...Drum Roll Please

...and the winner of the Fall Y'all Giveaway is Tom Kane of New Hampshire. Congratulations Tom, you have been added to the Tea Circle and will receive one large tin at the beginning of each month for a year. This month's tea is Sweet Almond.

Maybe we should do this again y'all. If you think so, email us at info@portsmouthtea.com.

It's Fall Y'all Giveaway

The Fall Y'all Bloggy Give-a-Way is here and it is exciting. Click on the link to see what why we are participating.

We will be giving away a 1-year subscription to the The Tea Circle, a monthly delivery of teas from our collection. To enter, email us at info@portsmouthtea.com - subject line "Fall Giveaway." The contest ends this Friday, November 2nd and we will choose the winner using the a Random Number generator, just like our good friend The PalmTree Pundit,who is giving away a 1-year subscription to Southern Living Magazine.

If you are new to the Portsmouth Tea Website feel free to browse awhile. We guarantee you will love it.

Flee to Christ

I woke at 2am with one thought on my brain; sermon prep. The doctrine statement for Heb 12:1-3, I believe is "Flee to Christ."

Relaxation Day

They say today is National Relaxation Day, a holiday most likely created by the Spa industry. This morning, Deepok Chopra was on Fox News telling everyone to get a massage every week. Great news for those who can afford it.

Rather than telling your boss that Deepok gave you a hall pass, how bout wrapping your hands around a nice cup from a collection of the finest teas in the world. Only pennies per cup, there is little this world can offer more simple, healthy, affordable and relaxing than a cup of common elegance. Tea!

Daily Candy

What a delight to wake up to This Post from Daily Candy. Noted on The Wall Street Journal for being the "it" place to learn about great products, their newsletter is famous for noticing and spreading the news about good things.

Thank you for noticing our good thing.

Red Hat Gent

As much as I have learned about tea, I have learned more about living the life of a tea man. Never in a million years did I picture this image, which is iconic of the new life adopted by my family and I. It is the reason Portsmouth Tea remains a private company; I'd rather cater to my customers than Wall Street.

In the past year, I have met with schools, churches, countless red hatters and women's groups. They all thirst for the enjoyment of learning and experiencing this new take on an old idea. Though I come to tell them our story, I have learned many of theirs. Like the woman raised next door to the house in this photo - she spent her childhood summers shoveling chicken droppings in the barn. She and her husband gave birth to their 4 children while they built their house, one brick at a time.

They all have stories upon stories to tell and I love hearing them. The more popular we become, the more these stories remind me how small I am and who it is that drinks my tea. They aren't just my customers - they are my neigbors.

Letter to Mom

One of our customers sent us a note from their daughter, who enjoyed Portsmouth Tea after returning home from China. Her parents had watched the children and left some tea on the counter on their way out.

"Dear Mom J and Dad J,
Almost every single day since we've been back from China, I've enjoyed a wonderful cup of tea. Thank you for leaving it here for us to try. I never knew tea could taste and smell so good! Tea time is a little oasis, a little time out for me to feel pampered on these otherwise busy homeschool mornings."

Thank you Mom and Dad J for sharing the wealth.