The CommuniTEA by Adagio Teas

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Tea Talk and Daily Brews

The Adagio Teas communiTEA conversations kicked off with greetings, well-wishes for Friday, and lots of chatter about tea choices for the day. Raspberry Patch was a popular pick, with several users mentioning how good it is, especially cold brewed. There was swapping of steeping tips and excitement to try new blends, with Khrissi Satterfield, Mary B, and Mikayla D among those participating in the tea talk.

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Celebrating Julie's Birthday

A central highlight of the day was the birthday celebration for Julie. Many members sent their wishes throughout the day, making it a festive atmosphere. Messages like 'Happy Birthday Julie!' came from age, Debbie, Cas The Monster, Tanya, and many others, with some creative birthday limericks and toasts.

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Retro Candy and Sweet Memories

A nostalgic thread on old-fashioned candies and retro treats ran through the conversation. Bambi Hora and others reminisced about Necco Wafers, teaberry gum, Sugar Babies, Bit-O-Honey, and especially candy cigarettes and bubble gum cigars. Several users shared family traditions and personal memories associated with these confections, sparking a lot of laughs and shared stories.

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Community Life and Events

Beyond birthdays and sweets, members shared their daily routines and little life updates—like outings, local weather, event plans, and music or art recommendations. Mary B and others discussed handling injuries, daily walks, and tea helping to brighten their routines, while Paula M shared a link to a bagpipe tune honoring a beloved community figure.

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Speeding Ticket Advice and Support

ArtyJen sought advice about disputing a speeding ticket in Texas, leading to several thoughtful responses from users who shared experiences and tips for navigating the legal process. The discussion reflected supportiveness and willingness to help each other, a hallmark of the group’s spirit.

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Fun, Traditions, and Weekend Farewells

Fun tangents included chatter about tea trading cards, a reminder about upcoming CAPS LOCKS day (a playful community tradition), ongoing AI experiments with tea tin labels, and updates from members about recent local events they attended or fun weekends ahead. As the day wound down, members exchanged their good nights and best wishes for the weekend.

This is one I have yet to try that intrigues me. I need to see if I have a sample of it on hand, if not, i should probably get one!

12:06 am

Happy Friday! I can’t believe the year is almost 1/2 over.

12:06 am

Boy oh boy, I am with you there. Time passes much too quickly. There are never enough hours in the day, days in the week, weeks in the month or months in the year for me.

09:09 am

Good night

12:07 am

Greg and I are late night table testing, which sounds funny, but we're just setting up a mock convention table to test out our set up for Saturday's artist pop-up. The heat and humidity is making it a bit hard though. I heard it's suppose to rain/storm Saturday here, hopefully it cools things down, glad the pop-up is entirely inside. Today's tea sounds nice, sounds like it would be great chilled.

12:15 am

Bambi and Paige...you had me at Necco Wafers 🍭🍬🤣

12:24 am

Me, too.

01:49 am

It has been really fun to taste things again. The Sugar Babies bag is gone and the bit-o-honey as I’ve eaten them.

09:57 am

Chuckles for me...loved the chewy citrus jelly candies. Have not had any since I was a wee girl, however.

03:12 pm

I really like this tea! I haven’t tried it cold brewed yet so excited to try it this way

12:26 am

In Bambi's box I have fond memories of the Necco wafers and the dots. And also the teaberry gum - which my grandparents used to give us - along with showing us how to eat teaberries when we'd go look for our Christmas trees up in Tamaqua.

12:36 am

My brother and I loved finding and eating teaberries as kids any time we were forest exploring. Mom would always scold us to leave them for the critters who needed them more than we did. The original source of wintergreen flavor!

04:47 am

I love teaberry ice cream, but lots of people have never heard of it!

06:27 am

Teaberry anything is hard to find any more. In fact, my mom and grandmother used to use teaberry candies as a decoration on cookies that they made at Valentine's Day, but my mom can't find the little teaberry candies anymore. That's a shame.

07:20 am

While I am not a smoker, the candy cigarettes were my jam, growing up! Loved them, primarily the crunchy ones, but sometimes the bubblegum ones were fine too, especially as you could blow out a puff of powdered sugar. (Yes, I pretended to smoke, but never did take up smoking….)

06:27 am

You described my feelings about candy cigarettes entirely, Michelle. I loved the crunchy ones, and as far as I was concerned, the bubble gum ones were only good for that puff of powdered sugar smoke. And just like you, I pretended to smoke, but never took it up for real.

07:22 am

We loved the cigarettes - thought we were cool (after all remember all the movies with them smoking). I never smoked - my dad made sure of that (said I’d have to tell him) and with health glad it wasn’t something I had to give up later.

10:03 am

Oh man, I haven’t thought of those in years. I loved the bubble gum ones, and I too never took up smoking.

11:37 am

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Represent NEPA!! TEABerry Love!

08:18 am

Memories are so fun Adrian. The totally non-politically correct item I remember is the bubble gum cigar - handed out when people had babies to reveal the gender - unknown until birth back then!

09:59 am

Good night!

01:18 am

Good night 😴

01:19 am

Good night everyone 💤

01:21 am

I went to a bagpipe concert/ recital tonight at the Rob McLintock California School of Piping and Drumming. I look forward to going every year. One of the tunes they played was Chieftain Rob McLintock, written to honor him after he passed on a few years ago. He was instrumental in keeping the Highland Games going here for years and years. The link below is a pipe learning the tune: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pi5A8jLJyJQ&pp=ygUlQ2hpZWZ0YWluIFJvYiBNY0NsaW50b2NrIGJhZ3BpcGUgdHVuZQ%3D%3D

02:36 am

Good night~ 🥱

04:04 am

Good morning everyone. Hope your Friday is wonderful. I’m enjoying a cup of Dark Side of Bella Luna this morning. 🌒

05:21 am

A most excellent choice, I will put it on my line up for the next caffeine free CommuniTea day! Today I Irish Stouted it!

06:44 am

Also a great choice.

07:23 am

I had Irish Stout yesterday. Yum!

09:12 am

I had Irish Stout yesterday - so good.

10:04 am

I had a cup yesterday. Today, I'm opting for Yunnan Noir.

07:23 am

Gonna have to buy multiple bags of that one next time around. I have been rationing my one bag to the best of my ability. It is just wonderful.

09:44 am

Good morning, lovely Adagians. Happy Friday! I hope your day and weekend are starting off well. Cooler weather here, today, before getting back in the mid-to-high 90's again tomorrow. I will enjoy the respite. 😇 God bless and have a super day! 😇🙏🫖🍪🍵🎶📚🧶😇

05:35 am

Ah, finally a cool morning. Time for tea.

06:06 am

Hello today you can celebrate happy birthday to you day, decide to be married day, drive your Corvette to work day, Helen Keller day, bingo day, cream tea day, food truck day, ice cream cake day, Indian wedding day, onion day, sunglasses day and orange blossom day! It’s also post traumatic stress disorder awareness day and industrial workers of the world day.

06:23 am

I'm intrigued by Indian Wedding Day. Are we celebrating Indian weddings or is it a day reserved for Indian couples or couples with Indian heritage to get married? Also, interesting that it falls on the same day as Decide to Be Married Day. 🤔

07:26 am

Haha! Typo autocorrect error it is SUPPOSED to read Indian Pudding day! But Indian Wedding if far more spectacular! The outfits and spirit!

08:07 am

I will make cream tea for my next cup

08:31 am

I think cream tea sounds good to me. Is that what Gladys is serving from her food truck?

10:05 am

Gladys serves ALL the teas ;) (from Adagio and Master’s teas, of course!)

10:10 am

The local ice cream shop carries ice cream cakes. I've been thinking about buying one to celebrate upcoming birthdays.

10:35 am

How does one "decide" to be married!?! I hope the only party agrees :)

10:53 am

126 days till Halloween 💜🎃💜 Happy Friday!!! Hope everyone's day goes great, Sabby and I are sending you all much love!💜🐈‍⬛💜

06:28 am

Happy Birthday, Julie!!!💜

06:30 am

Morning

06:36 am

Happy Birthday Julie! 🎉🎈🎂🎁

06:36 am

Happy birthday Julie! 🎉

06:42 am

Today’s raspberry tea is a beautiful hue in a clear glass cup! I am also sipping Irish stout, with heavy whipping cream and Selefina vanilla powder as I made a whipped cream topping today, which is delish! (I don’t do lactose and use oat milk, but I made a French toast bake for my boys yesterday, so it was right there on cream tea day, who was I to deny fate!)

06:43 am

Hooray for Irish Stout! It was my pick today too!

10:53 am

Happy birthday Julie!

07:10 am

Good morning all. I will open a new sample bag of today’s tea this evening. This morning I am steeping Raspberry black tea. So yummy! Today we are going through some old stuff from our attic and later today, going to an open house in a community where we want to live. I hope you enjoy your day in whatever way you wish.

07:20 am

I plan to have some raspberry black tea later today, too. I don't have raspberry patch in my stash, but apparently I should get some for the rest of the summer because my review suggests I really enjoyed it cold-brewed.

07:28 am

It sounds like you’re making progress in sorting your home in preparation for the future move. Good luck in finding the home you desire.

10:08 am

Good morning

07:24 am

Good morning! It's supposed to be cooler and damp here today, so it should be a good day for tea. I am starting with Yunnan Noir and then I'll have some raspberry black tea later since I don't have any raspberry patch on hand.

07:29 am

Similar to my world. Brewing the Yunnan now. Hope your day is off to a good start.

07:35 am

Perfection!!!

07:49 am

Happy Friday!

07:33 am

Thank God for tea!

07:36 am

Agreed!

07:54 am

Happy birthday, Julie!

07:40 am

Happy birthday, Julie! 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁

07:48 am

Starting today with a bit of Butter Assam. Will enjoy Raspberry Patch as a little sip in my Magnetic teapot & I may add some vanilla tea to it. Today's pic, a best friend sent me a Manchester Orchestra vinyl, just because!!!...So, have been enjoying out on the porch...📀🎶🎛🥁🎸 ~~~ https://youtu.be/CeGUyEHWGHY?si=5NbpIbh36h2pJJ6n

07:57 am

Good morning teapals….much love…at work.

07:57 am

There once was a tea lover, Julie / Who's known to brew leaves rather coolly / Her birthday, it cheers! With three hearty cheers / Let's party—and perhaps act unruly! #

08:32 am

I just recently bought a 16oz bag of Raspberry Patch for summer cold brewing. So good!

08:56 am

I have a sample of Raspberry Patch from the week of CommuniTEA that Adagio gifted to me and am looking forward to trying it. I think I will most likely cold brew it as it sounds like it would be quite refreshing. We went out for a walk this morning and so far my left ankle feels fine. I am hoping the rest I have given it has chased away the inflammation for good so I can get back to being more active. It was actually nice walking this morning...no oppressive heat. Happy Friday, tea pals. The weekend beckons.

09:08 am

Good morning CommuniTEA. I got my ToasTEA back yesterday and had a Jasmine matcha stick, delicious! Two summer interns came by to get some tea from my work stash! I love sharing tea 🫖🍃

09:09 am

Happy birthday Julie

09:09 am

Happy birthday, Julie. 🎈🎉🎁🎂🎈

09:15 am

Happy birthday, Julie!

09:32 am

Happy Solar Return, Julie!!!! 💛🌅🕊❣️

09:46 am

Christine J - I decided to open a couple windows last night and it felt amazing!

10:10 am

Happy birthday Julie! 🎉

10:11 am

Cloudy and muggy today thus far. Had a bit of rain yesterday so a bit cooler to start the day only mid 70’s. Now if only it could stay there rather than the 90’s!

10:11 am

ALL YOU OKDER ADAGIO MEMBERS, relax and be at peace, CAPS LOCKS day is TOMMORROW, who else remembers caps lock weekend! What a fun prankster Ilya is, I believe he takes the weekends off!

10:12 am

Too Funny!

10:28 am

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW

11:32 am

I CAN’T WAIT!

11:41 am

Are we still gonna ALL CAPS even if Ilya takes it off?😂

11:41 am

WHY NOT?

01:32 pm

HAHAHA

01:14 pm

YOU BET I REMEMBER!

03:14 pm

IT WAS FUN BUT ANNOYING!

05:25 pm

I remember, LOL. God bless...😇

09:43 pm

Happy, happy birthday, Julie!

10:26 am

My pic today has nothing to do with the tea. It's a favorite artist of mine, Yinka Shonibare. He is Nigerian but spent most of his life in Britain. He creates reinterpretations of classic European artworks with an African twist. His breakout piece was a redo of Fragonard's The Swing. I adore The Swing and Rococo art, which is known for being saucy and sexy. Shonibare replaces the poofy pink dress with African fabrics and beheads her to take away her ethnicity. It's pretty brilliant. I also just love installation art and how it is so immersive. Happy Sipping today, tea partiers!

10:32 am

On a more serious note, are there any Texans on here who have gotten a speeding ticket and disputed it? I have never got a ticket in my life and just got one where he said I was speeding in a construction zone, a big deal here, where there was no construction going on. I'm happy to admit fault, but I don't feel I was at at fault in this circumstance. I even took pictures that show the road completely clear, no barricades, no workers, etc. I'm going to speak to a judge today but wondered if anyone had experience with getting a ticket dismissed in our great state. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated. The thought of going to court makes me nauseous, but pleading guilty or no contest to something I didn't do also doesn't sit right. So, a quandary, if you will.

10:58 am

We had a ticket we contested once, still had to pay the court fees, but the ticket was dismissed. Just be calm and be quiet until asked to speak, you can do it! Especially if you are honest, not denying the speed, but questioning the construction zone part

11:07 am

Thank you for the advice. The problem with the speeding part is there are literally no speed signs on the whole stretch of road. So, honestly, I have no idea what the speed limit is! We drive that road almost every day as it takes us to the freeway. I'm happy to have it reduced to just speeding as then I can do a mitigation method (driver safety course, probation) to get it off my record. With construction zone, it isn't something you can get removed. It just feels very unfair. I guess if I have to go to court, I will. I can speak with a judge via video chat today and then the prosecutors if I so chose. They are trying to offer me a deal of a lesser fine with me pleading guilty. It just feels so dirty.

11:19 am

Express exactly that, being calm and slow paced (courts seem to benefit from respect and calm demeanors) fingers crossed for you, let us know!

12:29 pm

Thank you again, Michelle! The judge thing actually wasn't that at all today. They just have a kiosk in a library and basically just want you to pay. It was disappointing. False advertising for sure. I'm going to see the prosecutors on Monday and hoping we can make a deal. Think good thoughts for me!

03:52 pm

My brother contested a ticket here in Texas, Waco to be precise. He was accused of going 15 over in a school zone during the summer months. Now my brother can be a speed demon (as can I) and will admit fault where fault lies, but he wasn’t going 15 over. He was actually doing the limit that day. He contested it and had it dismissed. He looked into the officer that ticketed him and apparently had quite a few complaints about tickets. Which he brought up to the judge when it was his time to speak. As someone who has personally gone before a court, speak until asked, keep it short and matter of fact. Bring or have all paperwork you will need and only bring up said paperwork unless asked. Courts like to run cases as quick (but thoroughly) as they can, since they see/ hear multiples a day. Try not to argue in a frustrated or emotional tone best you can. Considering you have never had a ticket it will look good in your favor. As your driving record shows you’re not a repeat “offender”.

03:08 pm

Thank you so much for the advice and story, Ottum. I'm just shocked that this officer was as harsh as he was. And the city attorney seems unwilling to back down. Offered me a $50 reduction in the fine. Woo-hoo. It's not about the money, it's about the horrible citation on my record that I'm not guilty of. I'm hoping I can make a deal with the prosecution on Monday but I'm not holding my breath.

04:01 pm

My local theatre showing summer stuff, Last night was Ghostbusters, Jaws last week, fun stuff, and it’s only $6.00. They show new releases too, just saw the Phoenician Scheme which was amazing

11:52 am

Tea talk time!

12:00 pm

Have a great day, everyone!

12:08 pm

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12:12 pm

My schedule has been a bit tight the last few Fridays. Sorry I missed you folks!

01:12 pm

Missed ya!!!!

05:00 pm

Happy birthday, Julie! 🎊🫖☕️🥳

01:19 pm

I really like hibiscus in my herbal teas. Today's is very nice. I should try it iced.

01:26 pm

Today’s tea makes a delicious cold brew.

01:33 pm

★ #331 maple creme oolong

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by Tanya

Does anyone want to trade a card? I'm looking for a chocolate truffle card. I don't like EG, rooibos, chai, or spices. Any of the cards that don't have a lock on it, I'll trade.

03:07 pm

Shucks... I thought I had Truffle ..but its Black Forest Cake.

05:00 pm

I had the same happen!

05:35 pm

How do I lock cards in my set?

03:40 pm

On the desktop version of the website, on the bottom right corner of the card (next to portion/sample/etc) is a little almost transparent square. Click on that and it'll show the drop-down menu and you can drag the lock emoji up onto the card.

03:51 pm

great summer sip

04:00 pm

Hello Friyay

04:59 pm

I've been playing with making the new birthday tins with the AI and it makes me laugh! One spelt Birthday - birtthday, another took the hair of the person and connected it to a cloak hood :D

05:08 pm

Heheheh! I got misspellings too!!

07:05 pm

Happy Birthday Julie! Enjoy your day!

05:28 pm

Bambi, I love your retro candy box! Is that candy cigarettes in the bottom right?

05:28 pm

Yes they are Karen. It has candy cigarettes, bubble gum ones, and a bubble gum cigar!

09:43 pm

Happy Birthday Julie! 🎁🎂🥳🎉🎈🫖

05:29 pm

Hello everyone! I've been really busy doing laundry before vacation so I forgot to drink yesterday's tea... Drank it today before lunch. Drank today's tea this afternoon. Enjoyed both of them!

05:49 pm

Today's tea is OK, but not really my thing, I'm not big on herbals, and this is a bit on the tart side. Sweetening it might help though.

06:20 pm

Still drinking down the milk oolong. Just saw the ad for shincha gyokuro and am sorely tempted…

06:30 pm

Yes,yes,yes, me too! Deeply tempted for the shincha gyokuro. I love it.😍

06:39 pm

I cold brewed today's tea and pow! It is a winner, and a bag jumped right into my cart. My hubby loves it, as do I. It has razzmatazz to spare and will be a refreshing addition to our hot months sipping rotation.

07:53 pm

Its a really nice one that often slipped my mind that its a really good one!!!

07:56 pm

I bet its great with Huckleberry tea or even...our fav...Forest Berries!

07:58 pm

Twyla, that is an excellent suggestion. When I get a bag of it I will have to give it a try. I don't think I ever had it before as I have not reviewed it. Adagio sent a free week of CommuniTEA with my last order and that is how I was able to try it today. It is definitely a wonderful tea to cold brew. I have not had it hot, but will have to try it that way too when I get some with my next order.

09:09 pm

Happy birthday Julie 🎈

07:54 pm

I enjoyed today’s tea iced. I brewed it hot and added a few chocolate chips- it was very good.

08:03 pm

🎉 For the first time my photo yesterday was the winner!

08:12 pm

Congratulations!

08:16 pm

Congratulations!

08:38 pm