I’ve been having a bad week. Okay, it’s not bad. It’s just stressful. There are guests and holiday accommodations and arguments and late nights. I’m so tired and stressed out right now. Today I have to spend most of my day preparing food for Thanksgiving. I won’t have time to do much cooking tomorrow. I really need some time with a good oolong. Everything can just take care of itself for a while. Time to break out another sample from Tea from Taiwan.
The smell is amazing. Buttery and bakey. Like fresh biscuits. The first cup is refreshing and comforting. So smooth and rich. I took a deep whiff of the wet leaves. Smells like buttered peas (yum!) and bok choy. This is perfect and exactly what I needed.
Second cup is very sweet and fruity. There’s peas at the end of the sip. Delicious. I love peas. and fruit. (Speaking of fruit, I need to go to the Japanese store and pick up more persimmons…)
I don’t have time for a third cup right now, but I’ll be back. This tea is so good. I’m perked up for now and I’ll need to de-stress with this tea later. :)
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I don’t know how Americans cope with Thanksgiving this close to Christmas. I always find late November on so stressful for so many reasons to begin with. I hope a good Oolong can help you relax!
I really miss Thanksgiving in the US… I am taking tomorrow off to honor it!
Jessie – I always wondered why Canadians have their Thanksgiving a month earlier than we do. I need to do some research or something. hehe Anyways, thankfully, my family doesn’t do Christmas. My sister and I always spent that holiday season with friends. It’s much easier being a guest than a host.
Ninavampi – Are you having a feast too?
I think the basic historical basis boils down to that, as a harvest festival, Canada’s harvest season tends to be earlier than in the US. What with the terrible cold right now, this makes sense to me. In any case, I think American Thanksgiving is a good excuse for me to bake another pumpkin pie!
this sounds delicious…
@Mercuryhime – Yep! Stayed home and even ate pumpkin pie! : ) Not in the US but the part of my family that is in Ecuador will enjoy a super feast on Saturday and a mini feast today! : )
I don’t know how Americans cope with Thanksgiving this close to Christmas. I always find late November on so stressful for so many reasons to begin with. I hope a good Oolong can help you relax!
I really miss Thanksgiving in the US… I am taking tomorrow off to honor it!
Jessie – I always wondered why Canadians have their Thanksgiving a month earlier than we do. I need to do some research or something. hehe Anyways, thankfully, my family doesn’t do Christmas. My sister and I always spent that holiday season with friends. It’s much easier being a guest than a host.
Ninavampi – Are you having a feast too?
I think the basic historical basis boils down to that, as a harvest festival, Canada’s harvest season tends to be earlier than in the US. What with the terrible cold right now, this makes sense to me. In any case, I think American Thanksgiving is a good excuse for me to bake another pumpkin pie!
this sounds delicious…
@Mercuryhime – Yep! Stayed home and even ate pumpkin pie! : ) Not in the US but the part of my family that is in Ecuador will enjoy a super feast on Saturday and a mini feast today! : )