Teacups and Toasters

Your adornment must not be merely external–braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses;  but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. 1 Peter 3:3-4

Yesterday was a really good day. It just was. Partycake was exceptionally well behaved. Everything was smooth. Everything had a tinge of sweetness.  And LOST, well, perhaps that was the only downer to the day because it was so short of an episode.  Really, though, I found myself thinking throughout the day that there were certain qualities present that just aren’t always there. Rather, they are, but I’m not.

I’m not at all a fan of self-promotion-feel good- you are your own god books, but I do think the outlook you give to any given day, does help.

Yesterday easily could’ve been mundane. Grocery shopping. Laundry. Cooking. All that jazz. But waking up and giving it a,  let’s do this right, kind of mentality was really worthwhile. I love my family and am trying really hard to have a gentle and quiet spirit, the kind pleasing to God, on a daily basis. This is tough for me, but not as tough as it once was. Having this goal has really strengthened relationships. Quiet doesn’t mean that I let Partycake get away with whatever and that if I disagree with my beloved that I don’t tell him. It just means that I don’t freak and talk crazy smack. I suppose Gentle is the real key word.

Anyways, yesterday was a good day. Today was too. Tomorrow is yet to be seen, but the forecast is nice anyway.

I’ve had a lot of fun trying out the different Wonderland Tea’s and sharing them with you.  After sampling the Mint, Papaya Passion Fruit, Mango, Lemon Honey Chamomile, Jasmine, and Blueberry – I’d have to say that Mint is my number one with Blueberry at a close second. Mint comes in first place because it was great steamy hot and icey cold. Most of them were just better hot.

Remember that all of these are green teas, except for the Lemon Honey Chamomile. It’s herbal.  There are six more teas that I didn’t review, which are black teas. Their hosts and flavors are:

Cheshire Cat: Chai

The Red Queen: Earl Grey

The Cards: Pomegranate

Alice & The Mad Hatter: Mad Tea Party Blend

White Rabbit: English Breakfast

and The King: French Vanilla

You can buy them online at The Disney Store website. Drink me! And perhaps they are still available at the parks. I haven’t been in several months, so I can’t say.  If you’ve tried any of these, I’d love to hear your opinions in the comments!

Here are some close ups of the box:

Now, if only we had some tarts..

“How doth the little crocodile improve his shining tail and pour the waters of the Nile on every golden scale?”

-Lewis Carroll

The Mango tea was not as impressive as the Blueberry tea. Sorry, Caterpillar. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t super. The mango flavor was noticeable, but not overwhelming, which does make it similar to the blueberry concept. However, the fragrance wasn’t particularly exciting. I think reviewing these teas has caused me to require my teas carry a lovely fragrance.

At any rate, the Mango Wonderland Tea won’t cause any identity blunders. You’ll know who U R with, or with out taking a sip.

Ah, sweet blueberries! This tea had a nice mellow flavor. The blueberry was toned down and not at all tart. Fragrant, but not overly sweet, more in the way of blueberry muffin scent. I think this one’s a keeper. I’d buy a box of it all by itself.

The mad March Hare is featured on this box of green tea.  I feel I should mention that all the teas I have reviewed thus far are green teas (except the lemon honey is an herbal tea.) I cannot drink black tea for medical reasons and won’t be able to review those, which is a shame because the Red Queen hosts the Earl Grey box, and the smell of Earl Grey brings back wonderful memories of a little book shop I interned for in college.

At last, we have one more coming up: Mango with our dear Caterpillar who is “exacatically” 3 inches in height.

“Like a tea tray in the sky..”

I thought two posts in one day would be appropriate, since I got a little behind.  I really do like chamomile tea. I love the taste and the fragrance. Lemon and honey are of course a good natural weapon when combating a cold. The rest of my family has one. So, I thought I’d drink this too, for good measure.  It was indeed enjoyable for the most part, but did have a bitter aftertaste. The lemon was the dominate flavor. However, I added 1/2 tsp of honey and about the same amount of white sugar. That seemed to help a bit.  If you’ve got a cold, this is a nice choice and it’s sure to warm up your vocal chords. You’ll be singing, “twinkle twinkle little bat,” in no time.

(Love that door mouse.)

My apologies for taking so long to get on to the next post on Disney’s Wonderland Tea. The Jasmine tea tastes rather like a flower. I’m sure this does not come as a surprise to those of you who have had jasmine teas before. I hadn’t. So this was new and I really did learn a lot of things from the flowers – Like I’d rather smell Jasmine tea than drink it. Oh, it really wasn’t bad, and got progressively better the further I drank.

I’d drink it again, but so far the Mint holds place number 1, for me.

I think I’m working on a mini series of Alice’s tea…which is technically Disney Wonderland Tea. Of course, it probably all belongs to the Red Queen.

Say, “How do you do and shake hands, shake hands! How do you do and shake hands!”

It didn’t have much flavor. Curious thing. Well, not too strong on the passion fruit, that is, which left me a little passionless about spending my unbirthday sipping away at tea that tastes like tea.

Moving on to the next flavor. “That’s Logic!”

I enjoy  a good cup of tea. I collect mugs. I dearly do enjoy stories about Alice. And with the combination of all three, I really am a happy girl.

This Mint tea was in a collection of Alice tea’s. This one features The Walrus and the Carpenter on it’s box and will leave you feeling more like a king than a cabbage.

About a week ago I was the lucky winner of a Red Letter Words Art Giveaway hosted by Sarah Mae of Like A Warm Cup of Coffee. I won a 12X12 gallery wrap canvas.

I love receiving fun things in the mail, esp. fun things that I can use for decorating. Thank you Sarah Mae and thank you Dee! I have the lovely piece of work hanging up in our office.