How to Stop Over-Thinking Tea

There definitely seems to be a lot of over-thinking tea these days. The “Rube Goldberg approach” to preparing tea is seen everywhere. But how do you stop over-thinking tea and get back to the basics? A big question – time for some answers. First things first – what is over-thinking tea? One thing I learned …

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Happiness Is a Cup of Tea

I suspect that we have cartoonist Charles Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, to thank (or blame) for the rash of slogans that begin with "happiness is" and end with just about anything you can imagine. Perhaps there were other such slogans that predate Schulz's famous "Happiness is a Warm Puppy," which debuted on …

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