"Happy Birthday to Me" with Love Potion Tea

My husband and I traveled together to Lavonia, Ga., last weekend, and he stayed at the hotel while I met up with my craft retreat girlfriends during the day for crafting, shopping, and dining. Some of us gals had talked about going to an artisan festival in Hartwell on Saturday morning but decided against it. It turned out that Alex, who enjoys gallivanting on his own while I'm away, went to the festival himself the morning we were all out shopping elsewhere, and he surprised me by sending along a photo of the teas he'd just purchased for me as an early birthday gift! They included the Love Potion Tea and the Sleepy Time Tea from Hiyamoon Apothecary and  Tea Shop, a new vendor to me, so a girlfriend and I ended up heading over to Hartwell after all!

This Love Potion Tea is fabulous! I don't know what all is in it except for strawberries and hibiscus, but it's a wonderful blend, and I can definitely taste the strawberries. It also seems to have a glittery dusting of something or other on the tea, and since this company advertises their organic offerings, I'm assuming it's not glitter (or if it is, it's certainly edible). Their website just says strawberries and hibiscus, but boy, is it good. Not too tart and delightfully berry-flavored.

Let's just say that Alex splurged more than I would have, because he also got me a heart-shaped tea infuser and their Sleepy Time Tea, which I look forward to trying.

Yesterday was definitely a workday for me since book number seven was due to my editor (and I did succeed in meeting my deadline, hallelujah), but I began and ended this week with teatime gifts, and for a tea lover, that makes for a lovely birthday week!