Oh what a weekend coming up. The Mets at the Yankees here in New York! It’s a true “Subway Series”! The Yankees seem to be back in a groove and I marvel at Joe Torre’s approach to the game. Willie Randolf seems to have a similar approach but in his own style. So many teams are playing good baseball right now that I think it’s going to be a great season for many.
I’m so excited about it that I think I’m going to bring my glove and ball into Bigelow Tea and have a catch in the hall with anyone who is game!! Just as long as nobody tells Mrs. Bigelow!!
Bob
Guest contribution by Paula Geerligs The winter holiday season is my favorite excuse to hang out in the kitchen, where it’s warm and filled with enticing aromatics. Last winter, I spent many hours there (my “kitchen shift”, I’d call it), working on my baking skills and tea blending for friends. … Continue reading
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This time of year, I think of “Oh my? It’s fruitcake weather!” — one of the memorable lines in Truman Capote’s wonderfully incisive portrait of his alter ego Buddy’s time in the South baking with his eccentric cousin Sook in “A Christmas Memory.” However, reading the story sets me to … Continue reading
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We’re going back into the archives to revisit these classic posts by James Norwood Pratt. This post includes “China Black”, “Keemun – Splendor of Flavor and Perfume”, and “Yunnan – Among the Grandest of the World’s Black Teas”. We have added a link to the end of each one to … Continue reading
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