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stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote2018-12-16 01:30 am
stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote2018-12-16 01:30 am
Tea!
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oraclegreen
Yesterday was International Tea Day and my Bertie Wooster ficlet (Third Lesson) and a BBC Johnlock Advent ficlet (O Tannin Balm) were odes on the brew.
And I tried a new tea (one of the three that the boys' father brought back from his last layover in Paris).
It is called Shanghai Breakfast Tea (by Mariage Frères). It is 'a joyful aromatic morning blend.' And the catalogue description is:
This new morning blend combines the sophistication of fine oolongs of various origins with the flowery, woody notes and warm fragrances of spices, notably ginger, crowned by hints of anisette, jasmine and chrysanthemum.
It's disgusting. Foul! As with the first tea (of the three, called Yunnan Imperial) I closed my eyes and smelled and sipped and let the first thought enter my mind. It was:
This smells like a kept woman.
So expect a fic with that title (or perhaps Mistress!) coming to AO3 feed near you in 2019. If anyone in my circle thinks they'd like it (it's loose tea, that is, not in bags) I'll happily ship it to you.
misbegotten / oraclegreenYesterday was International Tea Day and my Bertie Wooster ficlet (Third Lesson) and a BBC Johnlock Advent ficlet (O Tannin Balm) were odes on the brew.
And I tried a new tea (one of the three that the boys' father brought back from his last layover in Paris).
It is called Shanghai Breakfast Tea (by Mariage Frères). It is 'a joyful aromatic morning blend.' And the catalogue description is:
This new morning blend combines the sophistication of fine oolongs of various origins with the flowery, woody notes and warm fragrances of spices, notably ginger, crowned by hints of anisette, jasmine and chrysanthemum.
It's disgusting. Foul! As with the first tea (of the three, called Yunnan Imperial) I closed my eyes and smelled and sipped and let the first thought enter my mind. It was:
This smells like a kept woman.
So expect a fic with that title (or perhaps Mistress!) coming to AO3 feed near you in 2019. If anyone in my circle thinks they'd like it (it's loose tea, that is, not in bags) I'll happily ship it to you.