Madam Potts

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Madam Potts

Madam Potts
Title
Tea Artisan
Company
Mad Pots of Tea
Bio
I am a custom tea blender. I create from inspiration and take most of my inspriations from people I meet. People are inherently fascinating.

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MAY 28, 2012 11:42AM

Tea Review: Coconut Creme Tea

Coconut Creme Tea from Persimmon Tree I have a passion for anything tropical, from palm trees to ukulele music.  It's a well-known fact that Madam Potts lives on a tropical island in her own mind.  So when I was asked to review this tea, I queued up the Arthur… Read full post »
JANUARY 19, 2012 1:33AM

That's Some Bloody Good Tea!

As many of my readers know, I love blending tea for musicians and bands because the added inspiration that comes along with the music adds a level to the blending process.  I also love that when the final product has been created that you can Hear AND Taste the music.

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JANUARY 15, 2012 12:08AM

Haiku Tea Ware: Best Gift Ever

Over 3 years ago I stumbled across a unique tea ware idea in the form of Haiku Tea Cups.  I immediately blogged about it because I wanted one so bad (and I’m still hoping she will expand to tea pots!) Each cup comes with a haiku which you can write yourself/… Read full post »
DECEMBER 4, 2011 11:35AM

Where's the Party at?

After what has seemed like an eternity, it is time to pick up the proverbial pen and begin writing once again.

The year prior (affectionately known as 2010) brought with it a marathon of articles and blog posts like never before.  I was fortunate enough to be writing for/…

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JULY 28, 2011 7:30PM

The wisdom of tea

Today started with a pot of tea.

Not unlike many a morning, but today was not any other morning.  Today I turned another leaf older. And so as I sat there in bed with the teapot that I gifted had myself last year from the cute little shop in/…

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JULY 20, 2011 3:59PM

Madam Potts on Qs House

For the past 3 years, my company, Mad Pots of Tea! has been a loyal sponsor of Qs House - an internet show about the music industry, which "brings music artists and fans together each week to learn, to laugh, and to drink"  - featuring unsigned musicians and other such talented guests/…

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JULY 9, 2011 9:48PM

NovelTEAS is BACK!


Novel Teas in Red Bank, NJ  After a few months of wordless silence, wondering the plight of the only place to geta proper cuppa tea in this area of mine, I am overjoyed to announce the return of NovelTeas in Red Bank, NJ.

Not only are
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MAY 20, 2011 8:42PM

Ain't it Keen?

I was pleased as punch when I got an invitation to be one of the first tea companies to be featured on Keen Tea Thyme's blogger-ific pastiches of all things & people TEA!

She did a great job taking the numerous details of this long and winding journey towards doing…

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Pairing in Your Pocket
A complimentary tea & chocolate tasting
with Vosges Haut-Chocolat & Sanctuary T


Tea and chocolate soothe and excite at the Vosges Chocolate Tasting hosted by Sanctuary T.  Join us as we lead you through ten different tea and chocolate pairings. Sanctuary T’s/…

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APRIL 29, 2011 12:32AM

Geisha Tea Cup

One of the things I love doing (when I'm not blending tea) is rummaging through junk-tique stores, eyeing the vintage serving pieces and wishing my life included more dinner parties.  But seeing as I don't even own a dining room, this remains as a fanciful daydream.  But that never stops me…

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APRIL 8, 2011 10:55PM

Tea Lovers Help Japan

REPOSTED MESSAGE FROM OBUBU TEA PLANTATIONS
As many of you already know, Kyoto Obubu Tea Plantations is collecting donations at www.obubutea.com/donate to create a fund for helping individual tea lovers and resellers recover and rebuild.

We have so far collected over $1115 through "purchases" of/…

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MARCH 24, 2011 12:11AM

to Llama Land and back!

Fear not for I have not stopped writing...but at times I just need to step awaaaaaaay from the computer.  Heck, sometimes I need to step awaaaaay from it all and so I did exactly that.  I was fortunate enough skip off to Peru and spend just shy of 3 weeks down/…

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FEBRUARY 17, 2011 10:29PM

Spotlight: Libre Tea Travel Thermos


As many a tea drinker knows, steeping and enjoying a proper cup of tea on-the-go is often a challenge.  Keeping the tea hot, without burning your hands, allowing the tea leaves to properly unfurl for a proper steep and also keeping the tea leaves separate to avoid over-steeping and how/… Read full post »
FEBRUARY 14, 2011 9:15AM

Love, Love, Love, Love, Tea.

I've been writing, dear reader....I've been writing...just not always here.  But if you love tea, which you must or else you wouldn't be reading this tea blog, then allow me to direct you to some of my other writings - recently all having to do with love and tea.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011 7:43PM

The Romance of Jasmine Tea

There is a lot to be said for Valentine’s Day - a day that the collective conscious of the world will focus on love.  All this talk about love is fine, but what’s love without a little romance?  Can you be romanced by a cup of tea?  Oh,/…

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JANUARY 25, 2011 12:46AM

Product Review: It’s Moringa

It’s Moringa is an nutritional supplement made from the pulverized leaf of the Moringa Tree.  Had I not been given this sample to test out, I probably would never have heard of this product, which in my Internet research is being touted as the super hero of the health world. This/… Read full post »
JANUARY 16, 2011 11:08PM

The History of Tea in America 1/27

On Thursday, January 27th, Elizabeth Knight, author of such books like Tea With Friends and Tea in the City: New York will be hosting a lecture about the history of tea in America at the Mount Vernon Museum & Gardens, located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Elizabeth Knight is/…

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JANUARY 14, 2011 12:09AM

Steeped in the New Year

2011 is going to be a special year.  Perhaps I'm superstitious about the date ending in two like numbers, or perhaps it's the fact that 2011 kicks off the second decade in the new millenium. But whatever the reason, there's always something new to talk about, a new tea to sip,/…

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JANUARY 5, 2011 10:00AM

Reflections 2011

I had hoped for a longer more detailed reflection of 2010, but time is what it is, and as the subtitle states, these are pretty random ramblings of a tea enthusiast.  In the past 2 years, blogging has increased across the board for every industry or topic.  There are more blogs/…

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DECEMBER 30, 2010 8:02AM

one day left of 2010...

I'd like to thank my readers for supporting another year of my madly blogging about tea. And with one day left to the year, I've taken a moment to recall some of the things that happened this past year within this wonderful world of tea.

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DECEMBER 23, 2010 9:59AM

Teaching with Tea

The High Tea Society
I was sent this article from the Washington Post the other day and wanted to share this with everyone.

The High Tea Society offers college-prep courses and teaches fiscal responsibility to young and low-income girls, in order to make a change in their lives and the/…

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DECEMBER 15, 2010 12:28PM

The Gift of Tea: DIY style

There is a never-ending supply of tea, tea wares and tea-related gifts for the tea lover that you can buy. Oh, there are teapots and fancy flowering tea sets, to special honeys and unique blends aplenty!  So when I was invited to the Steeped in Beauty: DIY Holiday Gift Workshop, which/…

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In the very beginning of the month, I featured a small yet unique trend in tea - that of "manly teas" and the marketing of tea to men , called "Real Men Drink Tea".  I love a catchy concept as much as the next person, and it was a lot of…

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NOVEMBER 27, 2010 12:09AM

Travels from a Tea Cup: Washington DC

One of the last times I got a chance to visit our nation's capital, I was sure to take in the sites, including a trip to the National Gallery museum and of course, a stop for a spotta tea.  In one trip I hit two places - from having lunch/…

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010 6:44PM

Travels (to Italy) From a Tea Cup

When I was only 15 years old, it was my experience to travel to Italy.  My travels led me to Florence, Venice. and Milan as well as the picturesque Lake Como region.  This extraordinary adventure marked the first time I had ever been in a plane, the first time I had/…

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