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The puddle's progress. #textiles #handwoven #sustainable #cotton #usgrown #blue #weaversofinstagram

It's a gorgeous day! Come on up to Fruitlands and say hello... #textiles #handwoven #sustainable #tencel #cotton #usgrown #chefstowels #slowfashion #scarf especially #weaversofinstagram (at Fruitlands Museum)

With all this pumpkin spice nonsense, I feel like poor orange has gotten a bad rep. I like orange! #textiles #handwoven #handmade #cotton #usgrown #sustainable #linen #chefstowels #kitchen #pumpkinspice #fruitlands (at Harvard Shaker Village Historic District)

Cutting a summer weight throw off the loom... Need sharper scissors! #textiles #handwoven #handmade #cotton #usgrown #sustainable #throw #interiordecor #slow #westernavenuestudios #weaversofinstagram (at Western Avenue Studios)

Cheerful pinwheels for a run of chef's towels. Because I need cheering up. #textiles #handwoven #sustainable #cotton #usgrown #weaversofinstagram #weaversofig #handmade #chefstowels #chef #slowfood

Flashback to ... uh ... last night after work. . . Two packages arrived - one of which is the subject of this, here, post. . . @onemansteajourney graciously sent along two teas from Louisiana's Fairhope Tea Plantation. And I couldn't wait for blog-related note-taking time to dive into at least one of them. I went for the black. . . The leaves were rough and rustic - BOP-ish cut - with a light aroma of maple. For brewing, I first approached it with boiled water at three minutes, and that turned out to be too light. So, I pushed it to five minutes on a second and third infusion. . . Even then, it was still light, bit still colored to a hong cha amber, and an aroma very indicative of Ali Shan black teas I tried. (Although, not as floral or buttery.) The most prominently note I got wasn't exactly grapes ... nor were they raisins. But somewhere in between; like a grape-raisin, partially browned hybrid monster. . . I dug it, hence the wordier-than-usual post. I'll be blogging about the garden it came from at some point. . . #usgrown #louisiana #blacktea #onemansteajourney #nighttimetea #fairhopeteaplantation #fbf #flashbackfriday #nofilters #tea https://www.instagram.com/p/B27qOm6AVBH/?igshid=1w5cw2fbz7jyu

Hey, figured out some grid wall, yay! Here at Fruitlands until 4 this afternoon. #textiles #handwoven #handmade #cotton #usgrown #sustainable #kitchen #chef #chefstowels (at Fruitlands Museum)

I know I'm onto something when I want to keep them all for myself... #textiles #handwoven #sustainable #tencel #cotton #usgrown #slowfashion #studiolife #westernavenuestudios (at Western Avenue Studios)