Mmmm, tea!

Well, I sure have been busy getting the package together for my tea swap pal! I hope she's going to love getting all this stuff as much as I would - I want to keep it all! Fortunately, all that shopping allows me to pick up some extras for myself! The rain today sure helped put me in the mood to try a few different flavors :-)

Now, I'm not a big fan of green teas, BUT.... I think I found a winner. Genmai Cha from Adagio. Here's the story - many years ago, DH and I were having dinner at a very fancy restaurant and finished the meal with dessert and hot tea. I had consumed much wine that evening, so my memory is a bit fuzzy, but I do remember the tea flavor being "Toasted Rice" and that it was very mild. I have no idea what the brand was and I have searched the world over for this tea. So, when I happened upon the genmai cha (green tea with popped rice and popcorn), I knew I had to try it! It still has more of a green tea flavor than I remember from the other, but does indeed taste of toasted/popped rice and corn -mmmm! Just a sprinkle of sugar and it's perfect!

More tea reviews to come... especially once I receive my tea swap package! I can't wait!

I have been knitting too, working on matching sweaters for LittleBean and her cousin M for Christmas - hers in pink of course and his in blue. I'll have to snap pictures of them soon... they're from the Top Down for Toddlers book and are knit in the round, which I am LOVING! Zero seams is definitely a good thing!