Flu-long

I have been "lucky" enough to have the flu (or flu-like symptoms) for more than a week now. And while I was lucky enough to have my own personal registered nurse (aka Mom) waiting on me hand and foot, our tea preferences quickly became apparent as she tried to pour me cup after cup of oolong tea.

Mom likes strong dark tea while I like lighter, more delicate teas. In an effort to keep me drinking lots of fluids she made what are to her comfort teas. I like strong teas such as Formosa when I'm healthy but the scent of them while I was sick nearly pushed me over the edge on more than one occasion. So she started diluting it with hot water - only to watch in amazement as I added even more water.

So she started making some of my favorites but even they were too strong for me and had to be diluted. (I note that she never made my favorite Jasmine Oolong!) Apparently the scent of tea is very important to me - and even more so when I'm sick.

On the bright side, we received (most) of our Harney & Sons order while I was sick at home:

• Pomegranate Oolong (they sent us Dragon Pearl Jasmine by mistake)
• Ginger's Oolong (nice, but I doubt we'll reorder it)
• Wuyi Yancha Oolong (the best Wuyi oolong I've had!)
• Fenghuang Shuixian (good but I'll have to retry it when my palate returns)
• Wenshan Baozhong (ditto)
• Li Shan Oolong (ditto)
• Ali San Oolong (ditto)

Well, I'm off to the doctor's office again!