Summer Teas: Coconuts and Mangoes

 We made it to the end of August!

During the dog days of summer, I've been drinking some tropical tea blends.

 

 

Mango Teas by Dessert by Deb

 

Top: Mango Prickly Pear rooibos is one of my new faves!

 

Middle: Mango Coconut Milk rooibos

 

Bottom: Mango Cardamom Lassi black tea

 

 

Coconut Teas

 

Top (L-R): Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons (black tea); Coconut Iced Coffee (black tea)

 

Bottom (L-R): Lychee Coconut Milk (green-black tea); Blue Hawaiian (rooibos)

 

 

 

 August tea empties 

 

What I've already restocked:
1. DavidsTea's Honeydew Melon oolong

 

What I may restock in the future:

1. Dessert by Deb's Orange Creamsicle rooibos

More Summer Teas: Peaches

 Peach season is here!

 

I can always count on Dessert by Deb to concoct delicious peach black tea blends!

Top (L-R): Lady Grey's Summer Peach (an Earl Grey with peach notes); Grapefruit Peach Paloma

Bottom (L-R): Peaches & Cream Chai; Peach Lychee Cream Swiss Roll

 

 

Peach green tea blends

 

 Top: Lavender Peach Pound Cake

 

Middle: Peach Matcha

 

Bottom: Strawberry Peach Malba 

 

Do you have a favourite peach tea?

Summer Matchas (Milkshake Version)

I'm not a big fan of the grassy flavour of straight matchas, so I like to make creamy matcha milkshakes.

 

 

Matcha Milkshake #1: Key Lime Matcha by DavidsTea

 

 

Matcha Milkshake #2: Watermelon Matcha by DavidsTea

 

 

Matcha Milkshake #3: Peach Matcha by DavidsTea

Garage Sale Haul: Two yellow teacups

Back in June, I went to a garage sale that was selling vintage English bone china teacups. I was tempted to bring them all home, but I restricted myself to only two teacups.

 

 

The first teacup is golden yellow and made by Taylor & Kent.

 

 

The second teacup is butter yellow and made by Grafton China.

 

 

These beauties are the perfect addition to my collection of yellow teacups!

 

July tea  empties

 

What I've already restocked:

1. DavidsTea's Cactus Rose green tea

2. DavidsTea's Sleepy Lychee fruit infusion

Welcoming June!

 We made it to June!

 

Summer vibes: My vintage Sadler basketweave teawares decorated with cheery flowers.

Now that the temperatures are finally warming up, I've been enjoying some cold-brewed teas.

 

Cold-Brewed Tea#1: DavidsTea's Pear Blossom fruit infusion

 

 

Cold-Brewed Tea#2: DavidsTea's Honeydew Boba oolong

 

 

 

May tea empties

 

What I have already restocked
1. DavidsTea's Honeydew Boba oolong

Tea-themed Birthday Presents: Part 1

Last month, I celebrated my birthday and was blessed with fun gifts from family and friends.

 

 

Cake-inspired teas consumed on my birthday.

 

Top (L-R): DavidsTea's Lemon Pound Cake oolong; Tea at the White House's Royal Chocolate Biscuit Cake black tea 

 

Bottom (L-R): Dessert by Deb's Banana Pineapple Hummingbird Cake black tea/rooibos and Peach Crumble Cake black tea

 

 

 

Reusable sponge cloths with a teacup design.

 

 

Teacup and teapot paper napkins.

   

 

My brother gave me teas from tea shops in Alberta: Canmore Tea Company and Jolene's Tea House.

 

 

 

Tea samples from my friends.

 

 

 

Thank you, Kitty, for this beautiful scented stash. It smells heavenly!

 

 

These beautiful matcha latte and gold teapot glass ornaments are perfect for my tea-themed Christmas tree.

Teaology's tea-infused hand creams are just what my dry hands need during the winter months!

 

 

January tea empties

What I will or have already restocked:
1. Clearview Tea Co.'s Gingerbread Pearcake green tea

2. Celestial Seasonings' Candy Cane Lane decaffeinated green tea

Teas I Drink on a Snow Day

Yesterday, we had another snowstorm so I hunkered down indoors with copious amounts of tea.

 

 

Snow Day Tea #1: Harney & Sons' Celebration black tea in a handmade Yeti mug.

 

 

 

Snow Day Tea #2: DavidsTea's Choco Pistachio oolong in a handmade snowflake mug. This was a nice sweet oolong, but I didn't really taste the chocolate or pistachio notes.

 

 

Snow Day #3: Genuine Tea's Hojicha (roasted green tea) latte in a snowman mug.

 

 

Snow Day #4: Dessert by Deb's Farmhouse Apple Peach Cider Fritters rooibos in a sleeping snowflake dreamer mug.

Birthday cupcakes and teas

For my birthday, I asked a work friend, who has a side business in baked goods, to custom make for me chocolate earl grey with lavender buttercream icing cupcakes.

 

 

The cupcakes looked and tasted delicious!

 

 

DavidsTea's Lavender Buttercream rooibos was the perfect accompaniment to the chocolate earl grey lavender cupcakes.

 

 

The cake-inspired teas that I enjoyed this month:

 

Top (L-R): Blueberry Lavender Angel Food Cake black tea and Lavender Peach Pound Cake green tea

 

Row 2 (L-R): Vanilla Caramel Spice Snack Cake black tea/rooibos and Chocolate Orange Biscuit Cake black tea/rooibos

 

Row 3 (L-R): Peach Lychee Cream Swiss Roll black tea and Nanaimo Bar Cheesecake black tea/rooibos

 

Row #4 (L-R): Hazelnut Buttercream Cake Pop black tea and Earl's Rose Cardamom Tea Cake black tea/rooibos

 

Bottom (L-R): Thai Banana Cake black tea and Strawberry and Vanilla Cake black tea

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