Best Teas

Tea: Earl Grey Smoky

by Rachel Fox on February 12, 2008

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Best Tea for Telling Stories by Rachel Deveau I cannot remember my first cup of tea – whether it was at home, at a friend’s place, or at a tea party – but I would not be surprised if it was Earl Grey. Every morning, like the sun rising, my mother drinks a cup or […]

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Tea: Jasmine Oolong

by Rachel Fox on August 20, 2007

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Best Tea for . . . Playing Chess by Rachel Deveau Deciding whether to move your pawn or bishop can be vital to the game of Chess, not only because it will determine whether you become the victor, but also because it reflects something about the player. You choose the piece. You move the piece. […]

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Best Tea for . . . Fixing Everything by Christine Shultz Tea – black tea, you understand, and simple, none of this venti-green-tea-blackberry-frappuccino business, just an ordinary cup of good black tea – is the secret to fixing everything. Or so it seems when one lives in Scotland, which is where I learned the art […]

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Tea: Ancient Trees

by Rachel Fox on February 25, 2007

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Best Tea for . . . Reading Russian Novels by Rachel Deveau “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way…” so begins the famous novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. It is a beginning that promises unhappiness, not only for most families involved in the story, but also for […]

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Tea: Loose Leaf Hibiscus

by John Fox on February 25, 2007

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Best Tea for . . . Breaking Up by John Fox The first step after snapping ties from a former lover is, often, to quaff as much alcohol as possible. (Try Benedictine!) But the second stage requires more delicacy, as the romantically bereaved moves from stage 1 – Denial – to stage 2 – Quiet […]

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