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"I kept bumping into ducks and chickens in the fog yesterday.  Fowl weather." (A little joke to make you smile and to introduce our topic today, the London Fog :) ) Happy Tuesday, friends! Wahoo! You made it through Monday! Congratulations! I don't know about you, but this week has already been a little bit "hairy" for me, to say the least. It just seems like everything that could possibly go wrong, somehow has. Aside from the weather that is! Boy, what beautiful days we have been having! I just wish I could get outside and enjoy them instead of...

Hi friends! I hope you are continuing to stay safe, sane, and what we are going to talk about today, getting enough sleep! During these precarious times, we have been hearing a lot about changes in people's sleep patterns. Some people have expressed problems getting to sleep, while still other's have had trouble with waking up throughout the night (that's me!). Luckily for us, there is a solution which involves tea! First, we can discuss caffeine intake. Many of us love our little caffeine boost in the morning when we wake up. As mentioned before, I am partial to our...

Hello, tea lovers! As we navigate all that is unknown these days, I pray that you are all still staying safe in these trying & unprecedented times!  With all of the new and constantly changing restrictions, the overwhelming wave of statistics we are bombarded with daily, & negativity that seems to invade every facet of our lives nowadays, I thought we would take a break & focus on some positivi-tea! :)  First, & foremost, let's talk about the potential for all of this new free time we are presented with. While we seemingly still have plenty of tasks to complete, rooms...

The very first western travelers to Japan were fascinated by Japanese culture especially the tea ceremony. Today, one does not have to travel to Japan to partake in the traditional tea ceremony or to enjoy the matcha tea which is served. A Buddhist monk in the 9th century served tea to the Emperor Saga, the ruler of Japan at that time while he was on his trip to the Karasaki village.  This is the first documented instance of the tea ceremony.  Later circa the 12 century, a monk known as Eisai prepared a unique variety of tea that was a powdered green...