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Like its name suggests, the IngenuiTEA from Adagio really is ingenious.
Mine is between two and three years old now and still going strong… I just dropped it onto the tile floor and watched it bounce so I can assure you that it’s well made.

This is a take anywhere tea pot. Simply add water, nuke in the microwave for three minutes then add the tea -either loose or bagged- and set your timer.

When the tea is ready, simply place the IngenuiTEA on top of your cup. This causes a valve at the bottom to release and crystal-clear tea flows down, while the mesh filter retains all the leaves.

I use mine nearly every day and it’s never failed to delight. And no, I wasn’t paid for this post. This is just one of those great ideas brought to reality for our use… and I use the heck out of it.

Adagio does carry excellent teas and their customer service is outstanding. Just sayin’.

It’s pert near perfect here in south Florida. Blue skies, temps in the low 80s, mild breezes.

It just rarely changes. Don’t get me wrong, I love it, even though the sameness can wear on the nerves. Which makes me wonder if Heaven has thunderstorms.

So I’ve been outside working in the green stuff that never dies; there’s much to do this time of the year… the yard has to be mowed and everything cut back.

Before I attacked this mess o’ palms the only thing visible was green. A sea of green. Which is nice, but if let go they’ll become 10 feet wide.

People up north may have to shovel their driveways but at least they don’t have to mow their lawns in January.

…to a man.

Are there people whose emails fill you with dread because of the imminent threat of an angel’s blessing or urban legend nonsense inside?

I don’t even open one person’s email anymore and she’s my sister in law!

Okay, I know that a scant few stories and blessings truly are that; a feel good break in the day that feeds the soul. Much more is just like plurk: a gigantic waste of time and energy.

So, thanks to all those well meaning people who have fed my many insecurities and phobias through my email inbox by forwarding stuff that you don’t even read yourself!

Just for fun… and oddly enough, I got this in an email… ;-)

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