English Tea Store Tea Header

Tea Blog

Official Blog of the English Tea Store

Tea Enjoyment

Moments, stories, traditions, books to read with tea, etc., showing how tea is part of life.

  • Organizing Your Tea Stash

    If you’re like me, you enjoy drinking a variety of different teas throughout the day, the week, the month, the year. So you’ve probably got a bunch of teas on hand to choose from – some purchased, others samples, and perhaps a few gifts – depending on what “tea mood” strikes you. Once you start… Continue reading

  • Stopping for Tea in the Netherlands – Part 3

    Part 1 and Part 2 recounted some tea adventures in Amsterdam. Part 3 takes us to Delft, a small town about an hour outside of Amsterdam. Delft is most famous as a centre for ceramic production, specifically as the origin of the iconic Delftware. The town is also known for being the home of painter… Continue reading

    ,
    , ,

  • The Ultimate Tea Crime

    When it comes to tea, I have tried (for the most part) to practice tolerance. I won’t say I’ve always succeeded, but over the years I’ve come to realize that the world of tea is vast and there are many types of tea drinkers contained therein, each with their own way of doing things. So,… Continue reading

  • Tea and the Wrong Number

    My theory about tea is that it is a part of life that helps us deal with the other parts of life, often smoothing out the rough edges. That includes jangled nerves such as those generated by a wrong number. The other day I was on the phone with my hubby dearest. Sometimes just the… Continue reading

  • ComplexiTEA

    Life gets more complex every day and so, it seems, does tea! No need to panic, though, it’s easy to sort out those complexiTEAs. Dad used to fix TVs and radios on the kitchen table. Then, they got too complicated. Tubes were replaced by transistors and complex circuit boards. He also used to work on… Continue reading

    ,
    ,

  • The Tea Princess Travels Again

    This Tea Princess and her Tea Hubby took a short trip recently. Just a one night stay-over to visit a new town and check out the local tea scene, which was said to be “really steeping.” And this meant a night in a motel and facing the … take a deep breath … motel room… Continue reading

    ,
    , ,

  • Stopping for Tea in the Netherlands – Part 2

    After having stopped in a lovely chocolaterie and tearoom in Part 1, I wasn’t sure what the next chapter of Dutch tea adventures would bring. But, as luck would have it, the very next day we stumbled upon another tearoom. And this time it served—yep, you’ve guessed it—loose leaf tea! Rejoice! This was quite an… Continue reading

    , ,

  • Even More Bumper Stickers for Tea Drinkers

    The other day someone posted an image on Facebook that said “Can’t we all get Oolong?” Well, that made me laugh, so I shared it, and it made other people laugh, so they ‘liked’ it and shared it, also. It reminded me, too, of a couple articles I did on some tea-themed bumper sticker ideas.… Continue reading

    ,

  • Wow! More Tea Artists!

    It never ceases to amaze me how creative people can be – especially with tea. Certainly it requires a good deal of artistry to process a top-quality oolong, for example, or to compose a blend of leaves that complement each other perfectly and transports you to tea nirvana as you sip. But right now I’m… Continue reading

  • Tea and Snow

    Tea and snow are natural go-togethers. But there’s snow and then there’s snow. Time to steep up a steaming pot of tea and contemplate just what the heck that means. Social media is such fun and reveals a bit about life in other locations. For example, an area gets a half inch snowfall and is… Continue reading

    , ,

search

Recent Posts

follow us

Newsletter

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Tag cloud

Assam Tea Autumn Black Tea british british food caffeine cake Ceylon chai Chocolate Christmas Darjeeling Tea earl grey English Tea Store fall flavored tea Green Tea Herbal Holidays Iced Tea Loose Tea oolong PG Tips recipe recipes rooibos Scones stash Steeping Tea tea tea book Tea Books Tea Gadgets tea party Teapot teapots Tea Recipe Tea Recipes tea review tea reviews tearoom tea room tea time tisane twinings

blogroll

our stores

Awarded top 100 Tea Blog badge