Cass, I have found that one trick to tea is knowing what kind of tea you like as then it's easier to try something unfamiliar knowing you'll probably like it. I think of ita drinking jasmine tea, and I like a good oolong. I've tried quite a few now and there's some I like better but even the ones that aren't quite as delicious are very nummy to drink.
That's why I picked up several samplers. Because, even at my age, I don't definitely know which basic teas I enjoy. So I am trying and taking notes and then I should have a much better place to go from when I need tea again. It was only in the last year that I bought and started using an actual tea pot.
Yep, all that. I always wonder with shops like that if they are really just a big tax write off and their whole raison d'etre is to indulge someone's hobby and lose money in the process.
There is a sushi restaurant nearish me that has been open for over 20 years and I feel like I only see a couple of the same cars there all of the time. I am convinced it is a mob front. Not with any proof or logic behind it, but I am certain in my storytelling brain.
(not my nails, just something I admire)
That's cool.
Last year I got wiped out of candy pretty early because I had no concept of how many kids I would get. Once I turned off the porch light and shut the blinds of the window next to the door, not one single person came to the door. It was polite enough that I stocked in over 20 pounds of candy this year.