Comments on: Frugal Friday: Free Tea http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/ Natural Motherhood, Breastfeeding, Baby Wearing and Green Living. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:35:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: carrie http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-9135 carrie Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:04:29 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/#comment-9135 Sarah is our randomly picked winner. Congrats! I enjoyed reading all your stories. Thanks for participating ladies :) Sarah is our randomly picked winner. Congrats!
I enjoyed reading all your stories. Thanks for participating ladies :)

]]> By: Kaia http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-9125 Kaia Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:06:32 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/#comment-9125 I used to live in a building in Amsterdam, NL , in which the community was heavily influenced by eastern religions, and almost everyone had an altar in his or her room with all sorts of little icons, incense and religious figurines. I have never been one to have an altar of any kind, and actually even thought it was pretty silly! One day I inherited a small table from my "neighbors" which had probablt been used as an altar and found it a perfect place to put my insulated tea pot and boxes of tea on- I ALWAYS kept that pot full of some aromatic hot tea to sip on throughout the day. There were some really, really tasty blends that I found in the healthfood store there! One day as I was sitting sipping on some tea, I looked over to that small table that I had covered with a pretty cloth, boxes of tea and my pretty tea cups and realized that I had created a TEA altar! I think that table must have kept some of the energy from the previous owners?!?! I used to live in a building in Amsterdam, NL , in which the community was heavily influenced by eastern religions, and almost everyone had an altar in his or her room with all sorts of little icons, incense and religious figurines. I have never been one to have an altar of any kind, and actually even thought it was pretty silly! One day I inherited a small table from my “neighbors” which had probablt been used as an altar and found it a perfect place to put my insulated tea pot and boxes of tea on- I ALWAYS kept that pot full of some aromatic hot tea to sip on throughout the day. There were some really, really tasty blends that I found in the healthfood store there! One day as I was sitting sipping on some tea, I looked over to that small table that I had covered with a pretty cloth, boxes of tea and my pretty tea cups and realized that I had created a TEA altar! I think that table must have kept some of the energy from the previous owners?!?!

]]> By: Patti http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-9130 Patti Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:03:44 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/#comment-9130 I am a tea granny - just like my grandma Winnie. She taught me to warm the pot with the boiling water before you pour in your water and then your tea bags. I know have several tea pots that I use for the different types of teas I drink. My morning Typhoo in the bad, the roobios in the afternoon and the various herbal and green teas I drink at other times. Truly, those who don't drink tea don't know what they are missing. Coffee must be so boring! I am a tea granny – just like my grandma Winnie. She taught me to warm the pot with the boiling water before you pour in your water and then your tea bags. I know have several tea pots that I use for the different types of teas I drink. My morning Typhoo in the bad, the roobios in the afternoon and the various herbal and green teas I drink at other times. Truly, those who don’t drink tea don’t know what they are missing. Coffee must be so boring!

]]> By: Sarah http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-9129 Sarah Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:28:50 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/#comment-9129 Some kids went to college and did drugs. Some did alcohol. I did tea. Sometime in college I discovered a loose leaf tea that I smelled amazing. It was called "Royal Garden." I had never brewed tea that wasn't in a bag, so I bought a book about it. I took an antique teapot that my mom gave me, brewed a cup and was hooked! I started reading everything I could about tea -- types, rituals, brewing techniques. I collected teapots and cups. And I started making the British tea ceremony part of my relaxation ritual. I got my friends hooked too. I'd bake something about once a week (cookies or scones or something) and friends would always knock on my door saying "I'm so stressed! Make me tea!" I bonded with many friends over tea. It was 'my thing.' Once in a while I would do a British tea party, complete with finger sandwiches -- the whole shebang. Then one day a friend invited the Dean of Students to one of my tea parties --- and he loved it! I still have his Thank you note." He asked me to cater a tea party for the new President of the University of Rochester. I was honored. I was even offered a job with a tea company after college...that didn't work out...but I still LOVE tea. I used to be a real tea-snob, only drink loose-lea brewed tea. Now that I'm a busy mom, I'm back to tea bags...but now I LOVE to have tea parties with my children! And thus the tradition continues.... Some kids went to college and did drugs. Some did alcohol. I did tea.

Sometime in college I discovered a loose leaf tea that I smelled amazing. It was called “Royal Garden.”

I had never brewed tea that wasn’t in a bag, so I bought a book about it. I took an antique teapot that my mom gave me, brewed a cup and was hooked!

I started reading everything I could about tea — types, rituals, brewing techniques. I collected teapots and cups. And I started making the British tea ceremony part of my relaxation ritual.

I got my friends hooked too. I’d bake something about once a week (cookies or scones or something) and friends would always knock on my door saying “I’m so stressed! Make me tea!” I bonded with many friends over tea. It was ‘my thing.’

Once in a while I would do a British tea party, complete with finger sandwiches — the whole shebang.

Then one day a friend invited the Dean of Students to one of my tea parties — and he loved it! I still have his Thank you note.” He asked me to cater a tea party for the new President of the University of Rochester. I was honored.

I was even offered a job with a tea company after college…that didn’t work out…but I still LOVE tea.

I used to be a real tea-snob, only drink loose-lea brewed tea. Now that I’m a busy mom, I’m back to tea bags…but now I LOVE to have tea parties with my children! And thus the tradition continues….

]]> By: Ana http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-9128 Ana Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:22:12 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/#comment-9128 I love to have a quiet cup of tea in the weekend mornings before everyone wakes up. Just me and the kitchen. I love to have a quiet cup of tea in the weekend mornings before everyone wakes up. Just me and the kitchen.

]]> By: Marcie http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-9126 Marcie Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:44:38 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/#comment-9126 I love tea! I don't consume caffeine, so all my tea is herbal-I usually use loose leaf teas, and make them in either my favorite "tea for one" set, which is my special luxury to pamper myself, or in one of the teacups I have that has a lid. It's a special time for me to just unwind and rest. It usually lasts about 3 minutes before my toddler jumps in, but those 3 minutes are DIVINE! I love tea! I don’t consume caffeine, so all my tea is herbal-I usually use loose leaf teas, and make them in either my favorite “tea for one” set, which is my special luxury to pamper myself, or in one of the teacups I have that has a lid. It’s a special time for me to just unwind and rest. It usually lasts about 3 minutes before my toddler jumps in, but those 3 minutes are DIVINE!

]]> By: Annette http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/comment-page-1/#comment-9094 Annette Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:25:02 +0000 http://naturalmomstalkradio.com/blog/frugal-friday-free-tea/#comment-9094 We love tea in this house! Our favorite this time of the year is "Tea of Good Tidings" by the Republic of Tea - it's only available during the month of November so you got to get it while the gettin is good! :-) It's black tea with lovely extras...hmmm... everything about it warm and inviting, the fragrance, the taste, the look... the piece of chocolate on the saucer waiting to be eaten along with the sipping.... ahhhh... actually with this tea I actually might like the TEA better than the chocolate! Fun contest Carrie! Annette We love tea in this house! Our favorite this time of the year is “Tea of Good Tidings” by the Republic of Tea – it’s only available during the month of November so you got to get it while the gettin is good! :-) It’s black tea with lovely extras…hmmm… everything about it warm and inviting, the fragrance, the taste, the look… the piece of chocolate on the saucer waiting to be eaten along with the sipping…. ahhhh… actually with this tea I actually might like the TEA better than the chocolate!

Fun contest Carrie!
Annette

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