I forgot my passion for tea – ever since my love affair with JJ Bean began about six months ago.\u00c2\u00a0 In 2000, I made special blends for my family for Christmas.\u00c2\u00a0 In 2001 I threw a tea-themed bridal shower.\u00c2\u00a0 I accumulated quite a collection of tea tins, now empty.\u00c2\u00a0 My favourite place in Vancouver used to be the Granville Island tea co.\u00c2\u00a0 But alas, all of that was temporarily forgotten.<\/p>\n
Until yesterday, my morning jog took me down to Sweet Cherubim on Commercial where I loaded up on organic ingredients: hawthorn berries, catnip, oatstraw, chamomile, rosehips, lemon grass, lemon balm, skullcap, St. John’s wort, a big hunk of organic ginger, and fennel.\u00c2\u00a0 Sadly, I had to leave a few behind including nettle, clover, dandelion, and ginseng.\u00c2\u00a0 Now all my tins are full again, and I have a good reason to skip the lattes.\u00c2\u00a0 I can concoct tea to lift my mood, stop a sniffle, and soothe the stomach – so come by for a cup for whatever ails you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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