Haiku Friday ~ No. 8

Trees are shedding lights,
But we still can celebrate
The birth of our Lord!

To get you through the post-holiday letdown, sip a steaming cup of Earl Grey (a classic staple) and unwind before you go make those returns!

Happy Sipping,
CoolCat

Haiku... um... Sunday? ~ No. 7

So sorry I am posting this soooo late!

Will summer arrive
Before we all freeze to death?
Never fear, it will!

If you, like me, are shivering through this Christmastime, try a cup of "Candy Cane Lane" (a decaf green tea with peppermint; I promise to review it soon!) to add some holiday cheer and hold off Jack Frost!

Haiku Friday ~ No. 6

Flour falling down:
Can it be? The clouds can bake!
Children play in snow.

Brrr! Let's warm up with a wintry cup of white tea -- pure as the driven snow.

Haiku "Friday" ~ No. 5

Sorry about the delay... I just totally forgot! Well, here's the haiku for this week:

Mistletoe and gifts
Are not all that's Christmas-time.
Celebrate Christ's birth!

Try some Peppermint Herbal or a similar minty delight for a traditional wintry flavor with this haiku.

Happy Sipping,
CoolCat

Haiku Friday ~ No. 4

Earth is giving thanks:
Birdsong blends with laughing streams.
We are thankful, too!

A cup of delicious Autumn Harvest should give you one more thing to be thankful for!

Happy Sipping,
CoolCat

Haiku Friday ~ No. 3

Wild geese in the sky
Strung on a windy necklace
Made of clouds, not gold.

To warm you up after the autumnal wind in this haiku, why not make a steaming cup of Earl Grey?

Happy Sipping,
CoolCat.

MateVana Rooibos Chai

My Tea Thoughts:
November 19, 2008

MateVana Rooibos Chai is a delicious tea! I'm sure you're wondering about the long name: Mate is one kind of tea; Vana is from Teavana, the great store this comes from; and Rooibos Chai is another kind of tea, like my beloved Ruby Chai. With that cleared up, we can move on to the tea itself! It's a smooth and sumptuous tea, with plenty of its Rooibos heritage detectable, lending a strong base to the tea. Chai spices (see my sidebar "What is Chai?) provide an exotic flavor, and the warm, sweet overtones are, I assume, from Mate. (Can anyone tell me what Mate is? I've never heard of it anywhere but TeaVana.) This tea also takes sweetener excellently, particularly the really neat "Rock Sugar" that I recieved with it. It's a 5 out of 5 for this sumptuous tea! MateVana Rooibos Chai was a gift from a dear friend of mine; thank you!

Happy Sipping,
CoolCat

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At-a-Glance:

Name: MateVana Rooibos Chai.
Type: blend of Mate and Rooibos.
Package: Looseleaf.
Source: TeaVana.
Group: Dark.
Key Word: Full.