Living in our little burg, sometimes it is easier (and this time of year, far more lovely) to take eight miles of winding back roads to the small town on the east of us than to navigate main drag traffic two miles to the west of us. The trees have overgrown the little county road and turned it into a tunnel sprinkled with leaf confetti in October and November. Occasional deer and flocks of wild turkeys, too.
And the grocery store at our destination is a slightly seedy but clean King Cash Saver—they just have several items you can’t find at the mainline big town stores. One of those treats this weekend was a box of Constant Comment, on sale, no less!
It’s tea with a secret sauce of orange rind and spices, if you’ve never had it. Some of that secret sauce is nostalgia; remembering drinking it with my mom. And some of it is just plain, unassuming “just tea” with a little autumnal kick. You need to try it once. More cloves and allspice, I’m guessing, than cinnamon or cardamom. It isn’t chai-y at all.
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I just travelled down that winding Autumn road with you in my heart. I even went to the grocery! Thank you for letting me come with!
A work friend told me my cup smelled like “an old lady’s house, but in a good way.” Yep.
I’m also fond of Constant Comment and this is a good description. It’s perfect for this autumn weather!
I just travelled down that winding Autumn road with you in my heart. I even went to the grocery! Thank you for letting me come with!
A work friend told me my cup smelled like “an old lady’s house, but in a good way.” Yep.
I’m also fond of Constant Comment and this is a good description. It’s perfect for this autumn weather!