Indulge in Life

A few years ago, I asked our best employee, Ken, to make up a batch of Midnight Blossom—a delightful blend of Ti Kuan Yin oolong tea, jasmine, and Australian lemon myrtle. Off he trotted to the warehouse, found the box marked “oolong tea...

It's the early hours of a Tuesday. Visions of my son falling over the side of a sailing boat with no one in earshot have disturbed my sleep. I can see him falling, again and again, the dark sea capturing him. No amount of repeating the seque...

Today we are answering some of the nitty gritty questions about the good, the bad, and the ugly of life behind Tielka with the co-founder, Rebecca Domorev.

I have three hours. Three precious, undisturbed hours with Tielka written all over it. I'm going to make the most of it. No distractions. No emails. No calls. No Instagram. No news. No checking bank balances. This morning I write. It's almost 9am. I can feel the clock ti...

It starts well. I'm up before everyone else. The house is quiet. Everyone still sleeping. I creep past my three-year-old in his bed and carefully turn the door handle. It clunks as I release it too quickly. My teeth grit. I look around. He doesn't stir.