Tea ideas for my some day tea house

Do  you have a vision board?  Keep a journal of your hopes and dreams?  I do.

I have a journal of all things tea that I love.  When visit a tea shop and I love something about it I snap a picture and I store it in a file.  I love the modern farm house look.  I love the exposed brick and the industrial look.  I just love to dream about the possibilities of having a tea shop.

The more I think about my vision, I don't think I want to sell tea.  I want people to come and visit and drink and try tea, but I am not looking to sell tea to them.  I want it to be a ministry.  I want to reach people and share Jesus with them.  I want my shop to be a place of community.  A safe place for all to come, sit, drink tea, and relax.

When I think about my future tea shop I think of England.  I think of teas and cottages and lots of tea.  I have added a white picket fence to my back yard.  Each year I try to add flowers to the fence...trying to get that English cottage feel.

These are some of the flowers from my yard.

I also decided to hang teapots along the fence, not sure if you can see them or not.

I love the Black-eyed Susans along my garage.

I see these painted fences...and I think, I want this!!  I want a a big mural on the side of my building or on the fence around my shop. 

I want tea art on the wall.  

I want to hang this poster of my cat on the wall.  Yes, Ohio Tea Company surprised me with making my cat, Earl Grey, a tea label.  I love this!!!

I want vintage colorful plates on the walls.

I want verses on the wall.  I want God honored and praised there!

I want to make one of these- instead of a red heart, I want a purple mug. 

I want fun and comfy chairs for people to enjoy.

I want an English Cottage feel

But how awesome would an old double decker bus be in my back yard???  I could totally turn this into a tea area.

But more realistically I would go with a building like this.  I can make the outside look more inviting.  And I do like the industrial look as well.  I am not going for the Victorian look anyway.

Here are some outside ideas too.

I'd even settle for a mobile tea truck!!!  Summer would be bubble tea and winter would be scones and chai.

I just want to serve as much tea as a I can and connect with people. If I can share my passion for tea and Jesus I can touch lives.

I have big plans....we will see if I can make any of it happen.  Yet, sometimes just dreaming is enough.

Rocky Mountain Coffee Co, Pumpkin Chai with Coconut Milk

https://www.prairietown.com/

It was a great fall day when I attended the Prairie Peddler for the first time.  I headed to check out what all the hype was on this festival and I have to say it did not disappoint.There were tons of vendors- selling everything from tea, jewelry, dog and cat clothing, yard signs, soap, pottery, to antiques to plants and pumpkins. Lots of fun looking food and drinks, and fall was in the air.  

When I arrived I drawn to this horse trailer tuned coffee/tea shop.  This trailer was incredible, it would be a dream to have a trans portable tea shop like this!!! 

https://www.facebook.com/Rocky-Mountain-Coffee-Co-379047109350140/

These ladies were so friendly and they had lots of options for not only coffee but tea.  It took me some time to decide what to order.  But, I finally landed on a pumpkin chai with coconut milk.

It was a warm day and they were really busy.  They handled the lines of people really well.  They answered all the questions I had about the tea and what they were using to make the tea.

The ladies maximized all the space in this trailer.  I was in awe.  I almost wanted to pass on the shopping of fall goodies and just drool on this traveling cafe.

This pumpkin chai gets 5 tea cups from me.  The pumpkin notes were there as you would hope for an expect.  I also picked up on the notes of cardamon, clove and those warming notes of chai you expect.

The price was good.  The staff was friendly and the place was clean.  Rocky Mountain Coffee Co is top notch in my books.  I would highly recommend you try them if you see their trailer out an about in Ohio.

https://www.prairietown.com/

If you are in Butler Ohio in late September or early October you should check out this festival.  The price for adults is $8.  Think about checking it out.

A beautiful fall day here in Butler Ohio.  I walked around for 2-3 hours looking at the food, homemade items, and crafts. 

 

Tremont Coffee, Coconut Chai Latte (Latte is questionable)

https://www.tremontcoffee.com/

Worst Chai Latte ever.  I asked if they did chai lattes, they said yes.  They had a coconut chai. 

I took one sip and said to my niece, "This is a bag tea, and not a good one at that."  I took off the lid and there it was a tea bag.

So, for $3.25,  what I got was a bagged tea that was not good. No milk, no latte, I was not impressed.  This was my second visit to the cafe and my last.  

The only positive I could say was the young gentleman that waited on us was friendly.  The first time visited this cafe the staff were not friendly.   Sadly, though Tremont Coffee is getting no tea cups from me.

Not all was lost though.  My niece and I went to Big Ass Salads for lunch.  And yes, we went there because of the name.  We do love salads and I am working on eating healthy, it was win win.

The service was great, the salads were great, and the price was decent.  I would recommend this restaurant if you are in the Massillon area.  They have lots of salad options, the place was clean and lots of places to sit and eat.

https://www.reallybigsalads.com/

I love my niece and I love that we had this time together.  I had not seen her since September 2019.  When I told her I would give her money for Christmas, she said can't we do am Aunt Kerrie- Katie date.  How could I say no to that request?

My niece is a beautiful woman of God.  It was wonderful to have lunch with her and hear what God is laying on her heart.

I hope that  you are able to spend quality time with the people you love.  It is important to pour into the younger people in your life.  Being a roll model to others can be a heavy task, don't take it lightly.  I pray that God can use me to encourage and be a light for Him.  I hope you can too.  And you have questions about God and what a relationship with Him looks like I would be happy to privately message you.  There is nothing more important than a personal relationship with God.

We ordered the half salads and neither of us were able to finish them.  I do hope to return here for lunch. I would say it was a success.

#Givejoy #getjoy

Twisted Fig Tea and the Tea Doctor at the Prairie Peddler

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon that I headed to Mansfield to see some friends and then to the Prairie Peddler.  I had never been to the Peddler, but I had heard of it and wanted to visit.

When I saw how close I was going to be to Peddler I really wanted to go.  I was also super excited to try the Twisted Fig Tea.

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This mother and son were so friendly and helpful.  As I asked questions about their tea they had the answers.  They had some award winning teas too.  I also love that they are local, they are from Mansfield Ohio.

https://twistedfigtea.com/

Twisted Fig Tea is also connected to The Tea Doctor.  Mother and son are using tea to drink and heal.  I purchased some lotion from the Tea Doctor, but he had some other really interesting products that he had created.  I look forward to trying some in the future.

I purchased some teas to try.  I can not wait to sit and drink a cup.  I will let you know what I think of the tea I bought.

There were other lots of other fun booths to check out too.  There was a bubble tea station that I did not check out this time, but when I go back I want to try the Asian Fusion and Bubble Tea.

It was a gorgeous day.  I hope you get to visit in the future.  They are open two weekends in the fall and it is $8 to get in.

https://www.prairietown.com/

Golden Moon Tea- Masala Chai Lavender Latte

https://www.goldenmoontea.com/products/masala-chai-tea?_pos=1&_sid=174f64fc8&_ss=r

Organic Black Tea, Organic Cinnamon, Organic Ginger, Organic Cardamom Pods, Organic Clove Buds, Organic Pepper

I am a big fan of this Masala Chai.  The spices are on point and the notes of cardamon and cinnamon are great.

I like a little lavender in my chai tea.  So, I made this a latte.

I put the oat milk in my frother and then added a little lavender to it.

I added the frothed milk to the Masala Chai.

I made a cup for myself and a cup for a friend.

The black tea in this chai is great and supports the spicy notes of pepper and cardamon.  

From the website, "One of the keys to a good Masala Chai is to have a strong tea base. That is why we chose a small cut leaf from the Doomni Farm in the Baksa District of Assam, India. This particular Assam is grown along the Brahmaputra River and has a pronounced, rich, malty body with notes of tobacco and caraway seeds. We then add whole Indian cardamom seeds, Sri Lankan cloves, Vietnamese peppercorn, Sri Lankan cinnamon, and Chinese ginger."

This is great hot or iced. Today I made it iced.

I am a big fan of this tea.  I give it 5 tea cups out of 5.  The flavors are spicy and so flavorful.   This is a great Assam tea from India with equally great chai flavors.