! Living the good life!
Why did you rate this a 50?
I didn’t, lol, I’m using the iPhone app. It must have automatically gave it a rating. I don’t usually rate teas. I’ll have to see if I can fix that…
Hehe :)
HoliDaze gig – my sympathies. The musicians on our praise team glaze over at this time of year. Shame on us – I know a lot of people really like carols. There is just only so much you can do (and get by with) on traditional classics. Trans Siberian Orchestra we are not. We do have a ‘We will rock you’ version of O Come Let Us Adore Him, and a pretty uptempo version of Angels From The Realms Of Glory. Then it is back into auto-pilot.
I was wondering…
I was all worried the new batch was bad or something, and I just ordered 2 oz of it. Phew. Ha.
you scared me for a sec. i just placed an order for this blend too.
KS the only time we Ever sing anything other than Byzantine Chant is after the Liturgy on Christmas. It’s really special to sing a few old carols a capella in the candlelight. There has never been a time where I didn’t want to be there in all my 65 years.
Fixed it!
I actually enjoy playing holidaze music of all kinds, so much so that I recorded a Christmas CD a few years ago. I end up being very busy usually for the first 3 weeks of December, & this year promises to be no different (& it’s a good thing…I gotta pay for all the tea I ordered!).
Having been raised on hymns in decent four-part harmony, I ache for an occasional dose of tradition without benefit of a screen or a soundtrack. Bonnie, your services sound lovely!
I know I am in the music minority. I have no sentimental or memory attachment to most Christmas music. I was 35 when I started going to church. Musically I will take attitude over harmony any day. As for the holidays, Alvin and the Chipmunks say Christmas to me. Cantatas, choirs, etc just don’t move me in a good way. I do my best not to ruin it for others. I probably sound like the Grinch but honestly I am very traditional when it comes to Christmas. It is just that my traditions are different than the majority.
Celebrate however makes your heart dance. My Christmas epiphany moment is in the middle of the Dickens stage show at Silver Dollar City listening to Tiny Tim sing. I cry on cue every year. :)
Love it! Somehow Tiny Tim and Dickens just makes sense. I would enjoy this tradition with you!
I was decorating yesterday (snow and a big cold snap is on the way with a 50 plus degree drop in temp all at once) so I set Pandora up for crooners Christmas (Bing, Perry Como etc.) and Smooth Christmas (Buble etc.), and Russian and Byzantine Chant on my TV (Commercial Free). Now when I drink my tea and read what’s happening here on my Kindle, I’ll have mood music, snow out the window and tea! Living the good life!