A Nice Cuppa

Someone was kind enough to send me an enormous amount of Kalahari Rooibos tissanes. Camellia Sinensis pure leaf drinkers often turn their noses up at other brews. I happen to spend a lot of time with folks that can’t be bothered to brew up fresh leaves, no matter what good friends of mine they are. […]

The Van Leeuwen Ice Cream truck is a masterpiece of sweets, within a revamped post office truck.  Founder Pete Van Leeuwen scoops up love letters like a postman from everybody’s sweetie.  Monsieur and Mademoiselle Cacao! A special delivery… Each luscious scoop is the stuff of Shakespearean poetry. The soft mellow yellow once USPS truck is a […]

Halloween Costumes for your Nice Cuppa?

The world of take-out cuppa’s according to Jenna, the designer of these very cute and terribly functional adjustable hand protectors
“The Cozy Corset Cuff was a result of an ‘I can do better than that’ moment. Sure, the cardboard sleeves provided by coffee shops protect our hands from the heat of […]

Hot or cold tea infused oils are easy to conjure. I would like to dedicate this post to new mommy Giada DeLaurentiis! Giada of Everyday Italian of the FoodNetwork. I’m sure most of us love and know her. Her name “Giada” means Jade! I do not believe her meals are quite as easy to conjure! Yet […]

Tea can truly function at the junction of the cooler aisles, now with Swiss precision! Rehydrate in a hurry or get your quick daily dose with the Venga functional infusions. May sound a little like the popular “Vitamin Waters” made here in the states? Vitamin infused airy aqua with a dose of nutrients? Venga tea […]

I have had my eye on these clever patent pending “Free Leaf” tea garden to go cuppa’s by Teance mail order. They embody the presence of a fresh tea bouquet and once infused, exude and extract all the mystical properties and subtle flavor of green tea leaves which are easily subdued and squashed by most […]

Shake up that summer snowglobe of places you can visit all over the world within a simple cup of tea.
Enter stage left “Tea Ices!” Is it hot enough for summer snowflakes?
English Breakfast or Earl Grey pearly creamy sorbet? I try to escape the heat and envision myself on a trip to Harrods, all crisp […]

How completely fantastic are these cups??

The stainless steel cup has a polished mirror finish. The porcelain saucer is printed with distorted images or words. These graphics can only be viewed correctly though the curved, reflective surface of the cup. The image is indecipherable when the cup and saucer are separate. ~from anamorphicseries.com
I love, love, love […]

Do you need a good wake up drink in the morning? Me too. Every morning. You know how it is: your alarm has jolted you from sleep, leaving your eyes half shut with lids unyielding.
I just don’t know how people who don’t drink coffee do it. When your limbs just don’t want to pull away […]

Hello. My name is Abbey… and I’m a coffee-holic.
Thank you for accepting me. Though, if you’re reading this site, I have a feeling you’re in the same boat.
Well, it’s time I did something with this obsession. For the next couple of weeks (or longer if this takes off), I’m going to photograph everything that I […]