1/29/08

My son knows that I drink tea. It's amazing. He's 2 and a half! When I drink it, he says "TEA!!" he shouts everything when he gets excited. He's still learning how to talk, after all. He tastes it, but doesn't have more than a small sip...but he points it out when he sees it. It's very cute.

Oh, and here's my Adagio correspondence:
Hi Russell,

Thank you for your note. Unfortunately, we cannot make any substitutions at
this time, but we are considering putting together an oolong starter set-
thank you for the suggestion!

Please visit us again soon,

Adagio Teas
http://www.adagio.com


From: "Russell Hires"
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:45:07 -0500
To: michael
Subject: When you were offline (via LivePerson)

Hello! I'm wondering if it's possible to get the starter set with the oolong
teas instead of black or green. I will be making a purchase no matter what,
but this would be a wonderful thing if you can do it. I have a friend that I
will be sending this to, and she is a big oolong fan. Thanks so much for your
wonderful site!

Russell

1/28/08

I ordered tea for my sweetie in Vermont. An oolong sampler from Adagio. And the tea guide.

Separately, on the weekends I have been drinking the Irish Breakfast tea from Twinings, just the way they say to: one per person, and one for the pot. Teaspoons of tea. In fact, it became utilitarian, rather than an experience, like driking coffee. I miss my other loose teas.

I went to adagio to order more tea, and came up with $64 worth of tea! But I realized that I don't drink tea at work anymore, and so I don't need so much, but it didn't make sense to order the smaller amounts, either, because of how much smaller they are. I know tea keeps for a while, but still, it didn't make sense to me to buy it all at once, and since I eliminated buying smaller amounts, I ended up with nothing. It was mostly 4 ounces at a time, rather than 1 ounce.

1/24/08

I went yesterday to the Kalesia Tea Lounge, and had a giant cup of Yunnan Gold...whooo wee... a large cup. I had too much of a headache to enjoy it much, though. They have free wifi, but I didn't have my computer...They only have about 6 or 7 black teas, though there are a number of tea combinations, and oolong, green, and white teas, along with a few other things, like teaware and such...I should have had the Assam tea instead, though. I was more in the mood for that.

Today, I'm drinking a bit of the last of my Ceylon sonata. I'm still pondering what I'm going to buy from Adagio...The ceylon tea is very smooth today. I didn't steep it as long, so that may have something to do with it. I don't know how long I did brew it...meanwhile, I sent and received more correspondence from Adagio...I'll post it later.

MLK Day

I have been drinking cafe con leche this last week and it has solved my going to the bathroom problem, but I don't feel as good. The teas I've been drinking have definitely been making me feel pretty good...

Meanwhile, I sent a request to Adagio about having a sample set with the oolong tea instead of the black or green teas...and they haven't responded. Maybe because of the holiday? I sent it on Friday, too...

1/16/08

Went by the Milk and Honey tearoom yesterday, at about 2:15, and guess what? They were closed. They closed at 2. I was looking in the window when the proprietor came up and said they were closed, as if the sign on the door and locked door didn't indicate that. I realized, though, that tearooms seem to be all about frou-frou, and not about tea. They have very flowery teaware: teapots, teacups, and so on. Not at all masculine. There should be ducks and rifles on the wall. Foxes and horses, like the English countryside. Hmmm...but then again, what about the people in China and India? It's not so gender specific there, I don't think...

Also, had a great tisane: Peppermint tea. It was surprisingly satisfying. It ended up just like tea in terms of the liquor and the taste, but with the peppermint cooling...that would be a great addition to a milder black tea...not sure which, though. Not well enough developed to make a suggestion.