The Steeping Chronicles

A single cup of tea on a quiet kitchen table, a sympathy gift instead of flowers
Tea Gifts

Sympathy Gifts Instead of Flowers: What Actually Helped

Flowers arrive all at once and are gone by the weekend. Here is what people who have actually grieved say helped, what quietly became a burden, and why late is still welcome.

Tea Gifts

Sympathy Gifts Instead of Flowers: What Actually Helped

Flowers arrive all at once and are gone by the weekend. Here is what people who have actually grieved say helped, what quietly became a burden, and why late is still welcome.

Gifts for tea lovers being wrapped at a kitchen table with a teacup, ribbon and a kraft gift box
Tea Gifts

Gifts for Tea Lovers: What to Send Someone Who Loves Tea (From a Tea Party Host)

Tea guides keep telling you not to give a tea lover tea. After years of hosting tea parties, here is what I send instead, sorted by what you want to spend.

Tea Gifts

Gifts for Tea Lovers: What to Send Someone Who Loves Tea (From a Tea Party Host)

Tea guides keep telling you not to give a tea lover tea. After years of hosting tea parties, here is what I send instead, sorted by what you want to spend.

Send Someone a Tea Party

I started packing these boxes so I could send my kitchen table to people I could not get to in person. Every one holds loose leaf tea and something to do while it steeps, because the part that matters is the hour you sit down for. Pick the one that sounds like the person you are sending it to.

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