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Four Months of Sips by
I’ve been receiving the Sips by box for four months now, so it seems like a good time to check in about my over all experience. In four months of boxes, I’ve only received one tea I didn’t like. My second box came with four bags of a “detox” tea. Since I had not selected…
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Tea Tasting: A Great Date
Yes, I’ve been married for almost 18 years, but I still value a good date night with my partner. Let me tell you why I think that tea tasting is an ideal date activity. 10 Reasons Why You Should Take Your Date Tea Tasting Tea tasting is not inherently romantic, which means it’s great for…
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Exploring Aesir Meadery
For the first stop on our Year of Exploration, I took Chris on an adventure to Aesir Meadery in Everett, Washington. Now, you might think I’m being a bit dramatic when I call it an adventure, but bear with me here. Aesir Meadery is tucked away in an alley in downtown Everett, behind a small…
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Sips by Tea Subscription Box — First Impressions
If you know me at all, you know that I Love Tea, as explained in depth in that blog post. So I was pretty excited to sign up for the Sips by Tea Subscription Box. Now, I’ve done a few makeup subscription box in the past, and spoken with friends who do others, and ultimately…
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An Afternoon at LizzyKate Tea Shop
I didn’t have any plans for my Sunday afternoon, maybe just a little housework and some Netflix. But knowing I’ve been dealing with some stress, my bestie Niffer offered to take me out for tea. Well if you know me you know I never say no to tea, so off we went! Oddly enough, there…
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I love tea
You know what I love? No matter the weather, I love a good hot cup of tea. Although I may get chased out of Seattle for saying this, I’ve never developed a taste for coffee. But tea? I can drink tea any time of the day. Hot, iced, black, green, herbal, I love it all.…
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A Visit to Temple Distilling
Recently, Chris and I came to the realization that we both kind of like gin. More and more we found ourselves ordering gin-based cocktails and really enjoying them, so it was time to learn more about gin and get some of our own to play with at home. Luckily for us, Temple Distilling is right…
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Northwest Tea Festival 2017
This weekend’s plans to visit a cider festival down in Gig Harbor fell through, so instead we spent Sunday at the Northwest Tea Festival, which was possibly even better. Cider and beer festivals are great, but there’s one small drawback to them: because you only get a limited amount of tickets, and because you don’t…
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Cider Summit Seattle Recap
This weekend my partner, my best friend and I all went to the Cider Summit Seattle, in South Lake Union. It’s something we’ve all been looking forward to since last year, when Chris was still in AZ and Niffer had just had oral surgery, so she served as my DD and didn’t get to have…
The Displaced Cactus
Adventures of a former desert dweller transplanted to Washington