Thank you so much for your kind words, Kate. A cup of tea in your cottage sounds like heaven -- I feel like tea and cottages were meant to go together :)
I also wanted to thank you for your cross-post this week! That was such a lovely surprise, and I so appreciate you sharing this 🤍
There's nothing in the world a cup of tea can't make better :) I'm rather partial to a cup of Earl Grey, although smoky Lapsang Souchong (always loose leaf) is also a favourite. Although I live in England, the first time I ever saw a tea chest was in Florida - Disneyland in fact. I chose Orange Pekoe on that day, but couldn't work out why it didn't actually taste of oranges (doh.) Thank you for sharing your beautiful story and illustrations and for giving me pause for thought in my day.
Sarah, thank you so much for this wonderful comment -- it's lovely to connect with you, and to meet another lover of Lapsang Souchong! I fell in love with it while working on a little book about tea a few years ago, and I'm fascinated by its origin legend as well. I'm so glad you enjoyed the start of this story, and I look forward to sharing new chapters with you soon :)
Now I simply HAVE to delve into the origins of Lapsang Souchong! As a herbalist you've piqued my interest and I feel a little project coming on! I look forward to seeing more of your beautiful illustrations which feel so joyous. I'm so glad I found your newsletter :)
I'm so glad to have found yours as well, Sarah! And I just love the synchronicity that we both were writing about tea this week, too :) What you wrote here is so beautiful and true: “We all instinctively know that a cup of tea made with love is one of the most powerful medicines on Earth.” 🤍
Thank you so much for reading, Linda, and for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment. I'm very excited to be returning to this format of storytelling, so it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed it -- and I especially love that it felt like being home. Thank you again, and I look forward to sharing more chapters from this story with you soon!
Everything about Dandelion Seeds delights me, Candance. I am feeling that it is a special nod from the universe that I was tempted, and chose to look at your lovely site. Right now I am reading everything here that is available to me. Thank you for sharing yourself with the world in this delightful way. It has instantly become important for me to read Dandelion Seeds each morning.
Leslie, I am so moved by your comment! It’s hard to even say how much your kind words of encouragement mean, but please know that they arrived at the perfect time. I am honored and humbled to hear that Dandelion Seeds has been a source of delight for you -- that is such incredible affirmation to keep creating and sharing here. Thank you so very much, and I really look forward to sharing more stories with you soon! 🙏🤍✨
Marianne, thank you so much for your comment and kind words -- it's lovely to connect with a fellow tea lover :) Thank you as well for sharing the link to your roundup of writers who also happen to be artists. The quote you shared about Sylvia Plath especially resonates with me: "...writing and drawing served as springboards for each other. Her poems would inspire drawings and her drawings would give birth to poems." Thank you again, and I look forward to sharing more stories with you soon!
Hola Candace! Your art is amazing and warm and unique and comforting like a cup of tea! I love reading this and look forward to this search for "home", which is always a theme in my life as well. I hope you and your new family are thriving! sending love! xx
Home most definitely is a cup of tea at my cottage. Your art and words are delightful!
Thank you so much for your kind words, Kate. A cup of tea in your cottage sounds like heaven -- I feel like tea and cottages were meant to go together :)
I also wanted to thank you for your cross-post this week! That was such a lovely surprise, and I so appreciate you sharing this 🤍
It was my pleasure!
There's nothing in the world a cup of tea can't make better :) I'm rather partial to a cup of Earl Grey, although smoky Lapsang Souchong (always loose leaf) is also a favourite. Although I live in England, the first time I ever saw a tea chest was in Florida - Disneyland in fact. I chose Orange Pekoe on that day, but couldn't work out why it didn't actually taste of oranges (doh.) Thank you for sharing your beautiful story and illustrations and for giving me pause for thought in my day.
Sarah, thank you so much for this wonderful comment -- it's lovely to connect with you, and to meet another lover of Lapsang Souchong! I fell in love with it while working on a little book about tea a few years ago, and I'm fascinated by its origin legend as well. I'm so glad you enjoyed the start of this story, and I look forward to sharing new chapters with you soon :)
Now I simply HAVE to delve into the origins of Lapsang Souchong! As a herbalist you've piqued my interest and I feel a little project coming on! I look forward to seeing more of your beautiful illustrations which feel so joyous. I'm so glad I found your newsletter :)
I'm so glad to have found yours as well, Sarah! And I just love the synchronicity that we both were writing about tea this week, too :) What you wrote here is so beautiful and true: “We all instinctively know that a cup of tea made with love is one of the most powerful medicines on Earth.” 🤍
This life journal with pictures is amazing...a lovely read and beautiful accompanying pictures. It feels warm and cozy...like being home.
Thank you so much for reading, Linda, and for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment. I'm very excited to be returning to this format of storytelling, so it's wonderful to hear you enjoyed it -- and I especially love that it felt like being home. Thank you again, and I look forward to sharing more chapters from this story with you soon!
You know I love all of your writing, but I think this will forever be my favorite story of yours :) xx
That makes my day to hear, Veena :) and I so hope we'll have a chance to meet over a cup of tea one day soon!
It's going to happen one of these days, and I so look forward to it!
Yes it is! 🤍
Everything about Dandelion Seeds delights me, Candance. I am feeling that it is a special nod from the universe that I was tempted, and chose to look at your lovely site. Right now I am reading everything here that is available to me. Thank you for sharing yourself with the world in this delightful way. It has instantly become important for me to read Dandelion Seeds each morning.
Leslie, I am so moved by your comment! It’s hard to even say how much your kind words of encouragement mean, but please know that they arrived at the perfect time. I am honored and humbled to hear that Dandelion Seeds has been a source of delight for you -- that is such incredible affirmation to keep creating and sharing here. Thank you so very much, and I really look forward to sharing more stories with you soon! 🙏🤍✨
Hello Candace, I have never read a more lovely story of tea online than yours. I have always loved tea (having grown up in HK and U.K.)! Also, I love and admire writers who are artists. I wrote about them on Medium (https://medium.com/@marianneo/writers-who-are-artists-delight-us-with-their-visual-arts-and-illustrations-3081b0f77bb9). I wish I could add you there :-)
Marianne, thank you so much for your comment and kind words -- it's lovely to connect with a fellow tea lover :) Thank you as well for sharing the link to your roundup of writers who also happen to be artists. The quote you shared about Sylvia Plath especially resonates with me: "...writing and drawing served as springboards for each other. Her poems would inspire drawings and her drawings would give birth to poems." Thank you again, and I look forward to sharing more stories with you soon!
Thank you so much for reading my piece and sharing your favourite quote! I look forward to reading your work every week!
Beautifully done Kate! Words and graphics and direct from your heart. Thank you!
Thanks so much for reading, Cheryl! I'm so happy to hear this resonated with you.
Enchanting!
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
Oh yes! English-born and New Zealand-living tea fanatic here :) Such a delightful lens to look at home through. Thank you for this gem
Hola Candace! Your art is amazing and warm and unique and comforting like a cup of tea! I love reading this and look forward to this search for "home", which is always a theme in my life as well. I hope you and your new family are thriving! sending love! xx