SCC - hobby

What a marvelous collection, Laura!

thanks! it's a very pleasant one and always changing.

The best tea i ever tried was home made,we were on this mountain house and the owner was one old lady,she made tea for us in the morning,when we took a sip..it was amazing,we asked her wtf was this? She said it was her mix of different meadow herbs,she was very secretive about it. ;)

oh! if only you could have stayed long enough to take a walk with her collecting those herbs. what a great memory!!

Love your pov, what a great collection. I like black tea, english breakfast tea, and green tea.

thanks. i've got plenty of your preference!

That's a great collection, Laura. I remember your nice collection of cups too. I'm more of a daily coffee drinker but I do have 2 favorite teas. One is "Tangerine Orange" (Celestial Seasonings) and the other is one my sister helped to create back in the '70s called "Evening in Missoula." Both are herbal teas and are really delicious. And I loved "Harold and Maude!" :)

Thanks - it's only recently that I cleaned up the drawer so I could see them all easily (was in piIes - a mess!). I must have been prepping for this challenge.

I haven't even seen "Tangerine Orange" sound great. I'll keep a look out for it (well, online for now). And how cool about the other one. Do you make it, or can one buy it?

'Harold and Maude' is my all time favorite movie. I saw it first before anyone had told me the plot line, was just going with a high school friend and her mom to what was billed as a comedy. I got the full force of the beginning of the movie - luckily stayed to start getting the jokes. But it is a full movie, not just humor (well, you know that already). I never knew that Oat Straw tea was a real thing until a few years ago my daughter brought back some tea for me from England and there in the ingredients was Oat Straw!! It's really quite lovely.

Are you getting bits of sun like we are finally?

"Evening in Missoula" is available at different online shops and "Tangerine Orange" I just got at the supermarket.

My boyfriend took me to see "Harold and Maude" back in 1977 and we both just loved it! I own the DVD now and have seen it many times over the years. It's such a classic. I've never had Oat Straw tea though. I'll have to try it sometime.

We have been getting bits of sun here and the forecast is for more this week. I intend to enjoy it. I hope you can get out in it too. :)

*smile*

hé bé !!! tu en as des thés !! on voit une passionnée; j'adore la bouilloire

Oui, c'est vrais. Pouvez-vous voir le vapeur?

Die Auswahl ist riesig

It takes a lot of time to pick which tea to drink!

Wie lange man einen Tee ziehen lässt, ist doch ganz entscheidend für den Geschmack?!
Und der Konsum von zu viel Tee mancher Sorten, kann den Körper leider auch schädigen.

Every tea has a different amount of time it is supposed to be brewed. Green tea is the most picky - it gets bitter fast.

I only drink one or two cups of tea a day and always a different one!

Wow, what a good collection! My everyday tea is a good Assam (with milk English style) or Earl Grey. And there's a fabulous green tea: www.the-english-tearoom.de/en/store/tea/organic-china-jasmine-pearls-dragon-phoenix-pearls

I have Assam! (It's in the dark part of the picture, you can't see it here, sorry...) And of course I have Earl Grey. Have you ever tried Lady Grey? It's not as highly caffeinated and quite pleasant.

Yay! A new tea for me to test out - thanks!!

I have had Lady Grey when travelling, I liked it a lot. The Dragon Pearls don't come cheap but like all green tea you can make 3 brews from them.

White tips for me... but in my place I also have many different blends and japanese teapots, bowls... and I see you have all you need for the confinement!

I have some white tips [yellow clip, bottom right] - but have only had it once. I keep forgetting about it in the morning (I need to move it to my caffeinated section - I keep thinking about it at bedtime). I'll have some today!

I love teapots, but rarely use them as I usually one have a cup in the late morning and a cup in the evening. Now if I had room for a collection, I would have many. I do have many bowls. I keep looking for the perfect one to use for tea.

And I do indeed have enough - I just can't not.

What a collection ! Wow ! I’m a coffee consumer but this selection impresses me !

I surprised myself when I cleaned out this drawer so I could find them all. It takes awhile to choose each time I go for a cup of tea!

I really like coffee as well, but I have to drink low caffeine (half caf, half decaf? yes, i'm that obnoxious coffee orderer) and not very often, so it is usually reserved for when I'm out and about - so... not any right now.

a nice tea collection ;-)

thank you.

belle collection j'adore le thé et tout ce qu'il y a autour du thé ,, jolie perspective en plus avec la cuisinière excellente,

merci beaucoup. pouvais vous voir la vapeur?

et j'aime tout ce qu'il ya autour du the aussi.

Outstanding shot! Stay well!

Admired in:
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thank you. i tried to get the steam to show more, but c'est la vie.

i am lucky to be able to stay home except for the one day a week i go to help my mother (96 years old!), so i'm doing my best. i hope you stay peaceful and well also.

I have a giant tin of jasmine I bought a couple years ago at a vietnamese market. Who knows why. But now I am finally working through it, in part because it is hard to find coffee right now, and in part just for a change.

Oh! I think it's because the tins are so appealing, right? I've done the same type thing.

I like both coffee and tea - though tea is what I tend to drink at home. I think mixing it up is a good thing for me. Glad you can finally enjoy your jasmine - it's great tea!

That's quite an impressive collection Laura..............and nicely presented. I don't drink tea that often, but when I do I generally go for English Breakfast Tea.

Thanks. I'm always adding more or new types of tea. I grew up on Constant Comment, a slightly orange flavored black tea.

English Breakfast? A staple in our house - the two red boxes in the top right of the drawer, English Breakfast by Twinings of London (both caffeinated and decaf) and to the left of those, one by Tazo.

Meine Tageseinteilung:
- vormittags: schwarzer Tee
- nachmittags: grüner Tee
- abends: Zitronengrastee

Ausgezeichnet!

Fast meine. Abend ist Kamille.

Da hast Du mein Langzeitgedächtnis aktiviert:
Bisher war ich nur einmal in Amerika. Das war im Jahr 2000 für einen dreimonatigen Arbeitseinsatz in Nord-Ost-Mexiko. Da war mir aufgefallen: Der Kamillentee dort war viel lieblicher, milder als in Deutschland. Vermutlich deshalb gilt Kamillentee in Deutschland mehr als Medizin.

That is fascinating! Perhaps due to the soil where it is grown?

Great collection

Thanks - which everyone could come over for a cup.

That's a great variety of tea you have represented there. It must be nice to have so much variety to choose from when you want tea. My current favorite is Plantation Mint, by Bigelow. In fact, I'm having some right now.

Nice! I enjoy peppermint and also some spearamint. I often have honey with that.

The glass jar on the bottom right is filled with loose leaf peppermint.

You have a wonderful selection there Laura, do you hand out a list when you ask visitors if they want a cup of tea ?? I usually get Yorkshire Gold
Loose Tea or Tea Bags ???

They have to peruse the drawer themselves. Now that I have it organized (a few months ago I finally did this - before I had to make random suggestions because one couldn't see what I had) they can easily see what's available.

I do both loose and bag - I compost them both (after removing the tags and staples - if any).

You're the first one to have me stumped - I don't know Yorkshire Gold? I now need to know! What is it? A black tea, I assume?

A cup of tea on cold days or in the evening: gladly.
A great collection of teas- very nicely shown.

Thank you. I find it a nice way to remember to slow down. I don't have a big ritual, but it does make me pause as I also have a large collection of tea cups, so I take a moment to choose both cup and tea.

Great capture, well done.
Have a good new week, and stay well.

Thank you kindly. Health to you as well. (I have some tea to help me with that, you?)

That`s a great collection !
I would like to try some of your variety.
- Good composition, with the cattle in the background.

Thank you so much. I would love to have you over for tea. If ever in Oregon, look me up!

...a very nice collection...oh, I'm also a fan of Darjeeling...

hmm, I should have Darjeeling, but I'm going to have to look. If not in this drawer, perhaps in my pantry (where stock and extras are hiding) - ha!

le thé et moi....c 'est deux mondes différents. Mais ta photo est belle !

merci. je comprends. pour moi, j'aime thé et aussi café et aussi l'eau plein.

I have lots of different teas, but my favorite is Constant Comment with a bit of honey.

I grew up on Constant Comment!!!! I love it still. I used to do cream and sugar with it, but these days a touch of honey, or maybe xylitol (a tree based sweetener with no bad aftertaste etc).

I'm low on it right now, but stop on by and I'll share *wink*.

Je suis plutôt "café" mais j’ai eu une passion pour tout ce qui se rapporte au thé .

J'aime café aussi, mais ne pas ma corp. Un petit peu do café est bien pour moi.

This is a drinkable collection!
Enjoy your cuppa!

thank you so much. it is indeed drinkable, and though i'm usually adding to the collection way to frequently, multiple cups each day isn't making a dent in the current supply.

Remarkable !!!!

i just can't help buy try new ones!

... ist ja auch viel besser als der Schuh-Kauf-Tick mancher Frauen:
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ha ha! how do you know i don't wear a different pair of high heels for each kind of tea? *smile*

Oh, ich habe schon zu viel geschrieben! Ich verstehe nichts von Mode. Also sollte ich mich nur über das äußern was ich verstehe:
Meine Tageseinteilung:
- vormittags: schwarzer Tee
- nachmittags: grüner Tee
- abends: Zitronengrastee (oder wohlschmeckenden Kamillentee, wie in Amerika).

ha ha! It's all fine, of course.

My wife has this hobby and I enjoy a good cup of tea, too. I think Earl Grey is my favorite and a nice London Fog or a Bellingham Fog is welcome on a winter day.

Earl Grey is delightful, but I have to be in the mood for that specific flavor.

Who makes the London Fog and Bellingham Fog? I haven't tried those and am so curious!!

Beautiful collection, Laura, and I love the point of view!
I'm Italian so ... yes, espresso is my thing, but I don't disdain the occasional herbal tea. Our latest favorite is Greek Mountain Tea. If you have not tried it ... it's worth reshuffling you beautiful re-ordering of the tea drawer to make room for it! :)

Thank you - I worked hard on the point of view. Also wanted the steam to show more, but it wouldn't cooperate.

I will have to look for Greek Mountain Tea, I don't know it! And the tea drawer is always in flux, so no problem making room for something new!

I'm not a tea drinker, but I do like Stash Licorice and when I'm sick, Constant Comment or Good Earth. Didn't Good Earth used to have just one spiced black tea flavor? Looked it up now and there are several called Sweet & Spicy such and such.

I really like the feeling of hovering over the tea drawer! A warm and cozy shot, raingirl.

I'm loving all the suggestions of teas that I don't have! Constant Comment was what I grew up with, but I haven't tried Stash Licorice, that sounds very soothing. Ah, Good Earth, I do think it was just one. I'm going to check that out as I haven't had it in years. Hope I can tell which one is the 'original'!

Glad you like the photo. Thank you. - was trying to get the steam from the kettle to show as well, but it wasn't cooperating.

The problem with tea, I find is that it loses freshness very quickly. So I only keep 3-4 favourites at any one time. There's only so much tea I can drink and I no longer wish to chuck out unused stuff.
Apart from that, I like this shot, Laura!

I don't have very much tea in bulk. Most of these are in sealed individual packaging inside the box or tin containers. So they keep longer. Not as good on the environment to be sure. But I love having the variety, so I mostly buy that way. But indeed, fresh is better!

Fine selection

Thank you! It's depleted now, time to replenish. Any suggestions for something new?

I do love tea as well ;-)

Sencha Midori no Kaori green tea is my favorite at the moment.

I wonder if I can find some of this Kaori green tea of which you speak. This drawer is now in need of restocking. I've been drinking a lot of tea!