
The above photo shows the White Chocolate Mousse tea (black tea, white-chocolate pieces, calendula and sunflower petals, natural flavors). The woman in the shop was kind enough to give me a sample pouch so that I could try it instead of purchasing an entire bag of it and possibly disliking it. I do like it. It has mini white chocolate chips in it!
I purchased a bag each of the Pumpkin Spice (black tea, hibiscus, rosehip, almond pieces, rooibos, vanilla pieces, cinnamon pieces, apple pieces, natural dried orange, sunflower and calendula petals, triacetin, natural flavors) and Lime tea (black tea, lime leaves, natural dried lime (no peel), natural flavors):

About a month ago we were browsing in Sur La Table when I spotted a little Bodum press, which can be used to brew tea. We thought it would be great for me in the afternoons. I could brew some loose leaf tea, and carry it into the living room before it is fully brewed and not spill any since there's a 'lid.' I hate when I am pushing myself over the carpet with a mug of hot tea nestled in my lap and it sloshes out all over. Or when I take a not fully brewed mug of loose leaf tea into the living room and somehow when I remove the brewing cup/ball, I leak tea all over or it somehow rolls onto the floor or tips wet tea onto the table. Our brew baskets are no longer flat on the bottom so they easily tip over.
Anyway, I have been loving this press pot. It makes about 12 ounces of tea, so a bit more than a tea cup and just about right for a large mug. The last couple of afternoons I've brewed myself a cup of the White Chocolate Mousse tea. At first, the tea leaves swirl about an float. Gradually, they dampen and sink to the bottom.


Last Saturday we also stopped in The Pie Place. There's no way we could stop in a bakery and leave empty handed. I got a cinnamon bun biscotti:

SP got a mini triple berry tart:

I always want to love The Pie Place because, well, I love pie. But every time I go there I'm disappointed with the price to quality ratio. Much prefer a pie from Portman's for half the price.
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