Hot water hit and...
...you know that thing where you smell something baking and it just Hits A Spot and you want to eat whatever it is but you have to wait 10-60 minutes and are sad?
Yeah. Like that.
Just, thankfully, not as much time.
(7/2)
...also. I still need to find a good paired espresso/decaf espresso.
Slightly related.
(6/2)
(Specifically Earl Grey and Coffee.)
(Fic related.)
(Not today, though.)
(5/2)
...just the smell of that in the cup before the water hits makes me pretty sure I'm keeping it...
(So, if the idea of a smoky posh citrus chicory vanilla makes you think of a particular character or tale...)
(Also making me think again about the suggestion of coffee and tea together.)
(4/2)
...having gone through my notes and also realizing that I need to wind down, going to let this one simmer a bit...
*keeps the permission slip for Thursday*
However. Based on a different thought, I am going to make a test cup of BSB with some chicory and vanilla thrown in.
Thank you.
...another 8% price hike on USPS, huh...
*eyes paper bag thoughtfully*
*sighs*
Hm.
I don't know any of those well enough (or in a couple cases, I only know from mentionings) to pull flavours out of my alchemical hat.
Any standout themes?
This provokes So much Glee.
(The theme of teas made from Baker Street is detectives or stories involving them/mysteries.)
I have some scribbled down in the Tea Journals, so I'll hit those up if no response before I settle to play.
But. If there's a thing you'd like to see/taste...
(reskeets appreciated)
(2/2)
My Tea of the Month people deserve a treat.
And so do I.
(Whether this becomes the tea composed for April will depend on whether I get the Wild Rice idea sorted soon enough...)
I want to make something with Baker Street.
Is there a detective/story you'd like to see a tea for?
#DSNTeaLab
(1/2)
*tosses 25 Islands into the pile, as well*
*cheers*
(This made me laugh.)
(Also. Yes.)
...there's something weirdly comforting about the smell of sterling...
Since I was reminded about the Sale Bin this morning (I get to take things Out of it and Send Them to People) seemed a good time to mention it Out in the World, too.
Stage managers. What you’re looking for is stage managers
Same.
Anyway ALSO everyone should read American Hippo by @sarahgailey.bsky.social because nothing says 'yes fun' like both riding hippos and man eating hippos and queer people.
torpublishinggroup.com/american-hip...
Pendants with silver wirework spiral, central faceted crystal bead, and matching dangling bead. Purple, blue, green.
The blue is already in its new home, but purple and green are still up for grabs!
oishiny.etsy.com/listing/4479...
#Handmade #TreatYourself
Should have put in the top post but am too giddy/relieved that head and foots move. It is such a fascinatingly cunning little object.
We are doing a test drive today to see if will become an all the time but for sleeping and Harsh to Hands tasks or if will be tea armor.
(I'm a little afraid of damaging the small creature.)
The saga of the Turtle and the Lost Package and the (totally appropriate for an object intended to be mine) chain of misadventures ended on a lovely note today.
Thank you, @peculiarityshop.bsky.social
A woman and her dog delivered the lost package today.
I almost cried.
Small kindnesses do so much.
I worry a little about the sticky level, but that's on the list to try.
That's more than they told me in the wee hours of this morning, so I will be happy that it has surfaced, and just keep an eye.
Thank you.
...speaking of that monthly subscription - the post office tells me your most recent is still in transit. I'm hoping someone forgot to scan something somewhere in the delivery chain, so figured I'd reach out.
Again, if you have a Substack, the best time to switch away was months ago -- but today's the second best time.
Perfectly timed, my stumbling over this. Thank you for sharing.
James is good people. If you should need an editor, you can't go wrong hiring him.