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tea review: high mountain
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spiraliciousTea Month 2026: Tea 11
Tea Review
Name: High Mountain
Brand: Vahdam
Type: black
Loose tea
Notes:
This was a gift and part of several packets of different black teas of the same brand. This one in particular is darjeeling oolong tea. Based on the smell, I was expecting a smokier, bitter flavor, but was pleasantly surprised how smooth it was. I also like how the packet has a little caffeine rating on it. This one is rated for medium. It's a nice breakfast tea.
Rate
Appearance: 9
Aroma: 8
Flavor: 9
Overall Rating: 4 stars
Tea Review
Name: High Mountain
Brand: Vahdam
Type: black
Loose tea
Notes:
This was a gift and part of several packets of different black teas of the same brand. This one in particular is darjeeling oolong tea. Based on the smell, I was expecting a smokier, bitter flavor, but was pleasantly surprised how smooth it was. I also like how the packet has a little caffeine rating on it. This one is rated for medium. It's a nice breakfast tea.
Rate
Appearance: 9
Aroma: 8
Flavor: 9
Overall Rating: 4 stars
tea review: sweet dreams
Feb. 17th, 2026 01:56 pmspiraliciousTea Month 2026: Tea 10
Tea Review
Name: Sweet Dreams
Brand: Bigelow
Type: herbal
Tea bag
Notes:
This tea tastes good, but it's a confusing blend and I'm not sure I'd recommend it as a sleepy time tea. It's a blend of chamomile, hibiscus, peppermint, rose blossoms, spearmint, spice, & orange blossoms. While chamomile is restful, peppermint and spearmint are for waking you up. And there was also this weird disconnect of it smelled like a lovely, cinnamon forward, warm spiced tea, but then tasted like a mint blend with no hint of spice at all. Which it tasted good, it was just odd.
Rate
Appearance: 8
Aroma: 8
Flavor: 8
Overall Rating: 3.5 stars
Tea Review
Name: Sweet Dreams
Brand: Bigelow
Type: herbal
Tea bag
Notes:
This tea tastes good, but it's a confusing blend and I'm not sure I'd recommend it as a sleepy time tea. It's a blend of chamomile, hibiscus, peppermint, rose blossoms, spearmint, spice, & orange blossoms. While chamomile is restful, peppermint and spearmint are for waking you up. And there was also this weird disconnect of it smelled like a lovely, cinnamon forward, warm spiced tea, but then tasted like a mint blend with no hint of spice at all. Which it tasted good, it was just odd.
Rate
Appearance: 8
Aroma: 8
Flavor: 8
Overall Rating: 3.5 stars
Characters I Tried to Write for Halfamoon
Feb. 17th, 2026 01:31 pmspiraliciousI had planned to post this on the 15th, but here we are. Halfamoon is over once again, and once again, I could not get my brain in gear to write anything. So I made a list of 14 characters I tried to write fics for during the 2025 & 2026 Halfamoon.
1. Mai (Avatar the Last Airbender)
2. Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan (Farscape)
3. Reoccurring Unnamed Female Peacekeeper (Farscape) - This is a very specific Peacekeeper that was an assistant to Scorpius. She was clearly special compared to other assistants he had and even had speaking lines. She deserved a name. Last year, it was easy to Google her fandom wiki page. This year, I can't even find her.
4. Dr. Julia Ogden (Murdoch Mysteries)
5. Countess Vera Rossakoff (Poirot)
6. Little Nina (The Boys)
7. Rowena (Supernatural)
8. Dr. Janet Fraiser (Stargate SG-1)
9. Tina Belcher (Bob's Burgers)
10. Dr. Gina Kadinsky (Brokenwood Mysteries)
11. Ellen Harvelle/Mingala/Thina/Sarah Raully (Supernatural & Stargate SG-1) - Mingala, Thina, Sarah Raully are all the same character. She and Ellen are both played by Samantha Ferris and I have a cracked fic bunny that the SG-1 character survived and started live anew in hiding on earth as Ellen Harvelle.
12. Stephanie Brown (DC/Batman/Batfam)
13. Rosie/Abigail (Lumberjanes) - Yes, this one is a pairing.
14. Mothra
HM. Magical Girl Venom aka Necroko (Marvel)
1. Mai (Avatar the Last Airbender)
2. Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan (Farscape)
3. Reoccurring Unnamed Female Peacekeeper (Farscape) - This is a very specific Peacekeeper that was an assistant to Scorpius. She was clearly special compared to other assistants he had and even had speaking lines. She deserved a name. Last year, it was easy to Google her fandom wiki page. This year, I can't even find her.
4. Dr. Julia Ogden (Murdoch Mysteries)
5. Countess Vera Rossakoff (Poirot)
6. Little Nina (The Boys)
7. Rowena (Supernatural)
8. Dr. Janet Fraiser (Stargate SG-1)
9. Tina Belcher (Bob's Burgers)
10. Dr. Gina Kadinsky (Brokenwood Mysteries)
11. Ellen Harvelle/Mingala/Thina/Sarah Raully (Supernatural & Stargate SG-1) - Mingala, Thina, Sarah Raully are all the same character. She and Ellen are both played by Samantha Ferris and I have a cracked fic bunny that the SG-1 character survived and started live anew in hiding on earth as Ellen Harvelle.
12. Stephanie Brown (DC/Batman/Batfam)
13. Rosie/Abigail (Lumberjanes) - Yes, this one is a pairing.
14. Mothra
HM. Magical Girl Venom aka Necroko (Marvel)
2026 Snowflake Challenge #10
Feb. 15th, 2026 04:28 pmspiraliciousChallenge #10: Big Mood (Board)
CHOOSE SOMETHING YOU LOVE AND CREATE A MINI MOOD COLLECTION OF THREE (or more) ITEMS THAT EVOKE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT IT. You don’t have to limit yourself to visual media, or collect the items into a special format like a square (though you can if you’d like).
I did a character playlist for an original character of mine named Moth. It feels a bit odd doing something for an original character for a fandom challenge, but working on world building for the original fantasy series universe he's in is one of the few things that's helping keep the anxiety demons at bay right now. (And several side characters may have started as Stagate SG-1 & Atlantis characters with the serial numbers filed off. Also, I just wrote a whole sorta meta thing on how he would have dealt with Soldier Boy in The Boys, which will probably never see the light of day.)
Moth Playlist
Meet Me in the Woods - Lord Huron
I Found - Amber Run
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Die Young - Kesha
Ghosts that we Knew - Mumford & Sons
Hungry like the Wolf - Duran Duran
Semi Charmed Life - Alex Melton cover
Genghis Khan - Miike Snow
A Good Song Never Dies - Saint Motel
Goodbye Sun - I Monster
Creep - Raoul & the Kings of Spain/Tears for Fears cover
Paint it Black - Hildegard von Blingin' cover
Adore - Savages
Endless Neon - LO
Bad Moon Rising - Mourning Ritual cover
CHOOSE SOMETHING YOU LOVE AND CREATE A MINI MOOD COLLECTION OF THREE (or more) ITEMS THAT EVOKE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT IT. You don’t have to limit yourself to visual media, or collect the items into a special format like a square (though you can if you’d like).
I did a character playlist for an original character of mine named Moth. It feels a bit odd doing something for an original character for a fandom challenge, but working on world building for the original fantasy series universe he's in is one of the few things that's helping keep the anxiety demons at bay right now. (And several side characters may have started as Stagate SG-1 & Atlantis characters with the serial numbers filed off. Also, I just wrote a whole sorta meta thing on how he would have dealt with Soldier Boy in The Boys, which will probably never see the light of day.)
Moth Playlist
Meet Me in the Woods - Lord Huron
I Found - Amber Run
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
By the Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Die Young - Kesha
Ghosts that we Knew - Mumford & Sons
Hungry like the Wolf - Duran Duran
Semi Charmed Life - Alex Melton cover
Genghis Khan - Miike Snow
A Good Song Never Dies - Saint Motel
Goodbye Sun - I Monster
Creep - Raoul & the Kings of Spain/Tears for Fears cover
Paint it Black - Hildegard von Blingin' cover
Adore - Savages
Endless Neon - LO
Bad Moon Rising - Mourning Ritual cover