I have a funny story to tell about something that happened to me the other day. I was just doing some finishing touches on a paper about Yerba Mates (I’ve titled it “Have ya Heard About Yerba? - A Natural Pick-me-up”) when I got a nasty paper cut on my thumb. I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how much those hurt!
While I was digging around my medicine drawer, I came across this bottle of tea tree oil that My folks gave me when they came back from Australia. They told me it was good for this kind of thing, so as I swabbed my thumb, I got to wondering–what is tea tree oil, and does it have any real tea in it?
It seems everyone is always talking about coffee. In the movies, everyone is carrying a brown paper cup, jokes are made about how they take coffee; on television boys ask girls out for “a drink or a cup of coffee.” It’s as if tea doesn’t even exist! well, I am here to tell you that it does! And here’s proof:
Oh how you have missed me, no doubt. I pity you all. stirring your big cups of tea, scanning this tea blog in the hopes of seeing my cartooned face smiling back at you with a bit of good information about the best type of tea. How disappointed you must have been!
I’m afraid I have been a bit busy this past month with some sort of labour dispute among my serfs. Nothing I can’t handle–or rather, that my men can’t handle. (I try not to dirty my hands with even knowing the details of such distasteful matters). But it has resulted me in having to hole up in my fortified tower here in there with just a few barrels of my favorite loose leaf teas and couple of thick volumes of my life story.
But now that you’re boringly American holiday has passed, like my little uprising, we can focus on my favorite holiday — Christmas.
I received a notice from one of my amore loyal subjects that there was a wonderful video about tea that I should see, and now I shall share it with you.
This fun little ditty is well-animated, reminding me of the animation of my countrymen the Monty Python gang or something like that. On top of that, there are many references to my beloved country (and your less beloved homeland), both visual and otherwise. And of course, it is about my favorite subject: tea.
So enjoy this wonderful video. I know I did. And have a cup of tea. For the love of God.
As your beloved trainer in the Way of Tea, I just thought I might share something i saw in the paper this morning as I was having my Earl Grey Tea. (If you ever tell the Earl of Grey I sometimes drink his tea, I will deny it. This is a secret, and I will not feed that brute’s ego further.)
It seems that in an exotic place called Plaistow, New Hampshire, some middle schoolers have decided to honor their elders and to let them know how appreciated they are, by serving them tea.
Your more modern ways are strange and unusual to me, but I am a man that can adapt. I have not lived so long without understanding new steps in culture. I love my magnetized stick you call a compass. I use it often when hiking through the mountains in search of new crops of tea.
I have been looking at this screen for a while, hitting the letters to spell out “TEA” every few seconds, and it seems something new comes up every time. But this most recent movie that came up was entertaining, and so I have instructed my faithful servant Oolong to place it here so that you may see.
This young girl with her strange accent seems to know a lot about science and physics. I especially admire the way she doesn’t waste the precious tea leaves, instead freeing them from the tea bag so that they may expand much more easily in the teapot. This will make for a superior cup of tea later, I guarantee.
This young one, she is going places. I must extend an invitation to her so that she may visit my Tea Temple. She clearly has the gift.
Teato has put down his steaming cup of Yerba Matetea quite suddenly (and spilled a little on his extemely expensive shirt an ex-girlfriend gave him) to tell you about a wonderful new idea that he has only recently heard about.
A company in San Diego is selling green tea bracelets. They call them “Zenlets,” saying that they “are made out of green tea, which absorbs into your skin and body for health benefits…The bracelets should be worn for eight to twelve days before the green tea is completely absorbed.”
Hey again you guys! Just sipping some of Amanzi’s awesome Almond Walnut Tea (which is adelicious black tea, btw) taking a break from work with my favorite thing in the world, Youtube! I bet you can guess what i searched for! Tea, of course!
And today I learned a few new things about this amazing concoction! And the best part is, it’s in this addictive and informative little song so that you won’t be able to forget about it! If you aren’t humming “Tea is for me” the rest of the day…well, you’re a lot stronger than I am!
As you may know, Teato adores the tea. Almost as much as he loves the ladies. (On some days, he prefers tea a little bit more–it just depends.) And when I can, I bring the two together as much as possible. For what makes a woman’s heart grow warmer for you than a steaming cup of a rich white tea like rose garden blend? (if she loves roses, why would she not love a cup of rose garden? My logic has a simple beauty you can’t argue, no?)
But as you have certainly read before, the teamust not be steeped for too long. Theperfect cup of tea must be brewed just so. So how to smother my gorgeous companion with attention while still making sure the tea is as perfect as she is? It’s actually quite simple. Techonology to the rescue!
As the weather turns colder I find that I am not brewing up some iced tea and taking it for a hike so much anymore. More and more I find myself sitting inside with a warm cup of yerba mate, telling myself I ought to get some exercise. And yet my body just sits there. It doesn’t listen at all. Has this ever happened to you?
Anyway, I was wasting too much time surfing the old internet instead of exercising, and as usual, found something great about tea– specifically green tea, and an interesting way to…shall we say “imbibe” it? Apparently when there’s no gravity, you can eat tea with chopsticks! Crazy right! Check it out!
