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Sea Glass Tea

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When I think of sea glass, I envision sparkling water and blues, greens, and turquoise. I think of walks along the beach combing the sand for glittering debris. Tiny pieces of glass worked over by the movement of the tides so sharp edges are replaces by smooth ones. Today I’m sipping sea glass green tea. The loose leaf is a mix of blues, greens, and tans. The tans are hay. The greens remind me of seaweed. The various shades of blue are tiny pieces of sea glass which I would like to tell you are from the beaches of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, but it’s actually sea glass sugar. When steeped there is blue sediment at the bottom of my cup which when jostled turns the water a pale green. This tea tastes sweet, earthy, and sweet.

Let’s start our virtual coffee with my contribution to this week’s Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC). I confess that this isn’t a recent photo, but one from my back stock. This train is parked in Jasper, Alberta and it draws a lot of attention.

If we were having coffee, I would share with you that I booked Tuesday off at the last minute. I just felt like I needed a day. So, I booked it off and ate wonton soup. That day off made the rest of the week feel short.

If we were having coffee, I would share the link for my Sample Chapter & Big News for 2023 post from last weekend. Speaking of 2023 makes me think about what Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils is going to look like for the year. Of course, there will Weekend Coffee Share participation. I was thinking about doing fantasy coffees, but I am not sure if that idea will stick. I did just order a new round of sample coffee pods and was pleased to see some new flavours in there for sipping and describing. So, that will likely be a part of it. But what else . . .

If we were having coffee, I would share the link to my cover reveal for the revised edition of The Ember Stone.

If we were having coffee, I would ask, how was your week?

By Shari Marshall – 2022

Weekend Coffee Share is hosted by Natalie the Explorer. I hope you have a chance to join us for a virtual cup. Coffee share #100 or week 50 of 54.

17 thoughts on “Sea Glass Tea”

  2. Hi Shari – sea glass tea sounds quite tantalizing and good on you for taking a day off for some self-care and wonton soup – at this time of the year we all need to be a little kinder to ourselves. Merry Christmas.

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  3. Fantasy coffees? Like you are sipping your cup of sea glass tea on the shores of Earthsea with Jed the mage? Actually, I do like some imaginative coffee shares I’ve seen. Anyway, I hope you have a great weekend and a wonderful week!

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    1. Sea glass tease on the shores of Earthsea, love it. But no, I was thinking more along the line of Terry Pratchett and the living suitcase except with a coffee-related theme . . .
      Hope you have a lovely weekend Trent.

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    1. I thought it was really glass when I first looked, those little pieces of sugar were very convincing, but that would have to be a big safety issue. It is an interesting tea. Thanks for stopping in, Julie.

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  6. My goodness gracious, where can I find some of this delicious, beautiful sounding tea? I remember finding so much blue sea glass on the shores of Lake Huron when I was a kid. I wish I’d kept it all. I’ve recently found some on the shores of Lake Erie, but not much, and it’s mostly brown and clear glass.

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  7. I love your description of sea glass tea (and there’s something magical about the phrase, “sea glass sugar,” like it should be the title of a poem or a song). Happy holidays and good luck with your book releases!

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