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Dorothy's Birthday Celebration

The Adagio Teas communiTEA page was filled with birthday wishes for Dorothy S. from dozens of community members. Many users posted personalized messages, poems, and warm thoughts to help her celebrate, and Dorothy S. replied to nearly every message, often adding personal notes and thanks.

Dorothy S. expressed heartfelt appreciation for the community's kindness, sharing that she hasn't been as active recently but feels grateful for the continued connection. Old friends, such as Woodie Barnes-McWhirter and Mary B, reminisced and caught up with her about life and family news.

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Daily Tea Discussion

Many users chatted about the day's featured tea, Cat Scratch, with mixed reviews. Some enjoyed blending it with other flavors while others found the chocolate notes muted; several shared creative ways they'd enhanced it or planned to try something else, mentioning past blends or comparing similar teas.

A few users, such as Emma Hargan, recounted amusing tea mishaps, like a cat sitting in a teacup, and CJ Carlisle noted the blend put them in a Halloween mood. Kat B and others discussed their preferences for chocolate in tea, while Rita Gerstheimer shared a bittersweet moment having the tea en route to a family event.

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Tea Card Trading

Tea card trading was active, with Adrian H repeatedly inviting trades for unlocked cards. Several users, including Mikayla D, Katie R, Kate B, and Ruth Perkins, responded and worked out trades, often offering and countering in a friendly, community-driven manner.

Ruth Perkins mentioned seeking a vanilla card and successfully arranged a trade with Dorothy S., demonstrating the helpful spirit of the group.

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Community Chatter & Holiday Observances

The community recognized multiple holidays and observances, most notably Diwali. Michelle Levan listed the day's occasions and started a thoughtful conversation about the future of beauty contests and women's rights, sparking replies from Anneke M., Mary B, and Rhoda H about inclusivity and transformation in such events.

Members also exchanged greetings for the new week and discussed holiday tea/card swap sign-ups, sharing anticipation and organizing for upcoming communal activities.

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Personal Updates & Technical Notes

Other conversations included personal news and check-ins; Allyson Moisan and Meg S. dropped by to explain their recent absences and update the group on their lives. Community members offered support and encouragement, hoping for better times ahead for everyone.

Members like Mary B shared snippets from their daily routines, from piano playing to dentist appointments, further strengthening the sense of fellowship on the page. There were also technical discussions about a possible AWS outage affecting photo uploads and updates about the Adagio subscription box delays due to a warehouse move.

Happy Birthday Dorothy! May you enjoy a terrific day filled with the things you enjoy most. 🥳🥳🥳🥳

12:01 am

Thank you Bambi!

01:40 am

Happy birthday, Dorothy! 💐🫖☕️🥳

12:01 am

Michele, thank you!

01:40 am

Happy Birthday, Dorothy and many happy returns too!

12:01 am

A, thank you!

01:41 am

Happy birthday, Dorothy!

12:02 am

Khrissi, many thanks!

01:41 am

Happy Birthday, Dorothy!

12:04 am

Mikayla, thank you! My daughter’s name is Mikayla; it’s even spelled the same way!

01:43 am

Is it really? That’s so cool! So many variations out there

09:49 am

Happy birthday, Dorothy 🎈

12:05 am

Paula, thank you!

01:43 am

Happy birthday Dorothy! 🎉

12:06 am

Adrian, thank you!

01:44 am

★ #335 coconut pouchong

coconut pouchong

PORTION

♥ 30

by Adrian H

If anyone's interested - I'm happy to accept trades for any card that's not locked.

12:06 am

I sent you an offer for one! Feel free to decline of course :)

12:15 am

Thanks for the trade!

12:37 am

Made you a trade! Feel free to counter or decline.

06:18 am

I have one of these too if you need one

07:43 am

Offer made! Feel free to counter

08:24 am

Wickedly delightful tea today 🫖 🐈‍⬛

12:07 am

Happy birthday Dorothy 🎉🥳🎈☕️🎈😴🎉

12:09 am

Kathryn, thank you!

01:44 am

Good night

12:11 am

The weekend went by so fast, that's okay, it's going to be a great week. Good night everyone 💤

12:18 am

night night all

12:58 am

Good night 😴

01:10 am

I’m heading to bed now a little late. Good morning to you in the east. I hope Monday treats you all well. I’m very happy to see Cat Scratch on the list for today’s tea. I plan to make a cup and drink along with you, asi have a 5oz tin. Cheers!

01:11 am

Happy Birthday, Dorothy, may your heart be light, With laughter and love shining warm and bright. May puppy cuddles and family cheer, Fill every moment throughout the year. With cups of fine tea and joy ever true, May blessings and happiness follow you.🎂🫖🎂🐶🐶🫖

01:29 am

Michelle, thank you so much for the birthday wishes! I plan for many puppy cuddles and family time today.

01:46 am

Good night all

01:35 am

Happy birthday Dorothy

01:38 am

John, thank you!

01:47 am

Awwww! Many thanks for the birthday wishes from all of you here. I have been drinking down the stash and haven’t been fully active for a good year now. Thank you all for the birthday wishes, friends! ❤️😘

01:39 am

Happy birthday!

03:20 am

Debbie, thank you!

08:27 am

Nice to see you, Bday Blissings!

07:03 am

Hi Twyla! Thank you friend!

08:27 am

Happy birthday!!

07:25 am

M, thank you!

08:27 am

We're happy you stopped in today and shared a bit of your birthday time with us. You are missed!

09:50 am

Aw thank you Anneke!

04:53 pm

Happy , Happy Birthday dear sweet Dorothy!! Miss you!!!!!

02:05 am

Woodie, thank you! Miss you guys too! Hello to Irishman and head rubs to Peanut!

08:28 am

:o I like the candy corn bottle-vase~ 🎃

02:32 am

Happy Birthday Dorothy!!!

04:44 am

Amancay, thank you!

08:29 am

Good morning, lovely Adagians. Happy Monday...and the new week is off and running! I hope your day and week are off to a fantastic start. Today's tea sounds like fun. I hope you enjoy it (or your beverage of choice), and look forward to seeing what you have to say about it. God bless and may your day be filled with whatever makes you happy. 😇🫖🙏🍵🍪🎶📚🧶😇

05:17 am

#1107 cinnamon

cinnamon

ground

PORTION

Ground cassia cinnamon's spicy, warm flavor and aroma star in many homespun fall and winter recipes. Cassia is dominant variety of cinnamon in America.

order

Sep 10th, 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.)

06:02 am

Today you can celebrate community media day, Diwali, adjust your chair day, chefs day, Miss American Rose Day, Multicultural diversity day, Brandied fruit today, call in day for health reform, Clean your virtual desktop day, they are writing, mozzarella, stick day, office chocolate day, Day at the air traffic controller, Calvados day, osteoporosis day, and world Statistics day! I want to celebrate Diwali, what a beautiful holiday, do you think work will give me the day off? Question: Do you think contests for beauty will stop as we move forward in women’s rights or will woman re-shape them?

06:07 am

Diwali🕯

06:57 am

Some schools are now closed for Diwali, so it's possible. And I think women may reshape beauty contests. There still seems to be a niche for them, but I'd like to see them transform into something more.

09:53 am

That is an excellent question, Michelle. I have never been a fan of beauty contests...so superficial. If they continue to exist, I hope the focus is changed to the beauty (and talent) within...perhaps not just for females but for everyone. There are beautiful people everywhere.

11:28 am

Celebrating Diwali 🪔. One of my walking buddies is from India and she brought some dried fruit and nuts to share.

08:53 pm

now that you mention it, I'm curious about the progression of beauty contests: will they expand to be more inclusive of different standards of beauty or be open to all genders... or will they stay shallow and exclusive to the point they implode?

11:30 pm

Good morning! It was so fun spending time with my parents this weekend.

06:18 am

Morning

06:36 am

Good morning! ☀️

06:37 am

Happy Birthday, Dorothy!

06:57 am

Hey Shelly, thank you!

08:30 am

Happy Birthday, Dorothy! 🎂🎉

07:18 am

Rebecca, thank you!

08:31 am

Good morning

07:28 am

Time for tea

07:29 am

Happy birthday Dorothy! 🎁🎂🎈

07:40 am

Kate, thank you!

08:31 am

Enjoying today's Cat.Scratch with a bit of Butterscotch and extra Tiger Eye added. 🐾 Paaaaw-some Spooky pics, everyone! Great idea for a theme, Woodie!

07:52 am

Happy Monday all! Hope your day goes smoothly with no major Monday glitches!

07:55 am

Oops. AWS outage may have mucked that one up.

09:53 am

Happy birthday, Dorothy!

08:07 am

Katie, thank you!

08:31 am

Happy Birthday Dorothy! 🎂🥳🎈🎁🎉🫖

08:14 am

Karen, thank you!

08:32 am

Oh, the tea you will brew, Dorothy dear! With a kettle, a pot, and a birthday cheer! Sip by sip, your day will gleam, In a whimsical, cozy, tea-full dream! #

08:26 am

Ruth, thank you for the lovely words!

08:32 am

Happy birthday, Dorothy! I hope you have a fantastic day! 🎉🎂🎈🎁🫖

08:27 am

Thank you so much Janet!

08:33 am

Dup!

08:33 am

#229 vanilla

vanilla

SAMPLE

Bright Ceylon tea with pure vanilla. Soothing and cozy, like warm sugar cookies made with fresh vanilla beans.

upgraded

Oct 20th, 2025

I am looking for a vanilla card to make a sample. Does anyone have one to trade?

08:30 am

Ruth, I do! Make me an offer for something else!

08:35 am

Thank you! Feel free to counter

08:56 am

Good morning, all. I’m still feeling lousy but I have things I need to do so I will get going with Irish Stout. Maybe some Cat Scratch later on. Enjoy your Monday everyone.

08:31 am

Janet, I hope you feel much better soon.

11:29 am

Happy birthday Dorothy!

08:58 am

Tanya, thank you!

04:54 pm

Good morning

09:11 am

Good morning!

09:13 am

Good morning everyone!

09:24 am

Sweet Dorothy's day Thy cup runneth o'er with cheer Tea-blessed jubilee #

Happy Birthday!

09:31 am

Tenise, thank you for the birthday cheer!

04:54 pm

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

09:48 am

Thanks again Anneke!

04:56 pm

Happy birthday Dorothy.

09:52 am

Steve, dziękuję!

04:57 pm

Back from a too quick adventure to the Adirondacks....so peaceful...wish I was back there now.

09:53 am

I honestly thought you were talking about the chairs. (glad you had a good time!) well, off to bed!

11:33 pm

Good morning! Today's Cat Scratch seems reminiscent of Woodie's Halloween Greetings, which I've been sipping a fair bit this month. I'm finding I'm really enjoying these ginger and caramel teas with cocoa notes. https://www.adagio.com/126968

09:57 am

Good morning - Monday has arrived. A bit cooler to start but temps are climbing fast. Enjoy a great day everyone.

10:23 am

I just wanted to say HI! because yes, I am still alive. Life has just been terrible and stressful and I haven't had time to stop by daily anymore. However, I wanted to share that I've been making the Wicked Teas which I actually still had from last year for the office and when I opened the Monster Mash tin, it was just a bed of black tea with two candy eyeballs in the center so it looked likea tea creature in the tin. Everyone in the office got a kick out of it. I miss, y'all. I hope everyone's year has been better than mine.

10:29 am

Miss you Allyson but understand life. Hope the rest of the year treats you better!

12:37 pm

Miss you! Hope the terrible and stress defuse and is replaced with warmth, love, and good fortune. Keep sippin'!

02:01 pm

Happy birthday, Dorothy. I hope you have a wonderful day. I miss you and hope you, your hubby and your daughters are doing well. 🎈🎈🎈🎂🎂🎂🎁🎁🎁🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️🎈🎈🎈

10:29 am

Hi Mary! Yes, we are all doing well. Life is busy with one in college and other in high school. Keeping busy for sure. How about them Cubbies Mary? Too bad they couldn’t move on. Hope you and your hubby and Laddie are doing well.

04:59 pm

Well, at least the Cubs made it to the post-season this year. Maybe next year? I am so glad you and your family are thriving. We are all doing great. Hugs to you and the girls.

06:32 pm

Good morning, everyone! It's been a busy fall but I've been quietly sipping away with you all most days.

10:43 am

Holiday tea/card swap sign up sheet (tea optional) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15LIr7P86nU4bPvYhW5_kOdOK6I8mypI1b0CIAMv0Y1Q/edit?gid=752960250#gid=752960250

10:46 am

I am very late checking in today. Hubby had a dentist appointment this morning so I played piano the entire time he was gone. We started the day in good form with Anhui Keemun. I hope Monday is kind to you.

11:23 am

I hope the dentist was kind to your husband Mary!

12:38 pm

He was! Hubby was quite happy when he returned. Healthy gums and no cavities...just nice, clean, polished teeth.

02:15 pm

Oh, I'm just now seeing that the November CommuniTea box isn't available for purchase because of the warehouse move. Does anyone know if people with active subscriptions are receiving boxes for November/December?

11:44 am

They will not. With Adagio's warehouse move, they haven't been able to make any more boxes for the year. We are hoping they are able to make them the start of the year.

11:52 am

Makes sense! Thank you!

12:08 pm

I just saw this too 🫠🫠🫠 I really wanted to get the November box

06:40 pm

Good morning 🌞

12:10 pm

Happy birthday Dorothy 🥳🎂🎉

12:10 pm

Thank you Jen!

04:59 pm

Fun blend today. Getting me in the spirit of Halloween!

12:26 pm

★ #339 gemini

gemini

PORTION

♥ 36

by Cassidy Macomber

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.)

12:29 pm

Man made an effort with today's pic And can't load Does adagio use AWS? affected by Eastern outage

12:33 pm

Hmm, I was able to get my photo to load, so I don't think the AWS outage is the issue.

04:46 pm

Not a big fan of today’s tea. I tend to find I only taste the chocolate when there’s chocolate in a tea. So later I will try something else, though not sure what yet.

12:44 pm

Pluck has an After Dinner Mint that reminds me a lot of this, but it's much closer to an Andes Mint.

03:19 pm

I drank today’s tea on the way to the funeral for my husband’s mother. I had to make do at the funeral luncheon with generic black tea in a tea bag. I didn’t have enough time to grab some more tea and my tea ball before leaving the house. I just returned from the funeral luncheon and will be teaching catechism in a couple of hours.

02:09 pm

Good afternoon. I had a pawsitively wonderful piano time while my hubby was at the dentist's office. My hands and neck were not hurting (as they usually are when I play after lunch). Such a wonderful, joyous feeling. And tomorrow I plan on doing the same thing when he is at his doctor's office for his wellness exam. Laddie loved it too. Khrissi, he is coming right along...

02:18 pm

Hi all

02:52 pm

Managed to get a few sips in of today's tea before my other cat (not pictured today) accidentally sat in my tea lol.

03:16 pm

I beg that was startling for you both

11:14 pm

Hi-Ya, Tea Pals!!! I hope you're having a fun Tea day on a Happy Fall Monday! My photo on CommuniTEA today is a fun spooky Cat witch travelers spreading ghoulish fun for the Halloween season.

04:10 pm

Had some spiced apple chai today, debating if I want anything else with caffeine or if I focus on herbals for the evening?

04:56 pm

depends on two things...first, does caffeine affect your ability to sleep? and second, do you care? lol I drink whatever I want, all day long, but caffeine doesn't keep me awake like it does for some.

05:12 pm

#1035 licorice root

licorice root

chopped

PORTION

A popular herb, licorice has been described as having a sweet camphor flavor that is reminiscent of either anise and fennel.

traded

Oct 20th, 2025

Good evening, all. Does anyone here like licorice root? I have a trading card available.

05:22 pm

Today's tea seems generally nice. Sweetening it will probably help though, since it does for most flavored teas for me.

05:47 pm

In a review with one of my blend someone docked me for a rooibos Halloween blend for having too small of teas-leaves???? They said is was very good tasting 5 star but small leaves, were too small and they gave me a 4 star. lol. Lol I'm very happy for the order and support but I do not control that. lol

06:00 pm

I guess they're not used to rooibos? 😆

06:34 pm

That’s crazy. Rooibos is always small.

11:15 pm

That is a pretty strange "issue"

11:18 pm

★ #703 berry blast

berry blast

SAMPLE

♥ 30

by Adrian H

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.)

06:33 pm

Adrian...look at any card of mine and it is yours. I love berry blast...let me know soon please. Just make a trade and I will make sure unlocked.

06:55 pm

I made an offer of my berry blast for your coconut. Feel free to counter.

07:25 pm