Did you have a nice holiday weekend?
Hot dogs and hamburgers?
No hot dogs here, but I did have a turkey burger
and some delicious macaroni salad and a beer (or two).
I watched the 4th of July festivities on TV .. beautiful!
How do people stand being out in the heat??!!
I watched the 4th of July festivities on TV .. beautiful!
How do people stand being out in the heat??!!
I have taken the red, white and blue buntings off of the balcony.
The Uncle Sam windsock has been replaced by a bright red flag
with a large sun, cactus and red pepper ...
a colorful message that the HOT summer has arrived!
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TeaVivre sent me samples of their Spring Green Teas.
I love the TeaVivre packaging ... really sealed!
The first one I tried is La Shan Yun Wu.
Opening the package I could immediately smell the tea ...
sort of a roasted spinach odor.
The dried leaves have an interesting texture.
Really dark green.
I like brewing the TeaVivre samples in my little red pot.
Perfect size for the sample and it has its own strainer.
I can lift it out, drink the tea, and steep another pot if I like.
I brewed the tea for 5 minutes.
Such a pretty light green color.
It has a chestnut flavor ... not overpowering and slightly sweet.
I haven't put up all the indoor holiday decorations yet.
Why be in a hurry?!
Why be in a hurry?!
You can see what the leaves look like after one brew.
Still delicate looking, but they really open up.
TeaVivre said this was a good large mug tea,
so I got out one of my new mugs.
This is one from a set of four given to me on my birthday
by another of my sisters-by-choice.
She knows how I love my tea and the birds!
I have a tea quote for you:
“As far as her mom was concerned, tea fixed everything.
Have a cold? Have some tea.
Broken bones? There's a tea for that too.
Somewhere in her mother's pantry, Laurel suspected,
was a box of tea that said,
'In case of Armageddon, steep three to five minutes'.”
Wishing YOU well, much joy and a wonderful cup of tea!
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