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Birthday Celebrations

The main topic of conversation on the Adagio Teas communiTEA page yesterday was celebrating the birthdays of several members, especially Christine J, Kali, and Ainajiya. Members like Michelle McGill, Bambi Hora, Kathryn McCutchan, and many others shared heartfelt wishes, poems, and limericks to mark the occasion.

Christine J received many appreciative responses and thanked almost every individual for their warm greetings throughout the day.

There was a spirit of community and joy as members extended birthday wishes to each other and celebrated together.

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Tea of the Day and Tasting Notes

Discussion about the tea of the day, Keemun Concerto, was lively. Mikayla D was excited to try it, and others such as Michelle McGill and Christina Greer praised it as a favorite black tea.

Several members enjoyed sharing brewing tips and describing the flavors, while some compared it to other teas like English Breakfast and Rhapsody.

Other tea experiences were also discussed, including alternative blends and fun accessories like keychains.

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Card Trading and Community Interactions

Trading was an active topic, with Adrian H repeatedly offering to trade cards that were not locked, and receiving responses and offers from other members like Ruth Perkins and Anneke Mikulski.

The trading exchanges highlighted the friendly and interactive nature of the community.

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Weather, Season, and Announcements

Members chatted about the weather, noting how hot and humid it has been in many places. Marlicia Fernandez commented on adjusting plans due to heat advisories, and several others mentioned managing the heat with fans and cold drinks.

There was also excitement about upcoming events like Halloween, and references to hydration and other playful 'holidays' being acknowledged in the group.

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Personal Updates, Check-Ins, and Support

General check-ins and personal updates made up much of the conversation, ranging from morning greetings to sharing daily routines and stories about artwork, gardening, or events attended by members such as ArtyJen, Jessica Alonge, and Sharon Ford.

There was support and empathy shown among members, for example, Michelle Levan expressed anxiety and received kind and helpful responses from others.

Excited to try a Keemun!

12:06 am

Mikayla, I hope you enjoy it. It is one of my favorite Chinese black teas!

12:19 am

Keemun is my daily brew! Love it because I can brew it really strong. 10-15 minutes and still no astringency.

12:11 am

#740 turmeric-orange honey cake

turmeric-orange honey cake

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12:15 am

Happy birthday, Christine, on this special day, With tisanes and tea leaves steeping in your gentle way. A healer by nature, in heart and in hand, You guide little feet with a love that is grand. Your children bring joy as you always have shown, A mother whose warmth they’ve endlessly known. May chai warm your cup and joy fill your year— A celebration of you, so treasured and clear. 🎂🫖🍵🎁

12:17 am

Thank you!

11:51 pm

Happy Birthday Christine! May today bring you smiles, peace, and joy. 🥳🥳🥳🥳

12:23 am

Thank you!

11:51 pm

Happy Birthday Kali! May you enjoy a special treat you’ll remember for years whilst celebrating you. 🥳🥳🥳🥳

12:24 am

Good night

12:25 am

Happy birthday Kali and Christine.

12:31 am

Thanks!

11:51 pm

Happy birthday, Christine, Ainajiya, Kali, and the rest of you who celebrate today

12:31 am

Thanks!

11:51 pm

Happy birthday to everyone celebrating today

01:36 am

Happy birthday, Christine~ 🥳🎈☕

02:21 am

Thanks!

11:52 pm

Happy birthday, birthday Teaples 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

03:09 am

Happy birthday Christine!🎉

03:14 am

Thanks!

11:52 pm

Good night

04:20 am

In addition to birthdays! You can celebrate let it go day, Detroit style pizza day, HYDRATION day (drink tea, of course!), pecan sandies day, pink day, pink flamingo day, runner’s selfie day, typewriter day, and SAT math day! I am not a fan of math, so hydration day and pink day sound good!

04:40 am

I'll go with hydration day, and pink flamingo day! I have a little old school pink flamingo neon sign that sits in the cubby above my desk. 🦩

06:02 am

🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩

10:23 am

130 days till Halloween 💜🎃💜 Happy Monday!! Its gonna be another scorcher again, unfortunately, so plan accordingly!! Sabby and I, will be lil' air conditioner trolls again!!💜🐈‍⬛💜😘🌞

05:44 am

I love the caption on your photo today. LOL We have to amend the end date though to Oct. 31st so we can go trick-or-treating. :-)

11:35 am

Absolutely 💜 💜 💜

11:48 pm

Happy Birthday Christine!!💜😘

05:45 am

Thanks!

11:52 pm

Happy Birthday Kali!💜

05:46 am

Happy Birthday Ainajiya!💜

05:46 am

This tea sounds delish...wish I had some.....Have a wonderful day

05:48 am

Good morning, Jean. Happy Monday! I don't think I've had this tea before, though I may have used it in blends. It does sound good, doesn't it? God bless, stay cool and have a wonderful day! 😇🙏🫖🍪🍵🎶📚😇

07:22 am

Hahah! I now have the new key chain sitting comfortably in my cart! For those who have gotten it already, how has it been working for you?

05:59 am

Morning

06:05 am

Happy Birthday Christine! 🎂🎉🎈🎁

06:42 am

Thanks!

11:52 pm

Summer’s here!

06:42 am

Morning, its a double today so I have a long day ahead of me. Definitely going to need a black tea to start me off. Heres to hoping for a mild Monday ☕️.

07:06 am

Good morning! It's going to be another hot one today. All the plants are watered and now I'm going to enjoy today's tea 🫖

07:11 am

Good morning, lovely Adagians. Happy Monday! It's a steamy start to the week and it doesn't look like it's going to get any cooler for the near future. We decided to skip this year's parish picnic and Corpus Christi procession (over the weekend) due to heat advisories. I will be able to do one of the 40 Holy hours we're having for a parish patronal feast day. That will be indoors. I hope you all have a great start to your day and week. God bless, stay cool, and stay hydrated. 😇🙏🫖🍪🍵🎶📚🧶😇

07:20 am

Happy birthday Ainajiya, Kali, and Christine!

07:43 am

Thanks!

11:53 pm

★ #346 capricorn

capricorn

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by Tee Y

If anyone's interested - I'm happy to accept trades for any card that's not locked. (Apologies if you've already seen this - wanted to repost for everyone to see without having to scroll back too far.)

07:51 am

Offer made - feel free to counter!

08:24 am

I sent you an offer, too!

11:32 am

Happy birthday Christine

08:12 am

Steve, I thought your photo looked like one of the native roses and Google ID said Rosa carolina which is commonly called Carolina or Pasture Rose. I ordered a plant at one point but uprooted it in short order-- too prickly with my brother's kiddos being toddler and early elementary aged at the time. We also have Japanese beetles here so I didn't want to feed them. Lovely though and I love nourishing our native bees. :)

04:28 pm

Thanks!

11:53 pm

There once was a tea lover, Christine / Whose birthday fell on a day so serene / With a teapot in hand / And a brew so grand / She danced in the glow of Earl Grey's sheen #

08:25 am

Thanks!

11:53 pm

Ainajiya's day Brew warmth, sips of joy and grace Year’s blend in one cup #

Happy birthday!

08:26 am

There once was a tea lover named Kali / Who'd sip brews in a floral-topped valley / On birthday so true / With each steeped brew / We toast thee with joy and a rally #

08:27 am

Good morning, it's an early day for me, driving down to the corporate office for a meeting 🥱 Definitely having a matcha stick to wake me up.

08:37 am

Good morning! I'm a bit sore from working on the farm. Today is going to a relaxing day of sipping tea and reading.

08:39 am

Happy birthday Ainajiya, Christine, and Kali!

08:40 am

Thanks!

11:54 pm

Mornin' all...Loving the Concerto, as always!!!

08:43 am

Gooooooood morning, dear sweet Twyla!

08:53 am

G'morn dearest Woodie!!

09:21 am

★ #720 wild strawberry

wild strawberry

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♥ 40

by Woodie B

TRADE!!!!! I would love a black tea card for this special sweetie summer little tea.....

08:50 am

Trade request sent. Feel free to decline.

09:52 am

sent to re-trade

10:57 am

Hi there. Accepted.

10:42 pm

Good morning, all! ☕️

09:04 am

Good morning!

10:26 am

Got home from the Armor Party yesterday and crashed so hard! Made good progress though, finally got some color on some parts

09:20 am

Happy Solar Return, Christine!! 🌊🌞🏖♾️🫖🎂

09:29 am

Thanks!

11:54 pm

Happy Solar Return, Ainajiya! ♋️🦀🌻🎂🎊🫖

09:30 am

Happy birthday to Ainajiya, Kali, and Christine! 🎉🎉🎉

09:38 am

Thanks!

11:54 pm

Happiest of birthdays, Christine!

09:50 am

Thanks!

11:54 pm

My pic today has nothing to do with the tea. But it's a favorite artwork by Olafur Eliasson. Your Natural Denudation was created for the 1999/2000 Carnegie International. I was part of the education team who put this show together and it was such a wonderful experience. I was in the process of doing my Master's at the University of Arizona but came back to Pittsburgh that summer to intern in the education department. I'm from Follansbee, WV, which is about 45 minutes away so this was my "hometown" museum. Eliasson has since become a powerhouse in the Earthworks/Land Art realm. We're off to Aquatica today for some swimming, slipping and sliding. Hope everyone has a super Monday and Happy Sipping!

09:53 am

I didn't realize you had connections to Pittsburgh, ArtyJen. Very cool!

11:24 am

Good photo, Twyla! Room at the Top is my favorite Petty song!😎🎸🎵🎶

10:06 am

Awesome, Ebeth! A fav Philly musician has an awesome Tom Petty Appreciation band... I so look forward to the upcoming show!!!

10:16 am

Happy birthday Christine!

10:39 am

Thanks!

11:55 pm

Good morning everyone! Planning to make today's tea with lunch. A laundry and cleaning day for me.

10:39 am

Happy Birthday Christine!

10:39 am

Thanks!

11:55 pm

Happy Birthday Christine!

10:42 am

Thanks!

11:55 pm

Good morning, all!

10:48 am

A ghost town today in downtown Roanoke, most of the cars in my picture are the folks that work downtown

11:33 am

I think everyone jettisoned off to their vacations the moment school let out, because our supermarket was a ghost town yesterday too. It was so weird to see an empty parking lot on a Sunday!

02:40 pm

Good day, Adagians! In solidarity, I decided to sip some of my personal English Breakfast blend, which is really just 50% Adagio's Irish Breakfast and 50% Adagio's English Breakfast, which is just a Keemun anyway, so I got my Keemun fix that way.

11:34 am

Happy Birthday, Christine! I hope you have a TEAlightful day!

11:34 am

Thanks!

11:55 pm

Happy Monday everyone and Happy Birthday to Christine!! I hope you all have a fabulous day!

11:40 am

Thanks!

11:55 pm

Good morning (almost afternoon) tea friends. We did our grocery shopping this morning so I am late checking in. We started the day with Brigadoon. I hope you have a great day...at least for a Monday! Enjoy the tea of the day. Keemun Concerto is a staple in our tea cupboard and we both greatly enjoy it. Happy sipping.

12:01 pm

Upon thy day, fair Christine, joy doth reign, As fragrant tea leaves dance in fine array. Life's rich flavors in thy cup do remain, Of golden times, let us all sips convey. The best is yet to come! I hope you have a marvelous birthday. 🎈🎈🎈🎉🎉🎉🎁🎁🎁🎂🎂🎂❤️❤️❤️🎈🎈🎈

12:02 pm

Thanks!

11:55 pm

Happy birthday, Ainajiya. 🎈🎈🎈🎂🎂🎂🎁🎁🎁🎉🎉🎉🎈🎈🎈

12:05 pm

Good morning everyone, I hope you are well rested and are having a pleasant day

12:45 pm

Great tea today. Very smooth and tasty. This just confirms my love of black tea.

12:57 pm

I enjoyed today’s tea. It is another hot and humid day today. The upstairs now has two fans running on high along with the ceiling fan on high. It is difficult to sleep without the extra air circulation. I am just waiting for the heat dome to move away. Yoga classes are really full because people can’t do their regular outdoor activities.

01:27 pm

#345 sagittarius

sagittarius

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Black tea infused with earl grey, vanilla and creme flavors supplies Sagittarius with the stamina they need for their next adventure.

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02:02 pm

Happy birthday Christine! I hope you and your family are having a magnificent celebration!

02:36 pm

Thanks!

11:56 pm

Earl Grey and I have had three cups thus far. Will be heading to the airport soon to go home. Short but fun visit.

02:50 pm

Happy birthday Christine! I hope you're having a wonderful day. 🎂

03:05 pm

Thanks!

11:56 pm

Happy birthday, Christine!

03:07 pm

Thanks!

11:56 pm

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03:18 pm

Got to try soursop. I don't think it was fully ripe but it was pretty good! Any chance of getting soursop flavored teas?

03:30 pm

I think I like this one even better than Rhapsody which is nice considering it costs less as well.

03:55 pm

Happy birthday, Christine! :)

04:29 pm

Thanks!

11:56 pm

The kids got a chance to swim in our above-ground pool for a long hot stretch of time today, but there's POURING rain now... so much water that it's as though it hadn't rained in years! And wind too.

04:34 pm

Any update on small tins of blends yet? Last I heard they were thinking July.

04:39 pm

I believe late July is still the target Angel, but Twyla is a better person to respond on that.

07:06 pm

It seems later July indeed, is still on point!!!

09:34 pm

Smelled nuts as well as malt brewing the tea. It’s a good black tea. I’m sitting on the front porch sipping Summer-y Haven Heaven 444 my June friend blend pick. Enjoying the whole vibe and feeling grateful.

04:54 pm

Today's tea is definitely a good one for me, since I prefer unflavored black teas like this and tend to like Keemun (along with Yunnan) more than some other types. Only problem is I'm getting an error when I try to add a bag to my CommuniTEA queue. I'll do an e-mail follow-up on this though, since I've written to them about this before.

06:02 pm

Monday did me dirty...

07:01 pm

I had Banana Bread tea (so good) and now I have decaf Earl brewed for the flight. I love my travel electric kettle.

07:04 pm

Happy birthday Christine!! Hope it's been a wonderful day for you (and for everyone else)!

07:28 pm

Thanks!

11:57 pm

#1105 caraway seed

caraway seed

whole

PORTION

Caraway seed is a small, crescent-shaped seed with a distinctive earthy aroma and a warm, slightly spicy flavor with a hint of bitterness.

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Jun 23rd, 2025

If anyone's interested - I'm happy to accept trades for any card that's not locked. (Apologies if you've already seen this - wanted to repost for everyone to see without having to scroll back too far.)

08:10 pm

Hi there. Trade request sent. Feel free to decline.

10:42 pm

Happy Monday. Hope you all had a good one.

08:22 pm

Good evening everyone! I hope you enjoyed today’s tea.

08:35 pm

Crazy day. Great tea.

08:47 pm

I am working through a strange feeling on anxiety this evening, like a loved one fell and got hurt enough to call an ambulance or like your dog is running around with your kid's only pair of glasses in his mouth and he has to drive to work.... Weird.

09:38 pm

Hope it goes away soon. When I get that it helps me to think of the positive things in my life or what I can be thankful for.

09:44 pm

I am on it!

10:13 pm

Sending good vibes. When I get that feeling, I start reaching out to loved ones I haven't touched base with in a while

10:07 pm

Good idea, I can do that

10:13 pm

I hope you feel better soon Michelle. 💞

10:08 pm

Thanks!

10:13 pm

Strange, I've also been getting that bad sinking feeling a lot lately too. I've been trying to drink calming teas and listen to calming music. I hope the bad vibes go away for you. Sending you get energy.

11:03 pm

At a Stray Kids concert.

09:56 pm

Happy birthday Christine! 🎉🎂🎈🎁🫖

10:03 pm

Thanks!

11:58 pm

Happy birthday Ainajiya! 🎈🎂🫖🎉🎁

10:07 pm

Happy Birthday Christine and Ainajiya 🎉🧁🎈🫖🎂

10:08 pm

Thanks!

11:58 pm

Happy birthday Christine and Ainajiya! Hope you both enjoyed your days :)

10:09 pm

Thanks!

11:58 pm

There once was a tea lover, Christine Whose birthdays were ever so keen With a brew in her mug She'll give it a hug The happiest ever she's seen. Happy Birthday, Christine!

10:22 pm

Thanks!

11:58 pm

There once was a lady, so spry Ainajiya, oh my, oh my! With teapot in hand She’s ever so grand May her birthday tea never run dry! Happy Birthday, Ainajiya!

10:25 pm

I'm taking a break from the pattern design to make another unhinged chimera. Unfortunately I can't find the right sized eyes, but the head's almost done.

10:55 pm

This tea is really fascinating, I like smokey flavors.

10:59 pm

Happy birthday, Christine! 💐🫖☕️🥳

11:10 pm

Thanks!

11:58 pm

Today was another beautiful summer day, a little cloudy and not too hot. Unfortunately, I had to spend the better part of it indoors working. Busy Monday workday.

11:14 pm

Good night

11:38 pm

A very Happy Birthday to you, Christine! Hope you had a wonderful and fun celebration!

11:41 pm

Thanks!

11:58 pm

Hope you had the happiest birthday Christine!! 🥳❤️

11:57 pm

Thank you!

11:59 pm

Thank you for all the well wishes today!!!

11:59 pm

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