The Dushanbe Teahouse, Boulder, CO

If you only plan on visiting the city of Boulder, CO, once, besides heading to Celestial Seasonings, you must go to the Dushanbe Teahouse. It is a place of beauty and pure joy. You will enjoy it even if you don’t drink tea, but if you do, you will be in heaven. The place is […]

Celestial Seasonings Tea ExperiENCE

A visit to Boulder would be incomplete without taking the time to go to Celestial Seasonings. This iconic Boulder destination is a must for anyone who likes tea. It is tucked inside a residential area, just a few minutes’ drive from downtown and Pearl Street. You can try over a hundred different varieties of tea […]

Travel Emergencies

Have you ever had a travel emergency? You know—been miles from home and the familiar only to experience a natural disaster or some unexpected natural event? While I have heard stories of friends and family who experienced hurricanes during their trips, that is something I consider a probable risk when booking a vacation in certain […]

A Bewitching Tea Review

With the harvest moon, fall is officially here. Leaves on the trees are starting to change and there are different hues of orange, yellow, red, and brown. It is traditionally a season of mystery—Halloween, even tales of ghosts, ghouls, vampires, and witches. One of the most nostalgic towns to travel to during the fall season […]

Salem

Secrets lie in the shadows Waiting to be discovered Spirits still wander the earth They cry for help All things appear in the light of day Even those purposefully kept in the dark Thou shall not covet Yet they did Lands resources money spouses Taverns and inns All things appear in the light of day […]

A Short Trip to Salem, MA

Have you ever had a whirlwind trip? You know with a group of people driving a long distance, possibly even in shifts in a short period of time. Most people I realize probably do something like this in their twenties or even early thirties. Silly me I agreed to it when I was older. […]

Manistee

After Labor Day travel to the upper lower or even upper peninsula of Michigan tends to dwindle. Unless you’re a fall color enthusiast then you tend to head up at the very end of September or even into October when the color hits it peak. However, in my opinion even prior to the leaves changing […]

Auburn Cord Duesenberg automobile museum

Auburn Indiana is not far from my home. It still makes for an excellent day trip especially if you have a teenage boy, like my nephew, to entertain. He lives, breathes and dreams about cars. Though not so much classic cars. Like many young men he is more into muscle or exotic cars. Auburn happens […]

Seattle

Can you believe it. I go to Seattle, WA the home of Starbucks and the American coffee culture and I get tea. Tea! While I can be found on occasion having a coffee my preferred choice will always be tea. It seems kind of blasphemes to both coffee and tea drinkers. A person should prefer […]

Covid Diary

With the end of the national emergency set to take place on May 11, 2023, many things still seem uncertain. I for one still seem like I am emerging from a Covid fog. So, I wanted to take a few minutes to reflect on some of the things that happened during this time period. It […]