Have you ever dreamt of becoming a tea taster?
Tasting 600 cups of tea per day. How does it sound to you?
Strong fragrance of tea permeated this large, clinically clean tea-testing room. 100 cups of tea were ready to be tested (some by me! I’m not kidding.) I was quite excited.
Tea Tasting
Some have… Some have not.
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Today I discovered the power of blogging on WordPress.
After reading my blog posts, one renowned tea maker made a donation to Piam Brown Ward, a charity close to my heart.
On Tuesday, Ahmad Tea of London invited me for a VIP visit to its headquarters, and gave me a generous cheque for Piam Brown Ward.
Janet’s Notebook has linked a global enterprise and an outstanding children oncology ward in Southampton General Hospital. I’m very honoured to have connected the two through blogging. I’m very touched by the generosity of Ahmad Tea of London. I thank WordPress for this wonderful platform.
What’s a blogger for? We make connection. We build bridges. We spread kindness. We act.
Ethical Tea Partnership
Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
Today we celebrated my mother in law‘s birthday in a serene English village called Pirbright. It was a glorious summer day. Summer has finally arrived in England.
I made mum this gift. What’s inside of it?
What’s INSIDE this gift?
An attractive side view
2 hidden tea bags: high quality Ahmad Tea for a lovely English summer day
It’s a beautiful hand-made tea bag holder. It holds 2 tea bags. I added dazzling rhinestone jewels and striped grosgrain ribbon on the cover of the tea bag holder.
I also made mum a hand-stitched notebook. Hugh bought a handsome bay tree from Brambridge Park garden centre to adorn mum’s garden and for cooking. At our barbecue lunch, we discussed about pruning the bay tree into a lollipop shape. Continue reading
Tricia ran a Traidcraft stall at the Parish church of Chandler’s Ford a few weeks ago.
Amongst tea and coffee stood some stunning hand-made cards.
Later, on a typical miserable English summer day, I enjoyed a pleasant Fair Trade coffee morning with Tricia at her home. I met a few lovely ladies in my community in Hiltingbury. Some of them are retired nurses. Their stories of nursing were fascinating.
My eyes were drawn to colourful glitzy boxes, flower purses, fabric journals, embroidered bags, scarf and jewellery.
I was given some exquisite Ahmad Tea last week, when I visited Ahmad Tea headquarters in Chandler’s Ford.
Ahmad Tea
Fine tea makes excellent gifts. It’s my son Ben’s final week at the primary school, and he will wave goodbye to his innocent years. He has many teachers and helpers to thank for.
I made these gorgeous teabag holders. In both pockets, Ben placed 2 packets of Ahmad Tea.
Beautiful gifts
