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Time for Another…

May 11, 2022 quiteayarnblog13 Comments

This month’s Tea Adventure box from August Uncommon is based on a floral theme. Here is the tea I got in this box… I haven’t tried any of them yet as we didn’t get the mail until a bit later, and did not have time this evening. However, I did smell them all, and they… Continue reading Time for Another…

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Tea For Two: Sips by

October 28, 2021 quiteayarnblog2 Comments

I’m trying out some tea sample boxes from a new-to-me online tea shop – Sips by. Their big thing seems to monthly subscriptions, but that isn’t what I did, at least not yet. In addition to the subscriptions, they also sell themed sample boxes, and also just individual teas. I lucked into a good discount… Continue reading Tea For Two: Sips by

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Busy Saturday!

February 13, 2021 quiteayarnblog16 Comments

Today started like the last two days – up way too early for a Vogue Knitting Live class – this one was on Distitch, taught by the technique inventor Assia Brill. I don’t want to give too much away, but essentially you are knitting through two layers of stitches, which results in a somewhat thicker… Continue reading Busy Saturday!

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Tea for Two: Tazo Forager Edition

July 30, 2020 quiteayarnblog18 Comments

My story today starts, as my stories often do, with yarn. I recently bought a Dinosaur Eggs: A Study miniskein set from Yarnaceous Fibers, whose dinosaur and geology themed asthetic I enjoy. Along with my cool yarn, she sent me a lovely little stitch marker and a little packet of Tazo herbal tea. The tea… Continue reading Tea for Two: Tazo Forager Edition

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Tea for Two: August Uncommon Again

April 5, 2020 quiteayarnblog4 Comments

Now that I’m working from home, I can A couple weeks have passed since I got my second batch of samples from August Uncommon, long enough to try all of them at least a couple of times – some of them were so good I finished them off! So here’s my take on this batch:–Far… Continue reading Tea for Two: August Uncommon Again

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Tea for Two: August Uncommon

March 13, 2020 quiteayarnblog10 Comments

About a month or so ago, I got a shipment of samples from a new-to-me tea company, August Uncommon. Well, I have had at least two cups of each of them and can tell you first off – there were no bad teas in this whole batch. There were a few that I wouldn’t reorder,… Continue reading Tea for Two: August Uncommon

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Dispatches from Tealandia

February 9, 2020 quiteayarnblog13 Comments

I’ve got two new tea things to report on – I tried out teas from a new-to-me company, and there is some new tea technology (tea-chnology?) coming soon. Starting with the new Tea-chnology There is a tea-brewing machine coming out in the near future – the Bru. It is kind of like a Keurig, but… Continue reading Dispatches from Tealandia

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Happy Lunar New Year!

January 25, 2020 quiteayarnblog10 Comments

This afternoon DH and I went to a Chinese New Year tea at one of our local tea shops – Indigo Tea Lounge. We went to this same event last year, and it was mostly the same – a huge bunch of delicious food, tasty tea, and some fun treats to take home 🙂 Here… Continue reading Happy Lunar New Year!

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Tea for Two: Random Tea for the New Year

January 7, 2020 quiteayarnblog16 Comments

Well, our temperatures are in the negatives, and that means its time to hit the hot beverages hard. Toward that end, I got some new teas from Harney and Sons recently to give them a try. A new seasonal tea they recently put out is their 2020 Lunar New Year tea. It is a black… Continue reading Tea for Two: Random Tea for the New Year

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