Notes on cozy herbal brews, seasonal tea rituals, and favorite teaware. Tea is a potion.
There are some days when tea is simply a beverage. Today is not one of those days. Today the rain has settled over Moonbeam Cottage for a second consecutive day, and the entire world appears determined to move more slowly. The garden is dripping. The woods are foggy. The sky remains committed to being several…
New to Moonbeam Cottage? Last week, Maeve spotted the season’s first fireflies drifting through the lantern flowers, and summer began arriving one tiny light at a time. Start with: The First Fireflies There are some teas meant for productivity. This is not one of them. The tea I carried onto the porch last night was…
Some evenings require courage. Others require blankets. For the second type, Maeve usually reaches for chamomile. Now, chamomile may not solve every problem. It will not answer difficult emails. It will not fold the laundry. It will not explain why one enters a room and immediately forgets why. But it does improve the atmosphere considerably….
