Teas for Canada Day

When my brother came home for a brief visit, he brought some new teas from a Canadian-owned tea shop, Totalitea, that will be perfect for celebrating Canada Day (July 1).

 

Totalitea #1: Chinook Breeze green tea had blue pea flowers that made the tea looked blue.

 

 

Totalitea #2: Rocky Mountain Herbs herbal tea

 

 

Totalitea #3: Nanaimo Bar black tea was enjoyed with a cookie inspired by the same Canadian dessert! 

 

 

June tea empties

 

 What I have already restocked:
1) DavidsTea Banana Matcha
2) DavidsTea Cactus Rose green tea

What I may repurchase in the future:
1) Dessert by Deb's Sakura Milk Panna Cotta oolong
2) Dessert by Deb's Salted Maple Sugar Croquembouche oolong
3) Steve's Teas Raspberry Cream Earl Grey black tea

Birthday Cake Teas

As a January birthday girl, I've been sipping cake-themed teas this month.

 

Dessert by Deb Cake Teas

 

Top Row: Peach Crumble Cake black tea; Lavender Peach Pound Cake green tea

 

Row #2: Thai Banana Cake black tea; Banana Pineapple Hummingbird Cake black tea/rooibos

 

Row #3: Earl's Rose Cardamom Tea Cake black tea; Vanilla Caramel Spice Snack Cake black tea

 

Bottom Row: Hojicha Pineapple Upside Down Cake roasted green tea; Blueberry Lavender Angel Food Cake black tea

 

 

 

Top Row: Gingerbread Pear Cake green tea (Clearview Tea Co.); Lemon Pound Cake oolong (DavidsTea)

 

Middle Row: Hazelnut Buttercream Cake Pol black tea (Totalitea); Royal Chocolate Biscuit Cake black tea (Tea at the White House)

 

Bottom Row: Strawberry and Vanilla Cake Afternoon Tea black tea (Buckingham Palace);Birthday Cake rooibos (DavidsTea)

2024 Tea Wrapped

I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas!

Tea Advent Calendar

 

Day 21
DIY: Geek+Tea Holiday Spice black tea
Charbrew: Peppermint herbal tea

Day 22
DIY: Dessert by Deb's Orange Ginger Shortbread rooibos
Charbrew: English Breakfast black tea

Day 23
DIY: Murchie's Ode to Joy green and black tea
Charbrew: Chai black tea

Day 24
DIY: Pluck's Gingerbread rooibos
Charbrew: Earl Grey black tea

 

Christmas Day

 

Top: Charbrew's English Breakfast black tea

 

Middle: Totalitea's Spice Cookie black tea was a Christmas gift to me.

 

Bottom: Totalitea's Holly Jolly Christmas herbal tea was a Christmas gift to my parents.

 

December sipdowns

 

What I have already restocked:
1) Murchie's Christmas Tea black tea
2) Stash's Christmas in Paris herbal tea

What I may repurchase in the future:
1) Pluck Tea's Chocolate Orange black tea
2) Celestial Seasonings' Gingerbread Spice herbal tea 

 

All the teas that I sipped down in 2024!

I look forward to more tea times with you in 2025!

Cherry Blossoms in 2024

I've been enjoying some cherry blossoms-inspired tea this month!

 

Tea #1: Moonlit Blueberry Sakura black and rooibos tea (Dessert by Deb)

Tea #2: Cherry Blossom Matcha (DavidsTea)

Tea #3: This Cherry Blossom green tea by Murchie's is my favourite cherry blossom blend!

I was able to experience the cherry blossoms in full bloom last weekend.

 

The cherry blossom trees in 2017

 

 

 

The cherry blossom teas in 2024

 

 

 

April tea empties

 

What I will or have already restocked:
1) DavidsTea's Lemon Meringue white tea

What I may repurchase in the future:
1) Totalitea's White Chocolate Pistachio rooibos

Birthday teas

This Capricorn celebrated her birthday this month!

 

Tealish's Capricorn black tea was a tasty cranberry blend.

 

 

My birthday tradition: counting down to the big day by drinking cake-inspired teas!

Top (left to right): Panettone Cake black tea; Gingerbread Pearcake green tea; Almond Cardamom Cake rooibos; Peach Crumble Cake black tea

 

Bottom  (left to right): Blueberry Lavender Angel Food Cake black tea;  Hojicha Pineapple Upside Down Cake green tea; Lavender Peach Pound Cake green tea

Top (left to right): Hazelnut Buttercream Cake Pop black tea; Earl's Rose Cardamom Tea Cake black tea; Lemon Sugar Bundt Cake black tea

Bottom (left to right): Thai Banana Cake black tea; Sugar Plum Coffee Cake black tea; Strawberry and Vanilla Cake Afternoon tea black tea

Hamilton Potters Guild Fall Sale 2023

Last weekend, I attended the Hamilton Potters Guild Fall Sale. It was pretty busy, but I managed to capture some of the functional work by 100 potters.

 

 Teapots

 

More teapots

 

Mugs

I thought Rosalie MacNeil's dino fossil mugs were pretty cool!

I've always been a fan of Greg Voisin's whimsical mugs.

 

I aspire to own one of these beautiful Em Gabriel Art mugs one day.

 

Unique pottery that caught my eye.

 

 

I wished I was able to support all these talented potters. 

But my only purchase was this adorable mug by Alisa Greeve Pottery.

 

 October tea empties

What I will or have already restocked:
1) DavidsTea's Banana Nut Bread fruit infusions
2) Stash Tea's Decaf Pumpkin Spice black tea

What I may repurchase in the future:
1) Monarch Tea Co.'s Maple Cream black tea
2) Monarch Tea Co.'s Pumpkin Cream black tea
3) Totalitea's Pumpkin Nut rooibos

Autumn Teas: Going Nuts!

The autumn chill that wakes me up.

I love nutty teas so much!

 

 

Nutty Tea #1: Hazelnut Buttercream Cake Pop black tea by Totalitea

 

 

Nutty Tea #2: White Chocolate Pistachio rooibos by Totalitea

 

 

Nutty Tea #3: Truffle Nut black tea by Blue Mountain Tea Co.

 

 

Nutty Tea #4: Hojicha Almond Coconut Ice Cream by Dessert by Deb

 

 

Nutty Tea #5: Peanut Butter Chocolate Hojicha by DavidsTea

Autumn Teas: Pumpkin Spices

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends!

'Tis pumpkin spice season in the valley!

 

Pumpkin Tea #1: Pumpkin Cream black tea by Monarch Tea Co

 

Pumpkin Tea #2: Pumpkin Spice black tea by Murchie's Tea

 

 Pumpkin Tea #3: Pumpkin Spice black tea by Charbrew

 

Pumpkin Tea #4: Pumpkin Chai by DavidsTea

 

Pumpkin Tea #5: Pumpkin Earl Grey black tea by DavidsTea

 

 

 

Pumpkin Tea #6: Pumpkin Nut roiboos by Totalitea

 

Pumpkin Tea #7: Decaf Pumpkin Spice black tea by Stash

 What's your favourite pumpkin tea?

Church Garage Sale Haul #1: Paragon teawares

I went to the first church garage sale last month and found some beautiful Paragon pieces.

 

  

I don't usually purchase sugar and cream, but I couldn't leave this pretty Iris open sugar bowl and creamer behind!

 

 

 

I also couldn't resist these orphan white and gold teacups. I didn't noticed that they were different designs until I got home.

 

 

 

I adore the heart-shaped design of this teacup.

When I got home I noticed that this teacup had a crack. So I'll have to find another use for it...

 

 

I originally thought it was $3 for each piece. But they were actually asking for $3 for each set and accepted my offer of $5 for BOTH sets!

 

 

 

May tea empties

What I will or have already restocked:
1) Cottonwood Heritage Blend black tea (Monarch Tea co)
2) Blueberry Lavender Angel Food Cake black tea (Dessert by Deb)
3) Orange Creamsicle Mousse rooibos (Dessert by Deb)
4) Lavender Buttercream rooibos (DavidsTea)
5) Tropicalia fruit infusion (DavidsTea)
6) Bahama Blue fruit infusion (DavidsTea)
7) Sweet Almond green tea (DavidsTea)
 

What I may repurchase in the future:
1) Tangerine Dream herbal tisane (Monarch Tea Co)
2) Sleep Fairy herbal (Tealish)
3) Pistachio Cream green tea (Totalitea)

Birthday teas and gifts

I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser.

Birthday Countdown: Drinking delicious cake-inspired teas!

 

Black Teas

Left (top to bottom): Panettone Cake; Almond Chocolate Cappuccino Opera Cake; Thai Banana Cake

Middle (top to bottom): Sugar Plum Coffee Cake; Peach Crumble Cake

Right (top to bottom): Blueberry Lavender Angel Food Cake; Hazelnut Buttercream Cake Pop

Green Teas

Left (top to bottom): Hojicha Salted Chocolate Cake; Lemon Chiffon Cake

Right (top to bottom): Lavender Peach Pound Cake; Gingerbread Pearcake

 

 

I've been saving this Buckingham Palace Strawberry and Vanilla Cake afternoon tea for my birthday! A work friend was in London, UK last summer and she said that the tea made her think of me. So she brought it back for me! It was one of the best strawberry teas that I've ever had!

 

 

Teas that I received for my birthday: Tealish herbal teas and some intriguing Adagio Valentine-themed teas.

 

 

I'm excited to try these sugars infused with vanilla, rose, and lavender!

 

 

 How cute are these Winnie-the-Pooh teacup sets?

 

I used a gift card to purchase this reusable bag at Home Sense (aka HomeGoods). The teacup and laptop made me think of my tea blog!

I also used the gift card for this fun and cute Rae Dunn "Happy Birthday" mug!

The friend who gave me the gift card almost bought this mug! But she thought I already had enough mugs and that cupcake wasn't purple...So it was hilarious that I went out and bought the same mug!

I'm blessed to have family and friends who know me so well!