Indulge in Life

Let's remove the requirement to be delicate. You're finding it hard to poop. All that downtown effort? Zero return on investment.  You're not alone.

You know you have to give up coffee. The jitters are starting to become overwhelming, the anxiety is coming back. But you are afraid to go cold-turkey. Your morning cup of high-caffeine coffee gives you the boost of energy and sharp focus you need to get through your day.

You're a teaholic, tea-lover, tea-obsessed, tea-drinker, tea-o-phile, whatever you want to call yourself, and suddenly your world has come crashing down. Caffeine is no longer your friend. At least in the afternoon or evening, that is. While your morning cup of tea holds...

Do you prefer tea with a smoky aroma? The type that reminds you of a campfire? Lapsang Souchong is a black tea made of Camellia sinensis leaves, smoke-dried over a pinewood fire. Its name comes from Fuzhou dialect words “La” (pine), Sang “wood”, and “souchong” (small sort).

It is 1843, Chatham St, New York. Richard Davies, a recently emigrated apothecary from Hull, London, boldly approaches a New York import agent eager for credit to start a business. As a newcomer and a stranger to the big smoke, he has no friends and no business