As many of you know, I have Rchel's blog as a link on my site. I have had it there for a while. BUT I want you all to know more about this person seeing as how she is a tea mistress as well and runs a store with all you need for the pleasure of taking tea.
Rachel is the owner of Scent by Spirit, a web store that has many different kinds of tea, bath soaps and perfumes!
Scent by Spirit is the kind of webstore that I hope to one day have with Sun and Moon Jewelry, more on that to come.
Personally, I would love to trade recipes with Rachel for her different blends of teas as I am sure you will as well when you taste some of her blends. Try some Black Forest Chocolate tea or some Vanilla Moon tea.
If you are into chocolate, this is the place to start! Try some Chocolate Patches or some Chocolate Bliss Body Frosting or some Chocolate Mint Hydrosols.
I have to admit the chocolate mint hydrosol is great! I have used it in hot chocolate and just recently, I sprayed the custard plates with it just before I dished up my white chocolate mousse'. When people eat the mousse' and swipe it across their plates they get just the faintest hint of mint and chocolate to add to the taste of the mousse' AND I can claim it all to be MY expertise in the kitchen! HA!!
Um, I should mention here that the hydrosol sprays are also very good on the human body, but we won't go into that here!
She sells things for our fur people as well! Lots of pet care things PLUS a bunch of neat-o accessories for tea!
I finally got for a Yule gift the travel tea set she sells on her site. I gave a short description of it on my tea blog here.
She sells something that I have been wanting since I first came across her store.
A personalized or custom oil blend. I would love to have one of these and everytime I save up the money to induge myself...I spend it on other things on her site! Call me impulsive!
This is a direct copy from her site with the description:
Have you ever had a psychic reading which pointed out areas in your life that need to change in order for you to grow and advance both personally and spiritually?
Have you wondered how to move through these issues and release them?
Have you ever felt that you were stuck, or that your life was in a rut?
Do you have trouble focusing during meditation?
Are you feeling a little blue or blocked creatively?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, Scent by Spirit may be the service for you!
Scent by Spirit is a unique and powerful service that assists you in moving forward on your spiritual path. Rachel has been working with oils and custom scent blending for many years. Using input from her clients, Rachel works in tandem with Spirit to create the perfect blend by tapping into deeply rooted memories through scent association. Each formula is unique to the client and the situation at hand. The blend is custom formulated in sacred space over a period of several days. Many hours go into creating the perfect Scent from Spirit!
These blends can be used for a variety of endeavors, including but not limited to:
Stimulating,
Opening and Balancing the Chakra Points
Meditation
Lifting and Easing Symptoms of Depression
Enhancing Creativity
Protection
Opening to Psychic Abilities
Purification Energy Work
Consecration of Sacred Space or Tools
Ritual anointing
Healing work
Weight Release
The possibilities are endless!
To do the custom oil blend takes some time and if you want it you must be patient. Plus Rachel does personal consultations, so if you are in the Renton, Washington part of our country, stop by and say "HI!, Saphyre sent me!"
So please take some time, look over Rachel's site and read her blog, there are many interesting things there. Just today, I found out that she and I have another bond...Swing Music! Oh YES!! Andrew Sisters, Glen Miller, Benny Goodman! Oh, yeah!
The reason why I took band in school is because I wanted to be in a big band...of course there weren't any by the time I graduated, But I know how to play the french horn if anyone needs a chair!
Brightest Blessings to y'all!
Saphyre
Friday, January 27, 2006
Now for the pictures of all things tea!!!!
First are some things I forgot to put in the previous post concerning Yule tea gifts.
These are actually Demitasse spoons, but I prefer them in my tea sups than regular teaspoons.
I find it funny because the reason the smaller spoon in your basic place setting is called a "teaspoon" is because that is how it is measured in Great Britain. When a recipe calls for a teaspoon of tea, they do not mean a measuring spoon they mean the teaspoon from your regular flatware!
However, this is my preference. These are G-Clef demitasse spoons, I think the pattern is actually called rolled scroll, but they look like G-clefs to me!
This is the travelling tea set I wanted and had posted about earlier last year.
Now comes the star of the show, Tessie the Tea Plant!!!
Please ignore the sick person holding the plant.
Here is my pride and joy the tea caddy from Monticello!
This is showing it closed and with my tea clip from my purse now the holder of my key to the caddy! I will show a close up later.
Here it is opened with a the precious few chosen teas.
In the above picture, the Darjeeling Silver tips is on the left and the second flush Darjeeling is on the right.
This is pictures of the second flush and the silver tips (flowers) of the darjeeling variety. The Silver tips were OK but I wouldn't drink them with milk, it overpowers the flavor. BUT second flush was my overall favorite. Good with milk.
Second Flush
This is a photo of the first flush tea I got. Very nice flavor.
Here is the close up of the tea clip. I make purse clips for different moods and for little gifts. This one I wore on my ourse until ....I needed a protector for my tea caddy key!
You can see there are many tea charms, a pot, tea cup and saucer, a tea bag. This one is done in Swarvoski cubes and brass charms. When Sun and Moon Jewelry gets its website up, you will be able to buy tea related jewelry there as well as purse clips.
Here is my 4 cup Brown Betty. She is a lovely thing isn't she? This little teapot has quite a history. Its origins date back to the end of the 17th Century and the birth of the British Ceramic Teapot.The original unglazed teapot was made out of red clay from the Bradell Woods area in Stoke-on-Trent. Today the Brown Betty teapot is still made in Stoke-on-Trent with the same clay from the original area. British people believe the Brown betty makes the best pot of tea because of the type of clay that is used and the shape of the pot.
These technically, were more of a gift to myself! I had been asking for a pair of sugar tongs but they were never forth coming, one day while browsing ebay, I found these heavy silver, antique sugar tongs! I was thrilled! Especially when I saw the price was under $20.
They are a proud addition to my tea accessories chest.
So, that is all I got that was tea related for Yule. My dear hubby pulled out all stops trying to find me the best tea and the best pot inwhich to brew it. Now if I could wrestle him still enough to actually sit down and HAVE tea with me, I would be accomplishing something.
Let's face it, it is hard for a 6'3" man to handle those little cups and the tiny bite sized sandwiches and savories. Worse yet, all of those prettily arranged cookies and mandalines just waiting to be swept off of the tiered server.
When the mood strikes me to have a tea, I have pity on my beloved hubby and hand him a mug and a regular sized sandwich and I serve the cookies he wishes myself. We both enjoy the time together a great deal more when there is no anticipation of disaster...that also means our dog goes into her house for a bit as well.
Many tea Blessings!
These are actually Demitasse spoons, but I prefer them in my tea sups than regular teaspoons.
I find it funny because the reason the smaller spoon in your basic place setting is called a "teaspoon" is because that is how it is measured in Great Britain. When a recipe calls for a teaspoon of tea, they do not mean a measuring spoon they mean the teaspoon from your regular flatware!
However, this is my preference. These are G-Clef demitasse spoons, I think the pattern is actually called rolled scroll, but they look like G-clefs to me!
This is the travelling tea set I wanted and had posted about earlier last year.
Now comes the star of the show, Tessie the Tea Plant!!!
Please ignore the sick person holding the plant.
Here is my pride and joy the tea caddy from Monticello!
This is showing it closed and with my tea clip from my purse now the holder of my key to the caddy! I will show a close up later.
Here it is opened with a the precious few chosen teas.
In the above picture, the Darjeeling Silver tips is on the left and the second flush Darjeeling is on the right.
This is pictures of the second flush and the silver tips (flowers) of the darjeeling variety. The Silver tips were OK but I wouldn't drink them with milk, it overpowers the flavor. BUT second flush was my overall favorite. Good with milk.
Second FlushThis is a photo of the first flush tea I got. Very nice flavor.
Here is the close up of the tea clip. I make purse clips for different moods and for little gifts. This one I wore on my ourse until ....I needed a protector for my tea caddy key!
You can see there are many tea charms, a pot, tea cup and saucer, a tea bag. This one is done in Swarvoski cubes and brass charms. When Sun and Moon Jewelry gets its website up, you will be able to buy tea related jewelry there as well as purse clips.Here is my 4 cup Brown Betty. She is a lovely thing isn't she? This little teapot has quite a history. Its origins date back to the end of the 17th Century and the birth of the British Ceramic Teapot.The original unglazed teapot was made out of red clay from the Bradell Woods area in Stoke-on-Trent. Today the Brown Betty teapot is still made in Stoke-on-Trent with the same clay from the original area. British people believe the Brown betty makes the best pot of tea because of the type of clay that is used and the shape of the pot.
These technically, were more of a gift to myself! I had been asking for a pair of sugar tongs but they were never forth coming, one day while browsing ebay, I found these heavy silver, antique sugar tongs! I was thrilled! Especially when I saw the price was under $20.
They are a proud addition to my tea accessories chest.
So, that is all I got that was tea related for Yule. My dear hubby pulled out all stops trying to find me the best tea and the best pot inwhich to brew it. Now if I could wrestle him still enough to actually sit down and HAVE tea with me, I would be accomplishing something.
Let's face it, it is hard for a 6'3" man to handle those little cups and the tiny bite sized sandwiches and savories. Worse yet, all of those prettily arranged cookies and mandalines just waiting to be swept off of the tiered server.
When the mood strikes me to have a tea, I have pity on my beloved hubby and hand him a mug and a regular sized sandwich and I serve the cookies he wishes myself. We both enjoy the time together a great deal more when there is no anticipation of disaster...that also means our dog goes into her house for a bit as well.
Many tea Blessings!
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Times sure flies when you are wasting it!
Yes, through the holidays and the full moons and celebrating and the temporary relief of pain that the session with pain pump had brought me, I sure wasted time these past few months!
Now, THAT is what I call a run on sentence!
With editors and publishers and being a administrator on another Witches blog, I haven't had time for my own tea blog.
Which is a really awful thing considering how many wonderful tea things I received over the holidays!
Great! I jujst realized that I still need to shuffle my new tea pics over to Flickr before I can post them here. I am really behind, aren't I?
Let's see, how about a listing of some items I recently got that involves tea?
I received, somewhat unbelievably, FIRST Flush Black (FF02) tea of the darjeeling Variety.
Also, I got SECOND Flush and the Silver Whites teas as well.
I must say that it was an actual delight to taste first flush tea leaves. To see them unfold in the steamy water and to see how different they looked in the strainer when compared to regular black tea from box. The taste was heaven.
To quote a favorite uncle of mine when he was drinking Irish Whiskey, "T'is like Angels dancing on me tongue!" The first leaves of the season have a floral tea taste.
Wihout going into a soliloquy on the tastes of the other teas, I will go over what else the tea fairies brought unto me!
A 4 cup Brown Betty Teapot. Perfect for swirling those tea leaves.
A Victorian Era silver sugar tongs. Beautifully patterned, heavy silver.
Believe it or not, I got an actual tea plant! Camilla Sinensis herself! Her name is Tessie, (I name all of my plants).
I got a lead free pewter tea strainer, or should I say another to add to my growing collection. I do love the celtic twists on the handle of this one.
AND, FINALLY, I got a tea caddy! This is beautiful mahoghany wood with burled edges. It has 2 compartments in it. Since this is a modern reproduction, there is no lead linings or tin papers inside the chest. It comes with 2 keys so I can serve it people who have a good set of tastebuds can enjoy the quality. For those without, they can have bagged tea!
The caddy came from Monticello, home of President Jefferson. You can see the caddy I have at this link. To say the very least, the caddy now holds my first and second flush teas. I am not ashamed to admit that the first flush is already gone...but I have ordered more when the 2006 season is right.
I think that may cover it. No, wait. My very good friend gave me a stretchy bracelet with tea pot beads and charms on it! I wear it with another bracelet I had made myself with tea paraphenalia on it!
There, that's done then.
Look forward to pictures very soon.
I am spending my days of late in bed with my back stablized. Although this little laptop is networked to my main com puter in my office, I cannot quite find the file folder with the pictures on it. This means I must wait until the "God of computers and beloved of me" gets home from work!
Until we meet again,
Brightest Tea Blessings!
Now, THAT is what I call a run on sentence!
With editors and publishers and being a administrator on another Witches blog, I haven't had time for my own tea blog.
Which is a really awful thing considering how many wonderful tea things I received over the holidays!
Great! I jujst realized that I still need to shuffle my new tea pics over to Flickr before I can post them here. I am really behind, aren't I?
Let's see, how about a listing of some items I recently got that involves tea?
I received, somewhat unbelievably, FIRST Flush Black (FF02) tea of the darjeeling Variety.
Also, I got SECOND Flush and the Silver Whites teas as well.
I must say that it was an actual delight to taste first flush tea leaves. To see them unfold in the steamy water and to see how different they looked in the strainer when compared to regular black tea from box. The taste was heaven.
To quote a favorite uncle of mine when he was drinking Irish Whiskey, "T'is like Angels dancing on me tongue!" The first leaves of the season have a floral tea taste.
Wihout going into a soliloquy on the tastes of the other teas, I will go over what else the tea fairies brought unto me!
A 4 cup Brown Betty Teapot. Perfect for swirling those tea leaves.
A Victorian Era silver sugar tongs. Beautifully patterned, heavy silver.
Believe it or not, I got an actual tea plant! Camilla Sinensis herself! Her name is Tessie, (I name all of my plants).
I got a lead free pewter tea strainer, or should I say another to add to my growing collection. I do love the celtic twists on the handle of this one.
AND, FINALLY, I got a tea caddy! This is beautiful mahoghany wood with burled edges. It has 2 compartments in it. Since this is a modern reproduction, there is no lead linings or tin papers inside the chest. It comes with 2 keys so I can serve it people who have a good set of tastebuds can enjoy the quality. For those without, they can have bagged tea!
The caddy came from Monticello, home of President Jefferson. You can see the caddy I have at this link. To say the very least, the caddy now holds my first and second flush teas. I am not ashamed to admit that the first flush is already gone...but I have ordered more when the 2006 season is right.
I think that may cover it. No, wait. My very good friend gave me a stretchy bracelet with tea pot beads and charms on it! I wear it with another bracelet I had made myself with tea paraphenalia on it!
There, that's done then.
Look forward to pictures very soon.
I am spending my days of late in bed with my back stablized. Although this little laptop is networked to my main com puter in my office, I cannot quite find the file folder with the pictures on it. This means I must wait until the "God of computers and beloved of me" gets home from work!
Until we meet again,
Brightest Tea Blessings!
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