Whispering Pines Tea Company

Haha! We both wrote a note at the same time :-)

This does not surprise me

Y’all share the same brain!

:)

Oh this sounds amazing! I am adding it to my list for the next order to WP.

I’m so excited to try these WP teas if only my flippin’ order would get here!

It is so so good. I LOVE this one.

@whatshesaid – you will be soooo happy when it does.
@Sasonator – it’s amazing.

Haha, perfect song as usual MzPriss, glad you liked it as much as I did :-)

Now it’s your turn to inspire me to drink a tea…I have some of this as well! Maybe later tonight or tomorrow, sounds wonderful!

Not tonight. It has some caffeine. I was almost asleep then after 2 cups I’m like wide awake

Lol cool :) UR welcome

Boychik, the good part about being an insomniac is that it doesn’t make any difference whether I have caffeine or not, I don’t sleep anyways!

Lee, I will also try your method, sounds too good not to ;-)

Yes I baby white teas. But I do 185 on white peony usually for 3",,,just depends on the tea I have I guess.

Ok Lee, now you have to make a chart for us which temp for which type of white. I’m real dummy when it comes to white tea.

Lol I like them bc if you can burn your mouth,,,you burned the tea. I like green tea too bc of that. But that’s just my own rule,,,I’m no expert for sure.

That is the most adorable little pot! And the quartz is gorgeous too. :)

Thank you swetie pie :-)

I just love reading your tasting notes, they are always so happy..I love it!^.^

@albertocanfky: what a sweet thing to say, thank you :-)

have you tried the Ailaoshan black from YunnanSourcing?

I am glad that the tea gave you a cup full of comfort, tea is really wonderful for that.

im doing ok :)

apt, can you link me to the “Ailaoshan black” on Yunnan sourcing?

Hug

Kirk, this is the one from Yunnan Sourcing I’ve had that’s very similar to Ailaoshan:

http://yunnansourcing.com/en/yunnan-black-teas/3090-spring-2014-high-mountain-red-ai-lao-mountain-black-tea.html

{{{{{{{{TTF}}}}}}}} Hugs. I also find that tea can be a great comfort on those kind of days. I hope the rest of your day goes better and tomorrow is a better day as well.

Hugs TTF.<3

Apt I haven’t tried it…curious about it but I doubt it could be better :-)

Right you are my dead Amanda ;-)

Kirk, glad you are doing ok

looseTman, Boychick thank you for the hugs!!!

Thank you Cheri, wow!! What a gorgeous TTF hugs :-)

Love y’all :-)

DEAR Amanda, *OMG the worst typo EVER!!!! So sorry!! *

Many hugs for you, TTF!

Sending many hugs your way!

Cameron B, I just now added that to my wish list :)

I just got a one ounce sample of this tea in the mail. I may have to brew it tomorrow morning. Did you brew this western style or gongfu?

Allan, I western brew it cause it’s so good I’m too impatient to gongfu it, lol. But I hear it’s also very good that way.

My way is 1 big tbs for 16oz mug at 205F for 4 min. Sometimes I do a second steep for 6 min.
But you should check the new WP website, they now have very detailed parameters for both methods on all teas! I think you should try this way first :-) here’s the link for Ailaoshan

http://whisperingpinestea.com/ailaoshan-black.html#product_tabs_Brewing

Thank you caile :-)

And OMG!!! It’s Swedish Chef !!! So happy to see you Fjellrev!!! :-)

Happy to see you too! I really missed you all. :)

I hope you’re doing alright and better now :)

Braiiinnsss hehe no worries about the typo ;)

Isserly, thank you so much :-)

Sooo after reading your review I just spent $50 at Whispering Pines Tea Company because it made me really want to try their teas. AH! >.<

Cincin090, always happy to enable! And i’m very confident you will not regret this order :-)

contente de te revoir, sacrée petite fée cachée :)

Merci ma petite Ysaurella chérie XOX

I’m reading… :)

Oh! Hi terri, I miss ya :-)

Steepster will be back…eventually…and in the mean time, we’ll get it in little spurts.

Me too;)

Hello friends :-)

Yay dashboard updated today

Has it already been 10 days…?

This tea sounds good.

Get better soon, Steepster!

Magic! It’s Hobbit Magic

It’s totally magi!!

(Magic)

Magi could have brought the Magic I suppose. I also missed you Terri <3

Laughs!

Hehe!

You guys are too cute!

Lol, we do have an acceptable cuteness level, you included sarsy :-)

Yum, saltines! :D

Oh! Look who just joined the cutness club! It’s cammeron :-)

Thank you, thank you very much. takes a bow

Hehe.

are y’all in the same time zone? I can barely coordinate my feet, let alone a virtual tea party!

And Cameron IS adorable.

@donkeytiara – we are an hour apart – but neither of us sleeps much so we are usually awake at ridiculous hours

I still want to have a virtual tea party on google or something :)

Terri – YES we have to!!!!

This is my absolute favorite tea ever :). I must never be without it. We belong together lol

I know right? And now I’m running low and I’m hopping my order hasn’t shipped yet cause I want to add some!!

I bought 3 oz not too long ago, so I’m sitting pretty for now. I’m sure Brenden can hook you up! He let me change my order from 2oz to 3oz with no problem. It was Monday and I was on the struggle bus hardcore, which he understood.

Yes, as long as it hasn’t shipped yet, I ordered just a few days ago so it should be ok. Lol, for the last few months, I feel like I’ve had an ongoing order that never ends with WP, I always want or need someting else!! I want ALL the TEA!!!

I’ve felt the same way and it’s completely his fault. As soon as I order, he comes up with a new amazing tea that I just have to have!

Lol, EXACTLY!!!

I know this isn’t a snaily yum review, but I couldn’t resist. This snail is like “Oh hey Tea Fairy, thanks for stopping by”
https://www.facebook.com/425528437562422/photos/pcb.626639454117985/626639314117999/?type=1&theater

Awww…ok, I am so angry at people who eat snails right now!!

Gastropods FTW!

Haha!

Snaily pic!

Someone just sent me a sample of this!

@christeana1 – you will love it!

It’s pure awesomeness…

I added cherries to my shopping list. Just sayin’ :p

And then there will be Cocoa Amore ;)

(Subliminal cherries!!!!)

Haha! You know there will be Brenden…. :-) there will also be a nice print to look at all year around!!!

mmmm subliminal cherries….

Now I’m biting into some cherries myself

Me too. I’m about 2/3 of the way through my 9lb cherry purchase from last week :P

Still insanely jealous of your cherry drawer

Maybe you should get a poster of it….

Lol, still laughing at 9lb. I bought a total of 6 pounds this week…I guess I’m not the only cherry junkie around here :-o

I just realized something.

I can make one more round of COCOA AMORE! * Snoopy dance! *

Lol mine is long gone! I drank it during the night!!!

And suddenly, I envy you…

And you should. Because I have some. If I had teleportation powers – we would share it.

Aww, I know we would my darling :-)

We will have our very own piles of it soon though

i love cherries too! and this tea sounds amazing- what notes…wow!

I am trying this one tomorrow AM! MzHoneyBelle was kind enough to send me a sample, and I am itchin’ to try it! I’m sure I’ll love it!!!

Can’t wait to find out what you think!
(Well don’t feel bad if you don’t but I’m pretty sure you will like it :-))

And MzHoneyBelle is awesome!

Coconut whipped cream? How do you make that? It sounds amazing.as does the tea)/

Frolic, here’s Terri Harplady’s recipe:
2 cans of regular coconut milk you keep in the fridge for 2 days to hardened it. You scoop out the white part and dispose of the water that you can keep for smoothies or whatever.

You mix the coconut cream with a hand mixer until it becomes the consistence of whipped cream. You can add a little maple syrup or if you want it sweeter. I’ve been also adding lemon and orange zests to mine. It is to die for!!!

This one’s my favorite :-)

My hubby likes this one the best i think, even better than Fujian Black

I just had a bowl of cherries but no coconut cream sad face

Mj, its ”our” favourite ;-)

Tommy, it is obvious that your hubby has great taste!!

Boychik, you have got to try this cream….but cherries are cherries, excellent au naturel :-)

Haha, definitely our favorite :-). I had a whole pot of it on Tuesday in “our” teapot (the white and teal one from David’s Tea)

MzHoneyBelle likes this one a LOT too and mj it is indeed “our” teapot as mine is on the way. I cannot stand it anymore and I am going to Whole Foods and getting me some damn cherries like right now! And TerriWhip is awesome (even if it makes her sound like a dominatrix) and I have some in the fridge

Haha, mj and MzPriss titally “our” teapot!!

And get them cherries!!! With TerriCocoWhip (the rated PG version) it’s just heaven in a bowl.

I tried my sample this morning and it was just so gorgeous. It made me happy, and I was even drinking it at work! And I STILL felt happy! LOL. Thanks so much to MzPriss for the sample. Obviously, I ordered some.

My Whispering Pines “must try” list keeps growing. :)

Haha! Welcome to the club Nightshifter :-)

Sarsonator… obviously!!!

Happy 300! I love this one too

Congrat’s on 300!

This sounded too good. I’m having some right now in my cute new green mug

OH! And I’m having cherries in my smoothie this morning :D

Oh! Me too then…with almond milk and chia seeds. Mmmm, cherries. Me and my Steepster friend Dexter (not talking about my dog here!!!) are legendary cherry lovers. Happy to have found another cherry nut :-)

Mine has chia seeds as well because <3. I use half organic kefir and half locally made organic yogurt, cherries, chia and some whey protein. It’s cherry-y and tangy and mmmm-y

Whoa – half my comment disappeared. What I said was: mine has half kefir/half yogurt, cherries, chia and some whey protein.

Thanks loosTman :-)

Yours is a meal!! I don’t “eat” breakfast weekdays but have green smoothies with way too many ingredients to list here, lol. But I’m planning to have oatmeal and apples and berries later so I must keep the smoothie a smoothie!

WOOHOOO! grats on 300!

Mine IS a meal. It’s what I have for breakfast weekday mornings. Tomorrow morning I’m making cornmeal pancakes with peaches and cottage cheese. And probably a little bacon.

I love chia and almond milk smoothies! I use soy yogurt, rolled oats and fruit in mine. I also always add a handful of spinach to get some veggies. Can’t even taste it!!!

I do sometimes put a handful of baby spinach in – you’re right, you can’t taste it. I also do like some oats in on occasion.

I use flax seeds sometimes, too. You guys are making me want cherries. I found some wild cherries when hiking last week, but the trees were too tall for any kind of real harvest. So sad!

Thanks Sil :-)

Sarsonator, I add oat too most of the time, isn’t it great? I started making green smoothies about 3 years ago. I remember how everything tasted weird at the beginning. I now use a ratio of about 2/3 veggies 1/3 fruits. Kale, spinach, carrot, celery, beets, cucumber, anything goes, and I LOVE how it tastes. The boost of energy that follows is unbeatable.

I love the green juice with kale and spinach and celery and parsley – I can feel my cells just sucking it up and smiling

I make green smoothies, too! I normally do fruits, almond milk, soygurt, oats, chia in the AM, and then veggies/fruits for lunch. I love carrots and apples with spinach and kale!

Congrats on 300!!!

Congrats on 300! And this is a fireworks tea for me, too. :)

Congrats on 300!! :D :D

Great idea :)
Congrats on 300!!

Yes eggs in a hole! I had so much fun with the tea and giggles last night and there was some dinner skipping here as well. I was HUNGRY and I had avocado toast with a few pecan halves and some pu-er concoction and steeping a cup of this awesome tea right now.

Nommmmy!

My mom always made egg in a hole for us as kids, to this day no one makes them quite the same! I try to avoid wheat these days but once in awhile I just can’t resist an ‘egg in the hole’ as a treat. My favorite part was always eating the little square of bread fried up in butter beside the egg in a hole!

Enjoy! More tea after Church!

@whatshesaid – I saw a recipe the other day for an egg in the hole without bread! They used a rings of bell pepper and cooked the egg inside – let me see if I can find it and I will link you. Not the same of course but it sounded good to me

I’m very jealous of your breakfast :-). I only have enough leaf for one more cup of this one so I must hoard it until I place a WP order!

Now that’s what I’m craving for breakfast and there are neither eggs nor bread in the house. (I should go grocery shopping.)

We always called it egg in a basket. I loved it, my kids loved it. I miss it, & yes, there are many gluten free variations that are fun, but of course, never the same…sigh…it’s that little circle of toast!

I agree Terri, It’s all about the little tiny circle (or in my case, usually a square) of toast from the “hole”!

MzPriss, I think I’ve had that before, tasty but definitely no buttery bread replacement :)

I always served it with extra pan toasted triangles too :)

Haha! I’ m overwhelmed with you answers you guys, thought it was local dish or something, this is great! And yes, the little tiny grilled circle IS the best :-)

MzPriss, avocado toast is like a guilty pleasure…without the guilt! I also love toast and coconut butter with crunchy chia seeds on top. Weird but so good! And that pu’erh concoction of yours well…for some strange reason, I can clearly envision what you are having ;-)

Inspired by this post, I made a savory almond flour pancake, topped it with sauteed greens & eggs, & made 3 cute little circle pancakes to represent the circle toast. :)

Aww, terri this sounds so great and yummy! How cute, little mini round pancake :-)

@TeaFairy – for some strange reason I bet you can even taste it :)

@Terri – that sounds awesome

At my sweet little co-op market, they have the best thing now!! I just freshly ground my own CHOCOLATE ALMOND BUTTER!!! Chunks of almonds and chocky chips so so good!

Hehehe, as a matter of fact… I can!!!

Oh, I make my own peanut and almond butter. Never thought of adding chocolate to the almonds. Oh, that would turn like a some kind of crunchy Nutella, without the excessive load of sugar!!! Will try it this week for sure, thanks!

It is kind of like that with a higher nut to chocolate ratio. Very very good!

MzPriss, then this will be dessert today, drizzled with honey on ripe bananas!

OH! I have a banana! I’m going to warm it up a little so it will drizzle and do the same

Ok, let me know how it tastes like, I’ll have mine later…Lol, My review threads always end up talking about eating, I’m such a foodie!!

I am too. I’m cooking right now – just made some cauliflower rice sald (not rice – just cauliflower buzzed in the cusisinart) and stir frying veggies for some lentil curry

salad not said

Hey, we do seem to have similar culinary tastes! Love the versatility of cauliflower so much, I make some sick fake mash potatoes with nutritional yeast…I’ve served that to people who actually like it more now than real mashed potatoes!!

I make those too. And have you made the pizza crust with it yet?

Noooo! Ok, will you pm me recipe when you have a chance? Pleeeeazzzze?

I totally will. I’ll go find it now and send it to you PM

OK – the banana deal: I used my cast iron skillet and wee bit of butter and sliced my banana length-wise and did a little stove-top grill of the banana until caramelized and brown in spots. Warmed the chocky-almond butter for 15 seconds and then drizzled over the banana. Yes – you want it.

I like to freeze my bananas and then put them in the blender.

Caramelized bananas with chocolate syrup are the most simple and decadent dessert on the planet. Just sayin’. <3

I have allergies to some foods so I collect recipes on Pinterest. Anyone else? Bet Terri does!

*Lariel – easy banana ice cream!

@ Bonnie – I bet Terri does too. I don’t Pinterest – I just bookmark everything. Although I lost a lot of things when the harddrive on my macbook fried a little while back

@Brenden – I’m way picky about chocolate syrup though. I haven’t found one I love that doesn’t have some kind of crap in it. Do you know of one?

Yes I do!!! Just melt 80% dark chocolate yourself, the best!!!!

You don’t have to add anything to it to make it stay syrupy? Doesn’t it harden on the food – or LOL do you just eat it up before that happens?

Was about to say the same thing, Fairy-awesome-one!

I have a tiny skillet that I use for melting chocolate :) haha

Haha! Chocolate awesomeness!! No I add NOTHING!!! Unless you serve it on something frozen, it’s ok. And as you mentioned, i just eat it too fast for it to have time to cool down ;-)

Well it just so happens that I have some 80% chocolate :D

Well well, how bout that? Sounds like we are having the same dessert tonight ;-)

Oh and Brenden, I too own a tiny weeny little skillet for my chocolate. I don’t put anything else in it cause I don’t want ANY taste transfer. It’s so darn cute:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/14536236312/in/photostream/

it IS cute!

i had microwaved hot dogs for breakfast

Hahaha! It’s all good apt, we are health freaks, we’re the scary ones ;-)
(I also did have my days of microwave mornings once upon a time, but I was more of a pizza gal!)

^hahaha, winner! :D

Tea Fairy, let me just make a suggestion… http://www.wayfair.com/Frieling-Profiserie-Butter-Warmer-A33256-L777-K~FLG1195.html?refid=GX42755230140-FLG1195_9754074&device=c&ptid=48134555460&PiID%5B%5D=9754074&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=FLG1195_9754074&gclid=CjgKEAjw8r6dBRDZprbmndPi90sSJAB2U6dRIUwL2qtvMWMlmiFaDj8cL-f8_2oRcrJsqjq-Wq6gA_D_BwE

I REALLY want this :)

Ooh ya, me like the petite size :-) that would be perrrrfect!
But then again, I’m a pots and pans fanatic…If I had a gigantic kitchen, I’d probably own every kitchen gadgets and appliances on the market!

A chocolate skillet? How does that work?

:-) I need to get it…Since I’ve condensed my kitchen I realized I’m sort of missing some vital items. I’ve got two cast iron pans, a stainless steel crockpot, and a tiny skillet. I’m a huge fan of Frieling, too, which helps me trust that it’ll be a good investment :)

I’m sorry to tell y’all what I am eating right now

TheTeaFairy your chocolate skillet is adorable!

@WP: Yep, that’s the kind of pan you’ll have for a long time:-) better pay a little more once than keep buying every two years…

@Lariel, it’s not really a chocolate pan, it’s just very tiny and I like to melt my chocolate in it cause I can do just a little bit at a time :-)

@MzPriss: Well Bon Appétit then ma’am!!

fig & mascarpone gelato from this italian guy’s shop where he hand makes it

@TeaFairy – if it would get there from here I would totally send you some so we could share :)

I was hoping it wouldn’t come to that but now I have to hate you….
;-)

This post just keeps getting better & better :)
I want fried bananas, drizzled lightly with maple & maybe some coconut milk on top,& toasted coconut flakes.Yeah…I want that.
For dinner I’m having brats (nitrate & other BS free), a cultured dill from last summer, homegrown asparagus & cukes, & sweet potato french fries fries.
Tomorrow I’m planning to make a batch of cauliflower tabouli. I haven’t had tabouli for a long time & cauliflower makes a pretty good sub for bulgur too. I have all the other ingredients in my garden: parsley, mint, cukes, sungold cherry tomatoes, onions, garlic.
Foodie? Damn right!

Yeah you might have to. A friend just brought it over

Ok, now I can’t hate you no more ;-) I’m going to your house, bye cats, bye dog…

it’s amazing

You can bring them. Although my dogs don’t understand cats

Oh man Terri that dinner sounds awesome.

My dog thinks all cats are puppies, and so he acts like a daddy dog and goes to snuggle them and keep them warm, but they just smack him in the face and he gets confused…lol

It’s ok…the intention counts, I’ll always remember you offered to share with me:-) enjoy for the both of us!!

Terri, if I was living near you, I’d find an excuse every day to drop by around dinner time, and just pretend I need something. And then you would say, «hey fairy, I was just about to have the most fabulous dinner and dessert, would you like to join? » ;-)

I wish to have that tabouli please ma’am

You know you’d get great tea @ Terri’s too

I love cats and dogs stories, your dog sounds adorable!! …brenden this is how “friendly” things are here :-)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/12530016644/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/laafeevertee/12529529795/in/photostream/

I am overcome by the cuteness

That dog is GORGEOUS!

That’s Dexter, pretending he doesn’t want to make a snack out of Happy…

They’re snuggled!

I love those pics! I used to have a great dane (Ellie Mae), & when my cat Opal had a litter of 5 kittens, they were HER kittens. She mothered them all the time, they were her babies.

If my kids ever move out, I seriously want to do the bed & breakfast thing, so you can all come visit me :)

:) This is Prana, WPTC’s mascot ;) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150971448518765.527973.567508764&type=1&l=d62fd5cf66

Awww for the dog, yay for the B&B. can I reserve now????

Prana is just gorgious. Sigh. i want another dog…there’s nothing like puppy love :-)

TF, it might still be a year or 2, but of course! :)

Dexter and Happy are totally adorbs too! :)

Terri, i can wait, i’ll be totally worth it ;-)

Thanks Brenden, they are my babies :-)

You guys have spiked your tea, I’m positive. Have you seen Brendens kombucha (or kumbaya whatever)…It’s fermenting into hippie wine (b4 you were born). (Sorry Brenden, it looks like fruity sangria with soggy granola on top. Most of them do not just yours). Need a party somewhere. A cruise! (Keep saying that)

Haha! bonnie I did look at breden’s kombucha, my aunt use to make her own, that’s how I know it…he almost convinced me to try and make my own, lol!

A party with you bonnie? Anytime, let’s have one now, you know how much I’ve missed you :-)

What is this cukes of which you speak? And also, you guys are making me want to garden.

Lol, we do sound like weirdos don’t we? Lariel, kombucha is fermented tea. It looks gross and slimy but it tastes pretty good and has a lot of health virtues. Brenden had a link on how to make your own on WP website but I can’t find it anymore…

I know what kombucha is, I’ve had it a few times. I was wondering what ‘cukes’ are slang for. That’s not really a word we use in California.

Oh sorry, I didn’t notice “cukes” and this thread is wayyy tooo long for me to trace it now!

Ah, cucumbers!

www.whisperingpinestea.com/kombucha and yes it’s hippy wine ;)

Not to mention, you can make kombucha wine with champagne yeast ;)

Cukes = cucumbers
I grow a lot of them, then I put them into a salt brine for 2 – 4 weeks to make old fashion dill pickles wth lots of garlic & dill.

Ok, bookmarked this time! I can now imagine all kinds of drinks and cocktails with champagne Kumbucha ;-)

Here’s a link
http://www.wildfermentation.com/making-sour-pickles-2/

And of course there will be some on the table when I go visit St-Louis and stop at Terri’s B&B!!

hell yeah! We’re still eating them from last summer, & I’ve started making the new ones, so there will always be more! Along with home made cultured (and very much alive!) sauerkraut, kimchi, dilly beans, & whatever else I add to my bubbling laboratory :)

Mmm I bookmarked that one. Sounds yummy :)

Cukes sounds like an odd word, though I’ve only liked cucumbers if they’re in tahini sauce.

Mmmmm, tahini sauce! Picturing all the ingredients…yup, I could make some of that too!

Lol, this thread as a life of its own now ;-O

I meant “has” silly typo

Just one more reason to love Steepster, and tea, cuz otherwise none of us would have met in the virtual world :)

Exactly! Can I come to your B&B when TF does?? There won’t be much sleeping but there will be lots of middle of the night tea…

…and giggles :-)

Extreme giggles!

You know what they say…if you visualize it enough, you will make it happen :-) see? the giggle part already happened :-)

Well I do keep a travel bag packed…

Lol, I don’t travel much…but I guess it doesn’t hurt to be ready ;-)

YES!
I think once my kids all move out, we should have a mini tea convention/slumber party (with no actual sleeping) at my house, to celebrate the grand opening of my bed & breakfast/Tea House.

So Terri, you know in New Orelans they all the Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs? I think we should name your B&B The Singing Harp Social Aid and Pleasure Club when we move in visit :)

Aww, love the name! (And I saw what you did MzPriss) I totally vote for moving i !! In exchange, I’ll change the beds and do laundry for free. Oh, and I can cook for your guests awesome dishes with foods from your magic garden!!

LOL, I can certainly use the help!
BTW, I think this may be the longest tea posting comments thingy ever! :)

Good morning! :)

And good morning to you as well ;-)

Sssshh… I’m still sleeping. :p

(Oops, Okay…sorry ;-))

Seriously, you have inspired me to try to get up early and see a sunrise. I think it’s been over 15 years since that happened, and it wasn’t from getting up early, it was from staying out late!

Nothing beats that feeling…
Haha! I’ve had those wasted sunrises as well dear…memory lane. Mind you, I went to bed past 2am, so it was almost that!

This makes me want to start dragging my butt out of bed earlier, at least once in awhile!
I love the freshness of the early morning, & of course the birds & their songs!
My problem is I also love the silence of late night & my creativity seems to always awaken & peak from 10pm to 2am.:)

I understand the night creativity…then just be like me, a night AND a morning person ;-)

TheTeaFairy, do you get that beautiful blanket of cool mist in the mornings?

Brenden, yes I do… Especially on cooler nights like yesterday. A blanket is right, this morning, it was only at ground level, so dense I could not see through!

My favorite :) I had a fair bit of fog here last night and I went for a walk. Truly beautiful stuff!

I work in the night time Indiana woods. Last night a mist enveloped my world. A very special sight/feeling. :)

I so love that feeling inranger…glad to know the sight doesn’t get old even for you, as it is part of your job to see beautiful nature canvases every day :-)

Yes, I am blessed. :)

Every day!

Count me in also :-)

Love these comments!

Brenden, I go night walking as well, but only when there’s a full moon. Then it gets really magical!

Then jump in KS, you are always welcome :-)

The smell of thick fog in the forest is my absolute favorite thing <3

Or after it’s stormed all night and the sun is hitting the trees and you get that unexplainable freshness…mmm

Ok stop! You’re going to cause a massive human migration to the woods…how could anyone resist all that?

Right?! Well, I could only do about 5 minutes in the woods today to get some mushrooms I was letting grow a bit more…It’s mosquito hell out there today!

Understand the night and morning person thing. I just have to watch out for the phase out in the middle of the day thing bred into me by years of boredom at school.

Yyz, hate napping in the afternoon, it’s screws me up more than my insomnia!!

Brendan, mmm, fresh mushroom…what kind do you get? Have to be careful though…
And mosquitos have been the worst here this year, they are so big, and they give me allergic reactions, i have a bite the size of an orange on one leg, dammit!

This is an awesome review :)

And I think you’ll be glad to hear I have some of this on the way…and by some I mean a LOT. ;)

Added to my wishlist for my first Whispering Pines order!

Yay, good to know…means I can go through the 4oz I just got worry free :-)

(Inranger, you might want to add a couple more WP teas to that wish list of yours!)

Yay!

I think you are right TeaFairy, I’ve been noticing a buzz about Whispering Pines but haven’t taken notice of any specific teas until now. Any suggestions for my list?

Inranger, I will PM you :-)

Inranger, I have a coupon code for first time customers…15% off your first order with coupon code SIP-INSPIRATION :)

Great review! This tea is fantastic.

Let me know when it comes in pleas, it was out when I looked last.

Have fun! :)

Amuse-toi bien :) (I hope that says what I meant it to…haha)

Yay girls night out!!! Have fun!!!

Thanks guys, it was awesome!
Whatshesaid, I’m impressed with your Français, that was perfect, A+ ;-)

Have fun! :)

oh man I have to get trying these WP teas.

I was hiking today, too! Hope you had fun. We had a blast, but ended up wading through a trail that was more like a creek due to all our recent rain!

Thanks WP, it was fun!

Tea Sipper, so far I have enjoyed all the ones I have tried, if that encourages you :-)

Sarsonator, glad you also chose to hike today :-) I just came back , I went in the afternoon instead of 6 in the morning as we normally do so we did only 4 hours, the dog was disappointed, he just can’t get enough!

Ohhh my dog is going to be sooooo happy to get to the woods next month! :D

I bet your puppy will be ecstatic! Mine is so good at this, when we get to certain areas that seem a little tricky, he goes ahead first, feels things out for me and comes back with that happy face of his, like saying, “all clear, common, move your butt and join me up here”!
It’s priceless, I’m glad you get to experience that again very soon :-)

:D when we go out to the woods here, my dog just runs and runs and runs…but there’s not much for him to explore…mostly rocks and empty space between the trees.

i think i should order a sample. i have one from Yunnan Sourcing, so to compare

Did you like the one from YS? Was your experience similar?

its been a while. im off to fix a cup. the review is coming up soon;)

Ok, can’t wait to read it :-)

Well that sounds fantastic!

Awesome – so happy you are enjoying your WP order. LOL I don’t know about the best black though – I’m drinking the Jin Jun Mei you sent and it is crazy good – lol just saying….

oh, yummy!!!

I love all those things…dates, figs, chocolate, Jin Jun Mei…hell yeah!

Yeah, ok Dexter, i admit you have a good point there Dexter…

DeliriumsFrogs and Stephanie, yes it is both yummy and fantastic!

Oh, and you shall receive them my dear Terri :-)

Sounds gorgeous!

oh I wish Whispering Pines had sample sizes to order. :D

Check it out: http://whisperingpinestea.com/samples.html
However, if you really enjoy the sample and want to keep a stash on hand … it’s $128/lb.

Tea Sipper, if you place an order with them, you could request it as a sample :-)

LooseTman, unfortunately, I don,t think Ailoashan is being offered as part of the sample order, there’s only a few teas available.

Your correct. “My bad!” It helps to check the drop-down menu – currently 10 choices.

Tea Sipper, from this thread, http://steepster.com/discuss/7499-20-percent-off-your-first-order-with-whispering-pines-tea-company, Brenden seems very accommodating.

I sadly can’t offer samples of this tea due to VERY limited supply. :(

“Yay!”
Little Terri jumps for joy, & then plays some fancy pantsy stuff on her harp.
“I’m so excited,”

Haha! I totally envision the scene little Terri!

It is REALLY REALLY good

Thanks for sharing my enthusiasm MzPriss, now I know Im not delusional, lol! Did you just try it also?

Terri, you are cracking me up. I just had this picture of you in my head doing that moves ;-)

So glad I ordered this one! Didn’t get it this week yet though, d’oh

Whatshesaid, if Brenden sells out before I place another order, I might have to hunt you down, you shoud have kept quiet, lol!

Wahahahaha

I only ordered an ounce of it, and I’m already kicking myself. This is a gooood tea.

I tried it a week or so ago. It’s awesome. I need ro write a note on it but Ive been out of town and way busy. but Ive been drinking it. It’s yummy

Veronica, one ounce is just a tease, isn’t it?

MzPriss, I can’t wait to read your note!

mmmm….

I’ll probably polish off the last of this during my Sipdown Extravaganza