SENIOR MOMENT 4 WOMEN

MY PINEAPPLE SAGE BUSH Although, I love coffee, I do drink black tea in the summer. Hot coffee was not an option in the afternoons. I could not sit  on my porch drinking a hot beverage when the weather was  over 90 degrees! I had a friend who loved tea. I asked her advice on which  tea was good for a beginner.  She took me to the mall  to visit her favorite tea shop. I was impressed because there was several types of loose tea in decanters.  Black tea was my favorite after drinking samples of teas. I bought a cute tea pot that had angels on it. A cute baggie  of black tea was also purchased. I still had a dilemma. I didn't want to ride to the mall for tea  every day. That tea was too expensive for me too buy often. I settled for organic black tea from a nearby market. Making  several glasses of tea from single serving tea bags was tedious. I didn't like tea in gallon jugs from the grocery store. The market  near my house only had family ...

  I used to shake my head at young people buying expensive espresso and caramel latte drinks. I couldn't understand why they waited in  a long line at coffee shops and bistros. This summer as been one of the hottest on record in the city where I live.  I was ordering fast food. when the take-out food cashier asked me to try  one of their  ice coffee drinks. I asked if they had  mocha  flavor. It was 98 degrees outside, so  I agreed  to try an expensive large mocha ice coffee. It was delicious and refreshing.  No way, could I afford to get iced coffee every day. I noticed that the restaurants or coffee shops started with brewed unflavored coffee. They added flavorings like caramel, chocolate, mocha, and other seasonal flavors per customer requests. I went home and experimented with making  my own  flavored iced coffee drinks. They may not have whipped cream on top, but they tasted good!  I noticed that the restaurants or co...