Monthly Archives: December 2009

“Are you a resolution guy?” I asked Richard the other day in the office. “No,” he said. “Do you make resolutions?” “Well,” I started, and gave him this long answer about breaking the year into quarters, and creating quarterly goals for myself. About the time his eyes glazed over, I asked Richard about any goals he might have for two leaves and a bud in 2010. He stood there for a minute, and then nodded. “I want to make each one of our teas the best it can be,” he said. Maybe you don’t know this, because you never thought about it, but our tea is always changing. New tea is picked by hand every year around the world, and put into sachets for us to enjoy. When it comes to the fruit and flower blends in our herbal teas, … Continue reading →

I hate to start a blog post with “No taxation without representation,” but no matter how long ago your last American history class was, you know what event that phrase evokes, right? Yeah. The Boston Tea Party — which happened 237 years ago on Dec. 16. And because we like to celebrate all things tea-related at two leaves and a bud, we’re having a today-only sale. It’s a good thing, because once you read these facts I’ve compiled about the Boston Tea Party, all that talk of throwing tea in water will make you thirsty for your own freshly-steeped mug of two leaves and a bud. Here goes: The Boston Tea Party occurred on Thursday, December 16, 1773, and took three hours, between 7 and 10 p.m. The tea, delivered by the East India Tea company, may have been a … Continue reading →