Henry is the newest addition to the Ralston household.
As you can see, he is a very nice plant of the sage variety. I've wanted a sage plant for a long time. I grew a tiny specimen from a sage seed when I lived at Aptartment 29 (three years ago!), and it did pretty well until I put it outside in the hot blazing sun. The poor little plant was not prepared for SoCal's heat and quickly shriveled up.
I wanted a sage plant because you can use the leaves to make really good tea. When I was in Jordan five and half years ago, we had tea every morning at our hostel. The tea was very good except for the day that I found a pincher bug taking a float in the tea pot. My friends and I asked the hostel owner what the brand of tea was and then wandered Wadi Mousa till we found some. I bought the biggest box that the little convenience store had (195 teabags), but I didn't use them fast enough. I threw about half of them away yesterday because they were so bitter it really took away from the taste. I kept the cardboard box and several of the tags from the teabags, though.
Last Sunday I went to the grocery store and found a new box of Ceylon tea, though sadly and understandably, it was not the same brand. Amos and I had some tea on Tuesday or Wednesday before we went to Home Depot and bought Henry. I've resisted the temptation to water him; apparently he only needs a little water to survive.
Henry makes very good tea.
Jordanian Tea
Ceylon tea
A lot sugar
A few fresh sage leaves (summer) OR
A few fresh mint leaves (winter)
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| Henry. He even got the blue and green memo! |
I wanted a sage plant because you can use the leaves to make really good tea. When I was in Jordan five and half years ago, we had tea every morning at our hostel. The tea was very good except for the day that I found a pincher bug taking a float in the tea pot. My friends and I asked the hostel owner what the brand of tea was and then wandered Wadi Mousa till we found some. I bought the biggest box that the little convenience store had (195 teabags), but I didn't use them fast enough. I threw about half of them away yesterday because they were so bitter it really took away from the taste. I kept the cardboard box and several of the tags from the teabags, though.
Last Sunday I went to the grocery store and found a new box of Ceylon tea, though sadly and understandably, it was not the same brand. Amos and I had some tea on Tuesday or Wednesday before we went to Home Depot and bought Henry. I've resisted the temptation to water him; apparently he only needs a little water to survive.
Henry makes very good tea.
Jordanian Tea
Ceylon tea
A lot sugar
A few fresh sage leaves (summer) OR
A few fresh mint leaves (winter)
2 comments:
May Henry live a long and productive life!
Henry says, "Thank you! I shall try my hardest to photosynthesize well."
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