In 2018, nine months after our son, Andrew, was born, I started a blog called BrollyBlue. I wrote until 2020, when I transferred my creative energy to saving Tielka through the pandemic. The day Andrew was bor...
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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...
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Ever feel like your best ideas show up at 10am—but your to-do list waits until 4pm? This post explores how daily tea rituals can help you align your energy with the natural rhythm of your day. Discover how to protect your peak hours, beat the afternoon slump, and let your f...
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It's that time of year again! Christmas can't come soon enough with this delectable and cheeky festive recipe beckoning you closer to the silly season. Well, we won't tell if you don't. You can even play a little Mariah Carey in the background and don your a c...
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Studies have shown that regular tea drinkers—especially those who enjoy green tea—live a little longer (and healthier) than their non-tea-drinking counterparts. And it doesn't take much, just three cups of tea a week, to add an extra 1.26 years to your...
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2010-2013 The Chaos Tielka is taking a lot of cash to grow. In late 2010, we make the financial decision to rent out our apartment in Melbourne, Australia, and move in with my parents just a 15-minute drive away. Tielka is run from multiple locatio...
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In the busy metropolis of Melbourne, Australia, at Federation Square, Tielka has a 3 x 3m stall at Fair@Square, a celebration all things ethical trade, for the first day of trade. The event has forced me to into action wit...
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Undetermined date in late 2002 A Love of Tea is Born In a little a town called Kielce, Poland in a gorgeous vintage inspired cafe dressed with burgundy walls and old trinkets, I am sitting with my then fiancé, Alexei. Read more