Rose Conjou is either a green or black tea blended with organic rose petals and since my own rose bushes are hibernating, this tea is a nice way to bring the delicate scent of roses into the house.   Roses are just one example of a plant that is often used in tea blends.  Other plants include jasmine,…

My nieces came out for a visit this past weekend so for something different I took them for tea at Oliver’s Tea Room.  It’s located in the Dicken’s Sweet’s and British Museum in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.  When we first stepped through the door directly to the right is an old fashion style candy shop full…

Have you had your Shi Feng Long Jing today?  No, it’s not that, it’s a type of tea, a very famous tea deeply steeped in Chinese history and folklore.  The name translates to ‘Lion Peak Dragon Well’ and its a green tea.  To appreciate the history of this famous tea we have to travel back to…

Over the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend we went for a hike before going to a big dinner at my parent’s house.  So after climbing up to look at two different view points in the park and then eating a big meal I knew it was time for one of my special tea brews!  I decided to make a…

My uncle Wayne told me there was a trail near our home where people placed teapots in the forrest!  Seriously, this I had to see!  So this past weekend with steaming enthusiasm I headed to the trail with my much more fit cousin to find the hidden teapots.  I wasn’t sure how hard of a hike…

    I live in an area known as “The Bread Basket of the Fraser Valley” where much of the land is used to grow food crops but plants you won’t see as you drive through the picturesque farmland are tea bushes.  Tea grows naturally in a hot, humid climate with lots of moisture and…

Spring is such an amazing time of year and in our area, the Fraser Valley, the air is exceptionally pungent as the farmers are fertilizing the fields for the coming growing season.  Now I admit I like the smell of the country but a more elegant smell in my garden comes from my Winter Jasmine.  Even…

I am by no means a tea expert, I consider myself to be more of a Tea Tourist, someone who likes to travel around trying new tea experiences then sharing them with others.  So when my friend and fellow tea tourist Wendy came up to Vancouver from California with her husband Steve I felt it…

Happy belated New Year from our new house and garden called the Adelaide, after weeks of packing we moved into our beautiful new home just before Christmas!  We went for a drive at the end of October and came upon this show home in the Garrison Crossing development and decided on the spot that is…

  Organic Lavender Earl Grey Tea Leaves I have to admit I have never liked Earl Grey tea.  The smell alone made me feel sick and then to taste it …yuck!  So when it came time for the Earl Grey tastings at  tea school I was not looking forward to it, I really was worried…