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Birthday Celebrations

The conversation was filled with birthday wishes for community members Kristin, M, and Athena. Many users, including Bambi Hora, Michelle McGill, and Jeanna, posted heartfelt messages, poems, and celebratory notes to mark the occasion.

Several users shared creative and thoughtful birthday poems, making the celebration extra special. M and Kristin both came online to thank everyone for their warm wishes.

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Tea Talk and Tasting Notes

Many participants discussed the day's featured tea, its smoky notes, and how it related to Avatar: The Last Airbender, particularly referencing Uncle Iroh's love of tea. Enthusiasts like Amancay Blank and Rebecca Beeman expressed excitement, while others, such as Mary Armstrong, admitted to not being fond of smoky teas.

There was sharing of brewing methods and tea blending ideas. Some users described their personal rituals and preferences, like mixing teas, using color dots to track stash, or noting their own blends. Recommendations to watch Avatar and appreciation for tea-related characters like Iroh were shared.

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Community Life and Daily Greetings

The conversation included friendly daily greetings and well-wishes, with mentions of the weather, local events, and travel updates. Alyssa shared about her trip to New Orleans and museum visits, while Karen Graap reported seeing her first hummingbird of the season.

Celebrations like "Dance Like A Chicken Day" and "World Stationary Day" were mentioned, with anecdotes from Mary B about volunteering with children. General chit-chat included updates on self-care, relaxing days, and tips for resisting tea stash temptations.

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Discussion on Signature and Fandom Blends

There was an in-depth discussion about the inclusion of creator, fandom, and signature blends in the CommuniTEA calendar. John McKenna, Michelle McGill, and Twyla MoonBeam wondered about the process and whether customs or fan blends might return in the future.

Twyla MoonBeam explained that production issues have limited their inclusion, though there may still be rare appearances. Updates were promised on future tea talks regarding this topic, and some users asked about ways to get summaries of those discussions.

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Condolences and Community Support

The community rallied to support Katie R, who shared the sad news about her grandmother's passing. Many members, including Bambi Hora, Mary B, and Christine Deysher, expressed condolences, offered virtual hugs, and shared kind words to comfort her.

The supportive tone extended to other users facing tough days, with encouragements to rest and take care, showing the warmth and compassion typical of the CommuniTEA group.

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Lighthearted Exchanges and Community Spirit

Other lighthearted discussion topics included recommendations for organizing tea stashes, resisting new purchases despite tempting blends, tea-themed jokes, local board game nights, and even art and crafting projects shared via Etsy links.

Overall, the conversation was welcoming, supportive, and filled with camaraderie and helpful tips among tea lovers.

Happy Birthday Kristin - may you enjoy a spectacular day full of love, laughter, sunshine, smiles and of course great tea!

12:01 am

Happy Birthday M! May today bring you the joys and memories to last a lifetime.

12:02 am

Happy birthday M 🎉🥳🎉

12:04 am

I'm excited for today's tea... as an Airbender fan... and after a couple not my favorites in a row!

12:08 am

Thematically, a brilliant blend

01:00 am

Happy Birthday to all our tea friends celebrating today

12:13 am

Happy birthday, M and Kristen!

12:26 am

**Birthday Wishes for M** To M, who sips both tea and brew, And loves each creature, old and new— From purring cats to pups that play, May joy surround your special day. With books in hand and brush in ink, You draw the world in colors you think. A heart so wide, a soul so free, Steeped deep in love and quality tea. So here’s to you with cheer and grace, A birthday smile upon your face. May art and animals, peace and glee, Fill your year—like a perfect cup of tea.🫖🍵🎂😻🐶

12:58 am

--- Happy Birthday, Kristen! Tea in your cup, a book by your side, Crochet curls dancing with motherly pride. Kids full of giggles, the garden in bloom, A dog on the rug brings peace to the room. You’ve love for the felines, soft-pawed and sly, And a heart that finds wonder in earth and sky. With loose leaf delight and time just for you, May your year be serene and your skies bright blue. 🐶🍵🫖🎂😻

01:03 am

Good night everyone 💤

01:06 am

Good night

01:28 am

Happy birthday Athena 🥳🧁🎉

01:42 am

Good night

01:44 am

Happy birthday Athena 🎂

01:51 am

Happy birthday Athena and Kristen!

02:21 am

Happy birthday Athena and Kristen🎈🎈

03:07 am

I appear to be getting sick, so ... a semi-early good night~ 😴

03:40 am

I hope you feel better soon.

07:08 am

I hope you feel better soon ((hugs))

12:00 pm

Take good care of yourself, Kathryn and Kami! Lots of great tea and some naps too may help!

11:50 pm

Good morning tea folk. Hope you’re enjoying today’s tea.

05:01 am

I'm not sure I can do smoky, hmmm?

09:46 am

Good morning ☀️

05:23 am

Good morning

05:35 am

Morning

06:06 am

Happy Dance Like A Chicken Day! It is also world stationary day, I have a hard time passing over notebooks!

06:18 am

I was a Dividend (volunteer) for special needs children at a local school a good number of years ago. There was an assembly of all of the kindergarten classes. You have not lived until you see an auditorium full of kindergarteners doing the Chicken Dance. I will never forget it. They were so precious and funny! I will celebrate Dance Like a Chicken Day by remembering those sweet littles.

07:11 am

That sounds amazing, Mary!

08:22 am

I love planners. Do I use them? Hardly. But I love getting them and telling myself I will use them 😅

04:40 pm

Happy Birthday M!!! 🎂🍨🎉🥳😃

06:38 am

Happy Birthday Kristin!! 🥳🎉🍨🎂😃

06:39 am

Lotsa rain, lotsa tea.

06:45 am

Happy birthday Kristin, M,and Athena! I hope you have a great day.

07:01 am

Happy birthday, M. I hope you are able to celebrate your birthday in the way you love best. Enjoy every moment. 🎈🎈🎈🎂🎂🎂...��

07:07 am

Happy birthday, Kristin. I hope you have a marvelous day. 🎈🎈🎈🎉🎉🎉...��

07:07 am

Happy Monday! For me anyway.

07:40 am

Happy birthday M, Kristin, and Athena! 🎉

07:46 am

Good morning. I'm having myself a cup of Lemon Meringue Green iced with Autumn Mist Green tea-cubes. A surprisingly tasty, creamy-lemony brew with just a touch of agave for sweetener. It's Spring meets Fall in my cup. 🍃

07:52 am

I never thought of mixing them Cas. What a great idea. Sadly I only have one in my stash but when it gets closer to Fall…

08:07 am

I haven't done tea cubes. I will remember to do so, this Summer!!

09:49 am

Happy birthday to Athena, Kristen, and M! 🎉🎉🎉

08:02 am

Happy Birthday Athena, Kristin, and M! 🎉🎂🫖 Have an amazing day!

08:06 am

Happy birthday to M., Kristin, and Athena. May you have a wonderful day ahead! 🎉🎁🎂🎈

08:08 am

Good morning all. I have some Year of the Snake on the counter waiting for me to brew it up. I hope you all have a lovely day.

08:09 am

In a teacup or pot, oh what a plot! Birthdays are nifty, and tea is quite thrifty! M, with cups all about, we shout, we spout / Here's to you, with a whirl and a twirl! #

08:11 am

Kristin, Oh, the cups you'll brew! Happy birthday, dear you! Sip and slurp, twirl and burp / Tea-licious dreams will come true! #

08:12 am

There once was a gal named Athena / Whose birthday each year grew serena / With a teacup in hand / O'er her steep, we'd all stand / In joy shall her new year now glean-a. #

08:13 am

Good morning CommuniTEA and happy birthday to everyone celebrating today! I hope you all have a fantastic day!

08:17 am

Good morning! I have to travel for a funeral today, so I'm looking forward to trying this tea once I reach my destination. For the road, I think I will want something with a little more caffeine...

08:24 am

Happy Birthday Kristin! I hope your day is TEAlightful!

08:24 am

Happy Birthday M! I hope your day is TEAlightful!

08:24 am

Happy Birthday Kristin!

09:05 am

Happy Birthday!

09:12 am

Happy Birthday, Kristin! :)

09:20 am

Happy Birthday, M! :)

09:20 am

Good morning all from beautiful Sedona. I'm starting my pre- hike with Twyla's Gemmie Taurus Cup o'Cusp. Toasted mate with chocolate and vanilla. Delicious! It goes perfect with the scenery! 🌄

09:28 am

Thank you for the shoutout!!!!

09:43 am

G'day all! Enjoying some Golden Needle this morn. Will sip on this random blend that made its way into CT, in the early afternoon. Looks interesting.

09:48 am

I won't be sipping today, I'm not a fan of smoky. Today I'll be starting with Masala Chai. I'm trying to rest today.

09:53 am

Remember self care is critical to being there for others. Enjoy your day of resting and relaxing.

11:12 am

Happy Birthday, Kristin!

10:07 am

Happy Birthday, M!

10:07 am

I thought we were done doing creator blends for the communitea?

10:07 am

I hope not! There's just so many custom blends out there, I wouldn't find some great ones otherwise!

10:08 am

I hope not! There's just so many custom blends out there, I wouldn't find some great ones otherwise!

10:08 am

Maybe they realized it was not a good move?

11:15 am

Ruth you and I are thinking along the same lines. I realize that having a number of them in a given month might slow production, but I think it would be a good idea if they kept one or two in each month. Just to mix it up a bit.

11:28 am

John, I noticed that, too. Maybe they had some made up that they needed to clear the stock. I know this next month does not have any, just a couple Adagio special ones. Birthday and Night Owl.

11:27 am

I'm wondering how this particular creator blend made it on the calendar. I didn't see it submitted on Bridgette's request form...

01:01 pm

Teas that make you go HMMM...

02:10 pm

I think this was some kinda blip or something of the sort, I dunno. I don't suppose or expect we'll see fandom blends again in CommuniTEA boxes, per what we were hearing in Friday Teachats. Maybe there's a chance on some months when the Adagio promo blends are lower, we'll see a fandom blend, like this month. Not totally sure why we saw this one, this month. 🤷‍♀️🔍 It was said....& I am just summarizing the best I can-- it just was seemingly too much of a difficult process to upkeep production of several fandom blends in CT packets, every month....

01:30 pm

is there anywhere to catch summaries of tea talks? frankly it's at a time of day, locally I can't manage... but apparently there is great info being shared only there....

02:15 pm

If there was a question posed..I usually come back in the chat....later on Friday and share a summary, the best that I can succinctly word it.

02:22 pm

I'll ask this Friday about how this fandom blend got through and if we can expect that to occur from time to time.

02:23 pm

Happy Birthday, Athena!

10:08 am

Today's photo shows how I know what order to DDTS. I use color coded dots for dates. Older must go first.😋

10:15 am

I have a similar method, only I write the date purchased and use colored sharpies. So easy to keep track of stash. Course mine is small and it is hard keeping it that way as I do CommuniTea I am wanting to buy different ones constantly lol. So to curb my habit of that I keep the monthly box and write notes on the portion packet. Such as, would like to buy, price, and why. Limited and seasonals are always up for order consideration like cinco de mayo which I greatly enjoyed and look forward to in the fall and winter months 😋

10:42 am

I started using an app, actually recommended to me by customer support here. I can track my personal notes and ratings... AND my stash. Super helpful

02:12 pm

Happy Hump day y’all. Todays tea went to hubby and because it has gunpowder green tea in it, it was a hit with him. As always I try a sip, and as usual with most plain greens, not my cup of tea 🤭. Im in a Autumn vibe mood for some reason, and we aren’t even done with springtime yet. So a cup of Green Chai is what replaced todays. This tea is like fall in a bag and hitting the spot. Most mornings i put on YouTube ambience videos for background noise while i read or play a game on my phone. I picked an Autumn Market in Medieval Times. Definitely getting my relaxation in before tonights shift.

10:49 am

Happy birthday Kristin

11:06 am

Nice sunny day and warming way up. Alas spring temperatures may be gone already.

11:14 am

Good morning! I have a "Peach Serenity" card up for trade if anyone is interested. Will take whatever you want to trade for it - favorite by a landslide is any green tea though - Mama doesn't do peach flavor, lol.

11:25 am

I made an offer. Feel free to counter or decline.

12:01 pm

Today's tea is just ok for me. After enjoying that cup, I switched to Chili Lime Green. One of my favorites!

11:30 am

Happy midday, tea buddies! Today is a matcha day for me. 🍵❤️

11:57 am

Happy Wednesday, tea folks!! :) Lovely sunny day here in Denver. Halfway through my PTO week....it goes by so fast!! Today is an R&R day. I'm just taking it easy. I'm hitting the rough part of my DDTS Project -- just ran out of Bella Luna and the urge to re-order the next time it's available is strong. But I'm resisting. I temporarily refilled my lovely blue sky colored tin with another tea.....and waiting until I've sipped my way through more of my stash before I replace anything. I also stuck to my guns and didn't buy any Irish Stout or Cinco when they popped up. That was SO hard -- first time in years and years that I didn't buy those! But I have to sip a lot more of what I have!! By July I should have enough sipped to make an order for my birthday :))) No new tea til then......this is hard!!! But the end result will be worth it.... For others who are also DDTS'ing ---- stay strong and keep sipping!!! :)

12:11 pm

Hello, lovely Adagians. Happy Wednesday...happy middle of the week! Today's tea looks interesting, makes me wish I liked smoky teas. Oh, well, enjoy it for me. I am sipping Irish Stout (my 2nd steep). I was surprised to find that I can get three cups from on serving of the leaves. Pretty amazing! Anyway, God bless and have an amazing day! 😇🙏🫖🍪🍵🎶...��

12:12 pm

Errands finally done, whew! Time for a good book and a cup of tea.

12:24 pm

I was surprised to find I liked today's tea! I wouldn't have said I was a "smoky tea" person but I may be reconsidering that stance.

12:39 pm

I am not a fan of ginseng at all, but perhaps I just never thought to combine it with red rooibos lol. I actually really liked today's tea. Doesn't hurt that it has jasmine in it which is a huge fav for me.

12:47 pm

I’ve not watched Avatar: the Last Airbender, but looking into tea quotes from Uncle Iroh has me wanting to check it out! It sounds like Uncle Iroh really loves tea.

01:19 pm

Iroh is a gem, but the entire show is amazing, I highly recommend it!

01:37 pm

Such a good series. Toph is prob my favorite character, but I definitely like Iroh as well. Pretty sure he and I share similar personality type lol

03:12 pm

Zuko is stronger than he knows, being able to tell off and then get away from a narcissist parent. He needs more hugs from the Gaang in book 3

08:05 pm

I second the recommendation - the original show is a timeless unifying experience with rich imagery and dynamic characters

09:01 pm

Hello Wednesday.

01:35 pm

Happy Wednesday tea friends!

01:36 pm

Happy Wednesday! Why was Cinderella so bad at soccer? She kept running away from the ball.

01:50 pm

Haha!

03:16 pm

Happy birthday to all who are celebrating. And have a great Wednesday everyone.

02:12 pm

Enjoying ..as my own special May 'Friend blend' fun selection... Irishman's MAY blend, iced... as my afternoon iced tumbler sippage WOO-SAAAH at work... https://www.adagio.com/119707

02:47 pm

Today has felt heavy as the news that my grandma passed away last night sinks in. She was a truly special lady and I’m so blessed to have had her so present in my life. She lived to be 95 and was so greatly loved by all of her family, friends, and community. I’m so lucky that I could spend time with her this last week and that all of her other grandchildren were able to see her as well.

03:21 pm

So sorry for your loss. It sounds like she was very loved and was able to spend time with many of those close to her, I hope you find comfort and peace in your difficult time.

03:30 pm

Sorry for your loss

03:43 pm

I'm so glad you got to go be with her last week - better to spend time with the living while you can. Hugs as you adjust to a different normal.

03:51 pm

All Love, Light, Serenity and Condolences....

03:56 pm

My condolences. I hope your grief is short lived and your fond memories last forever.

04:14 pm

Sending love to all of those who will miss her

04:17 pm

Katie, I am so sorry for your loss. Hugs and much love to you and your family.

04:18 pm

I’m so sorry for your loss Katie. I’m glad you got time with her. Love to you and your family in this sad time.

04:39 pm

Sorry for your loss. May your many memories bring you comfort.

04:54 pm

I'm so sorry for your loss, Katie.

07:37 pm

I am so sorry Katie…thinking of you💜

08:31 pm

Im so sorry about your Grandma 💔

09:20 pm

Katie, I'm so sorry for your loss. My Condolences.

09:50 pm

Katie, my heart goes out to you and yours.

11:49 pm

So sad to hear, Katie...and my deepest sympathies for your precious loss. I hope wonderful memories of your grandma will give you some comfort. Lots of hugs for you!

11:55 pm

I'm saddened by your loss. I'm glad you had her in your life and you were able to spend time with her and say goodbye at the end.

03:26 pm

Happy birthday M! I hope your day is wonderful!

04:37 pm

Today's been an awful day

05:02 pm

Debbie, I hope tomorrow will make up for it.

05:19 pm

Hi friends! I made it to New Orleans and have already made some of the necessary stops - po'boy from Maspero's, Jackson Square, and the National WWII Museum. If you've never been, it's a phenomenal museum, and the exhibits were so dynamic and covered a range of aspects of life during this time period - I wish I'd allotted more time to spend there before they closed! If you ever get to New Orleans, definitely go. I thought about my Grampa who was part of the Pacific campaign the whole time.

06:18 pm

I would have to get some authentic beignets and some gumbo for sure

06:32 pm

Those museums are always so incredible. I'll have to add it to my list of military museums to visit. Be sure to get a muffuletta, crawfish etouffee, and fresh boiled crawfish (they should be in season now). Enjoy your trip and congratulations on getting your Masters!

07:34 pm

It's been quite a while since we had a signature blend, as I recall, so this is a bit of a surprise. Being mostly a green/rooibos blend, it's not really my thing, but it's not bad.

06:27 pm

I just saw my first hummingbird of the season 💚

07:20 pm

It hit 90F today! It didn't feel like it since we had a nice cool breeze. I decided to make some iced green tea and added some sliced oranges, it's delicious.

07:41 pm

The rain and hail here have been so cold!

11:59 pm

Gotta say, Uncle Iroh knows his tea, this was lovely!

08:04 pm

Happy birthday to all who are celebrating today!!🫖🎉🎂

08:28 pm

Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes!!

09:05 pm

Happy birthday!

09:11 pm

Got to host my local board game group's weekly meet up tonight, had over a dozen people show up, including some new people!

09:10 pm

Happy Birthday M! 🎁🎂🎉💐🥳🫖

09:18 pm

Happy Birthday Kristin! 🎁🎂🎉💐🥳🫖

09:18 pm

Good tea today

10:04 pm

Happy birthday, Kristin! 🎁🫖☕️🥳

10:16 pm

Happy birthday, M! 🎁🫖☕️🥳

10:16 pm

Happy Birthday M

10:34 pm

Happy birthday M 🍰

10:36 pm

https://www.etsy.com/shop/FyreAndFybers

10:55 pm

posted some new items to the etsy. Next up are the plushies after this!

10:55 pm

Good night

11:04 pm

Thank you for the birthday wishes, all! 🥰 Had such a good day, I forgot to log on sooner! But I did get to enjoy today’s tasty tea! 🍵 😋

11:10 pm

I hope your birthday was happy, too, M! 🥳

11:12 pm

I hope it tastes good. I'm not a huge fan of gunpowder tea.

11:55 pm

Happy happy happy birthday Kristin!! 🥳

11:56 pm

Happy Birthday, Kristin! Hope you had a terrific special day today!

11:56 pm

Happy Birthday, M! Thinking of you and wishing you a wonderful birthday!

11:57 pm

Happy Birthday, Athena! Many happy solar returns of your special day!

11:58 pm

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