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.

Over a Teacup

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?