Tea in the Valley

Monday, April 13, 2020

A mini egg scone with a cup of Hope tea

I was viewing Tea at the White House's Instagram stories a few weeks ago and saw that their chocolate mini eggs scones were available...

...the next thing I knew, the scones, Devonshire cream (not pictured), and 4 teas (they just jumped into my cart!) arrived at my door!

The two oolongs (Coconut Crunch; Peaches and Cream) were a re-order. The other two teas were new to me: Cherry Chili Rooibos and Hope black tea bend.

The Hope blend is a delicious Cream Earl Grey with a strawberry twist!

An uplifting tea time on Easter Sunday.

This was inspired by DavidsTea #stayhome tea cupboard.

Cupboard #1 for me!

What's your pick?

Monday, April 6, 2020

Bunnies in quarantine

We've made it to Holy Week!

The bunnies are running rampant in the valley.

There will be no chocolate bunnies this year...but I found this in my cupboard: Matcha Green Tea Chocolate Tins with a hint of Earl Grey.The "Best Before" date: April 30, 2019 (!!!)

The ingredients are: sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, matcha green tea, natural flavour, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavour, bergamot oil.

Can I still eat "expired" chocolate: YES or NO

Easter will be very different this year.
But it's more important now than ever to celebrate our faith (at home).

Wishing you all a safe and blessed Easter!

Monday, March 30, 2020

Momo Sencha

Raise your hands if you've been drinking copious amounts of teas to cope with the stress of the coronavirus crisis.

Over the weekend, I finally tried the Momo Sencha that I purchased at the 2018 (!) RBG Tea Festival. This Japanese green tea is a special blend of peach and rhubarb by Momo Tea. I enjoyed the light peach flavour, but couldn't detect the rhubarb.

My March tea empties

I'm really making a dent in my tea stash in these trying times.

And Week 3 of physical/social distancing begins...

Monday, March 23, 2020

Adjusting to the new normal

Tea has always been one of my stress relievers and it's helping me get through these scary and uncertain times of the coronavirus pandemic.

My colleagues and I all started working from home last week. As an introvert, I'm always happy to stay at home, but I miss the social interactions with my officemates. So I'm grateful for technology that allows us to hold virtual tea socials: we can connect and share the teas we're sipping at home!

Of course, I'm washing my hands frequently with white tea hand soap (I found this at Dollarama a few years ago)!

I've been minimizing my social media usage because the constant barrage of coronavirus information is overwhelming. But this tweet from one of my favourite Canadian singers, Jann Arden, made me laugh. My own tea stash will definitely last me for MONTHS!

Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!

Monday, March 16, 2020

A green and gold Aynsley teacup

In honour of St. Patrick's Day, I'm sharing this elegant green and gold teacup that I acquired a few years ago.

This is the third crocus teacup in my collection.

One is lighter green, while the other is pure white.

The Aynsley backstamp. My internet search of the gold marks (2797?) didn't find anything though.

A friend sent me this sweet card last week. It brought me joy during these dark days.

Stay safe and healthy!

Monday, March 9, 2020

A Bridal Shower Tea at the Office

Another week, another tea social at the office! The first tea social was a pop-up tea that celebrated a colleague's birthday. We enjoyed McCain's Deep 'n Delicious chocolate cake with First Snowfall black tea (Tea at the White House). I didn't get any photos though. Whoops!

The second tea social was a bridal shower potluck for another colleague who is getting married later this month. Black Beauty served strawberry honey black tea (Waterdown Tea House).