2025 Tea Wrappped

 The last 3 days of my Tea Advent Calendar. 

 

Day 22: DavidsTea's Santa's Secret black tea

 Day 23: Clearview Tea Co.'s Gingerbread Pear Cake green tea

 Day 24: Murchie's Christmas black tea 

 

December 25: I enjoyed Twinings' Christmas black tea. Thank you, Kitty for sharing this delicious tea with me!

I've also been enjoying these tasty teas from Dessert by Deb's Nutcracker Sweets Collection.

 

Top: Candy Cane Cookie Dough black tea

 

Middle: Raspberry Garlands herbal tea

 

Bottom: Cardamom Sugar Waffles black tea 

 

 

My sipdowns: January to November 2025 

During the first quarter of 2026, I'm going to try to do a "low-buy" for tea. I really need to sip down more teas before restocking or adding new blends to my collection!

A new Christmas Teacup

A few weeks ago, I acquired a lovely bone china teacup from my local Buy Nothing Group.

 

 

Isn't the holly and ivy design pretty?

 

 

 

The teacup was made in England by Rosina.

 

 

 

Tea Advent Calendar: Week 3

 

Day 15: DavidsTea's Clementine Cheer oolong

 

Day 16: Totalitea's Spice Cookie black tea

 

Day 17: DavidsTea's Gingerbread matcha

 

Day 18: Murchie's Ode to Joy green tea and oolong 

 

 

 

Day 19: DavidsTea's Gingerbread Toffee pu-erh

 Day 20: Geek+Tea's Holiday Spice black tea

 

Day 21: Dessert by Deb's Orange Ginger Shortbread rooibos

 

 

  

Wishing you a blessed and joyful Christmas!

2025 Tea-Themed Tree

 We're 10 days away from Christmas!

 

 

My tea-themed tree has been up  since November.

 

  

My favourite new ornament is this this beautiful glass teapot ornament from Canadian Tire. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the teapot is clear glass and filled with gold glitter.

 

 

  

 

Another new ornament from Canadian Tire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This English Tea tin ornament was a gift from a friend.

 

 

  

 

This cute matcha latte ornament is also new addition to the tree this year.

 

 

 

 

Tea Advent Calendar: Week 2

Day 8: Murchie's Gingerbread black tea

Day 9: Dessert by Deb's Orange Cinnamon Rolls black tea

Day 10: Tea at the White House: Sticky Toffee Pudding black tea

Day 11: DavidsTea's Nutcracker Brittle fruit infusion

 

 Day 12: Murchie's Roasted Chestnut black tea

Day 13: Dessert by Deb's Chocolate Orange Biscuit Cake black tea and rooibos

 Day 14: Harney & Sons' White Christmas white tea

Tea Advent Calendar: Days 1-7

My "Drink What I Own" Tea Advent calendar lives on for an 11th year!

 

 Day 1: DavidsTea's Sweet Potato Pie black tea

 Day 2: Dessert by Deb's Hazelnut Chocolate & Butter Pralines black tea and rooibos

 

 

Day 3: Monarch Tea Co.'s Banana Nut rooibos

 

Day 4: DavidsTea's Dark Chocolate Orange black tea

 

 

Day 5: Dessert by Deb's Cinnamon Coconut Milk Horchata oolong and green tea 

 

Day 6: Blue Mountain Tea Co.'s Poached Pear Brulee black tea

 

Day 7: DavidsTea's Eggnog matcha

Church Bazaar Hauls

Last month, I found some fun tea-themed items at some church holiday bazaars.

 

I couldn't resist this handmade tea cozy that looks like a hat!

 

 

Tea cozy hat #2

 

 

 

I also found a set of 6 dinner and salad plates and 5 bowls of Spode's Christmas Tree design! 

 

 

 

November tea empties

 

A new handmade mug

At the beginning of the month, I attended the local Potters Guild Fall Sale. The show was super busy with lots of people, so I didn't get a chance to take any photos.

 

 

I couldn't resist bringing this charming ceramic mug home. I love the 3D flower!

 

 

This "Healing Flower" mug was handmade by Genie Kim.

Fall Teas: Pumpkins

 It's not fall season without some pumpkin spice varieties!

 

 

Left: Pumpkin Spice black tea by Charbrew

Right: Sweater Weather Pumpkin Chai Honeybush by Monarch Tea Co.

Left: Pumpkin Chai black tea by DavidsTea

Right: Pumpkin Earl Grey black tea by DavidsTea

 

Left: Pumpkin Spice Chai black tea by Tazo

Right: Pumpkin Spice black tea by Benner's

Thank you, Kitty, for these delicious pumpkin teas!

Stash's Decaf Pumpkin Spice black tea is my favourite pumpkin blend!