Monday, March 22, 2010

Another Tea Swap With a Twist

I am used to swaps where from the time you sign up for one, to the time the goods come in the mail, a month elapses, if not longer. Well, Pat's tea swaps are rapid machine gun fire swaps!
No sooner did the last one cool (pun intended), than she asked if I would like to participate in another and then BANG! Susan Teter's envelope arrived in the mail.
WOW!
Susan's envelope was filled with mostly black teas because I think I emailed her my preference
(it all happened SO fast, I forget now! haha).
She apologized for the not-so-exotic selection, but really I prefer good black teas.
Susan is a tea expert and I highly recomment her site.
She sent me a bag of Yorkshire Harrogate (among others!) which I did not even think could be found in the States! The last time I had it it (5 years or more ago), it came to me directly from Great Britain in a tea swap. I kept the empty box for years, hoping I would run across it again.
And now it seems, I can find it, via internet, in Virginia.
Who knew?
Thank you Susan (again) for the spiritual experience of having good tea.
I had a pot of the English breakfast today and was transported!
It was a special blessing that you "happened" to be my swap partner.
Divine Serendipity.
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Also in the weekend's mail came this surprise envelope from Marlynn.
(She has close ups of it on her blog.)
I admired this envelope on her blog and thought,
"I so envy the person getting this creation!"
Later that same day I read her post,
DOH! The envelope came in the mail to ME!
Don't know whether to hug her or smack her!
Mute point.
She lives in another state.
heehee



A clever reuse of a Trader Joe's bag filled with teas, an ATC and some ephemoral bits.

I had mentioned in my last tea swap post that I could really get used to getting tea in the mail and Marlynn acted on it. Everyone needs a Fairy Godmother or just an incredibly thoughtful friend who surprises you with goodies in the mail!

Is there anyone you can RAK today?

9 comments:

Anna said...

what a GORGEOUS tea bag and gift to boot. Hope you enjoy your tea while road tripping all over bloglandia!! xo,
anna

and - YES there is someone I can RAK!! Thanks for the inspiration....

ooglebloops said...

Wow!! Aren't ya' glad you "played"???? I'll send an email to Susan with a link to your blog!!!

Sarah said...

What a fun swap! I spy jasmine tea...that's an excellent choice and oh so yummy.
Marlynn's repurposed TJ bag is so clever. Lucky you!!!

femminismo said...

Love that bag/envelope with the cut-out of the flower. What ingenuity!

~*~Patty S said...

You certainly have had some great art and tea mail!
Love your Fairy Godmother comment so much too!
oxo

margaret said...

Super cool stuff you've got there, fab!! maybe I should give up coffee up afterall, tea's suddenly looking a whole lot better!

BadPenny said...

Hi Nathalie, you have an award over on The Linen shelf x

Linda Jo said...

What wonderful stuff! I am jealous!!! hee hee Guess I need to get busy...raks!!!

Jeanie said...

That is a seriously awesome envelope!