God that's beautiful. And exorbitant.

So sticking a mug of water in the microwave and hitting beverage, then dunking in a tea bag is not the way to good tea?

I need to figure out which one I really like, pekoe or oolong. I don't drink it often enough to remember which one makes me really happy. I think I need to sneak into someplace that does continental breakfasts and snitch bags of both so I can experiment.

I have a very simple electric kettle; doesn't even have an on/off switch. It's either plugged in or not. It's amazing for quick tea. I don't know what I did without it. I'm a Mighty Leaf addict thanks to the House of Reason, but I recently bought a bunch of Adagio for my SIL. Looks great!

cough cough Folks DO know there are two Gothic Charm School-themed blends on Adagio, right? The Lady of the Manners: [link] and Evil Bunny alliance: [link]

You all make me wish I liked tea (I like fruit "tea," which actually has no true tea leaves in it, and is probably correctly called a tisane or a herbal infusion or something, except the word "tea" is WAY easier to type; I usually call it "hippie fruit tea" and when I referred to it thusly, a co-worker told me she looked for "hippie fruit tea" at the Kroger but couldn't find it, and where could she buy that brand? so you can see I have problems with nomenclature), but I have yet to find a true tea -- black, green, white -- that I like. My taste buds are fussy.

ION, I went to Urgent Care, the doctor exclaimed over the color of my snot, and now I have gigantic antibiotic pills. Even the receptionist told me on the way out "Oooh, you got the *good* antibiotics!"

And now I want a nap, but we need to go to the grocery store. I am going to buy a LOT of broccoli. (It's on sale; I like to roast it; step 3: profit!)

Right now I'm drinking White Tea of Kings, a fandom blend (LotR) made with Earl Grey Moonlight, Cream and Snowbud. It is wonderfully delicious, light and creamy for a black tea.

Folks DO know there are two Gothic Charm School-themed blends on Adagio, right?

Oooh, I did not! Time to shop.

I hop the pills work, Tep. Yay, broccoli!

Jilli, how prominent is the Summer Rose in your blend? I've got a sampler of it, and I find it's just a little too much rose for me. I like the thought of the rose and the chocolate together, though.

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Jilli, I love adagio. Will check out the blends!

A friend made blends to go with her book last year... they weren't my favorite, but it was fun to try them.

I've done something odd to my back; I think some sort of standing desk is in my future because sitting causes so much ow right now. Worse than usual. This is related to deadline stress and other stress and spending a lot of time sitting all hunched around my laptop, I know.

I am finally caught up in the thread and sending congratulations to Sean, healing thoughts to Pix. Allyson's hair continues to be beautiful. Maria, love, you're not taking anything away from anyone by saying. All the hugs you want.

Steph, strength to your sinuses.

Jilli, how prominent is the Summer Rose in your blend

The chocolate and the cream balance it out. I find myself wishing it was a bit more rosy, but I like strong floral flavors.