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“Tea and water give each other life…”

Yesterday, I sent out an SOS on Twitter for online tea source suggestions ~ I recently ran out of some absolutely heavenly gifted Earl Gray and haven’t found a proper replacement.  Here are the tips I received {thank you!!} along with blurbs from each sender ~ mostly indie tea companies with a great range in location and price.  Be warned, though, each tea mentioned is the BEST tea!  I think I may have to start with several!

J.B. Peel Inc Absolute best tea.

Perennial Tea Room My favorite tea source! Loose Earl Grey with lavender flowers in it … soooo satisfying.

Red Blossom Tea Company If you want the best tea of any kind on the planet. They’re in San Francisco’s China Town and import their tea from China.

Tevana So many good ones and Earl Grey creme is to die!

Adagio High quality, reasonable prices. Haven’t tried their Earl Grey, but love their Assam.

Infusions of Tea This place is right next to my house, it’s my local tea shop. They also sell online and I can vouch for their teas - all are exceptional.

Queen Mary Teas out of Seattle. Good stuff!

Shangri-La Tea Room I discovered a lovely little tea room owned by a beautiful hippy couple, Toni and Bob, Toni being the tea mistress.

Tea and All It’s Splendour all things tea are fabulous from here in Canada. Raelene will take care of you.

The Tea Haus this little place here in London, Ontario has lovely teas.

Dilmah Earl Grey Loose Leaf Tea at Alice.com it’s $5.59 for 4.4 ounces, free shipping (if you get 5 other items).

Stash it’s robust and strong without killing the flavor, if that makes sense.

Choice Organic Teas I love Choice Organic teas. The Orange Spice is my favorite black tea.

Upton Tea Imports The VERY best place to buy tea - They ship extremely fast and are so helpful! // Extra Bergamot English Earl Grey. So yum!

Le Palais des Thes “Blue of London” from Le Palais des Thés is my favorite Earl Grey. They ship from France.

Harney & Sons I LOVE the Earl Grey Supreme from Harney and Sons.

Mighty Leaf Best tea you will ever have.

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My brain is….

after 12 hours of work in the ER
and 6 hours of EMT class
4 hours of commuting
in 3 days.

For the tiny humans ~

Two of my best friends are as pregnant as Daisy,
which is to say, very pregnant!
One friend was not due till the end of April but she feels veryveryclose,
and her doctor said the birth might be any day now ~
to which I replied, ‘your boy wants to be an Aries, of course!’

I found some cute things ~

Felted Baby Owls In A Nest.
Are you kidding me????  I’m exploding.  This makes me need a baby.

Bossy’s Feltworks : Felted Baby Owls In A Nest

A little pinafore.  The front is so cute!  The back is so cute!
And it looks easy to put on chubby flailing arms.


Sir Tom Baby : Denim Pinafore

This woodland fox needs little introduction.  He looks very clutchable.

Sleepy King : Liam, The Woodland Fox

I absolutely love this wooden wave: toy, puzzle, decoration.  A great selection of simple, beautiful woodwork for the kiddos in this shop, check it out.

Imagination Kids : Wooden Wave Stacker

These natural leather bins would be awesome for wrangling chaos (if money is no object), and they would just get more and more gorgeous over time, burnished to a deep luster with use, decorated with tiny teeth marks….

Gildem : Leather Storage Tote

Art.  They’re never too young for art.  This badger is so dashing ~ I love all the animal portraits in her shop and it was hard to pick just one to post here.

Blackout Well : Portrait of a Badger

And these animal girls… I would love to have grown up with them.
They’re just waiting to whisk someone off into a daydream….

Irena Sophia : Animal Girls, Set of Four