Celebrate the Holidays with CaryTown Teas

We have extended our holiday hours for the month of December, Monday thru Saturday 10 am to 8 pm and Sundays 12 pm to 5 pm. We hope that these longer shop hours will help all of you that have crazy work schedules.

On top of our new hours, we have also started blending our holiday teas, including;

Holiday Chai

Winter White

Hot Cinnamon Spice

Cinnamon Plum

Holiday Blend

Turmeric Ginger

Icewine

Sage Bergamot

Fire Ginseng

And dont forget all of our tea accessories, including;

local tea pottery

glass tea pots & mugs

blooming tea sets

matcha sets

yerba mate sets

prepared gift baskets

custom tea sample chests

gift certificates

tea of the month club memberships

AND plenty of stocking stuffers.....

Yerba Mate + Bike Ride = AWESOME !!!

I was recently up in the D.C. area to visit some friends and I had the pleasure of bringing my bike along. I lived up there years ago and am kicking myself in the face for never using the W&OD trail . I never knew that northern Virginia had such a pretty hidden treasure.

I spent a lot of time on the trail and there are so many things that I love about it but I have to say my favorite memory is this picture. I stopped under a tree that was right next to these three guys and had a Yerba Mate stop. While they were busy trying to eat my bike I revved up my energy for the next part of my ride.

In remembrance of that awesome day, We are doing a September special. When you buy a Hand Carved Diamond Yerba Mate Set at the discounted price of $50 you will get 2 FREE ounces of both the Roasted Lemongrass Yerba Mate and the Tupa Yerba Mate !!! Also, if you have the chance, I really recommend you check out the trail.

"Tea Time" Mail Art Is Here Again !!

Patricia and I want to say thank you to all of you who sent us those wonderful pieces! And of course a H-U-G-E THANK YOU to Mim for putting the "Tea Time"mail art call out there. There are so many wonderful pieces!!!

" Crossed Eyes & Dotted Teas "

Here are some pictures of Richmond's FIRST optical / tea shop !!!!!!!!!!!

Come check us out, our holiday hours are 10-7 Mon thru Sat & 12-5 Sunday.

3506 W. Cary ( 2 doors down to the left on the other side of Burgers & Fries)

We are getting our signs in tomorrow, for now there is just a sign for Carytown Optical but we ARE here!!

A view from the window.

Changing some bulbs to brighten the space up.

Doing what we can to spice up a drab building.

I actually really love the neon glasses, at night it gives everything a soft glow.

New tea pots!

The optical shop is getting along pretty well, Cynthia is getting new inventory every day.

Neon lips that were once in a "business of the night".....

Stay tuned for the Tea Party/Fire Sale, awesome tea (duh), Designer frames for CHEAP and awesome local art and jewelry.........oh, and tea infused alcohol and wine!!!!

Ah, the smell of burning tea...

On Wednesday October 6th around 8 in the morning the building connected to CaryTown Teas went ablaze.. destroying CaryTown Optical and Appointments Salon which resides on the second floor. CaryTown Teas sustained major smoke damage along with minor fire damage...

The optical shop and salon have extensive structural damage that will most likely take a couple months to repair, in the meantime you can still get ahold of them by calling their business numbers and also temporarily, Cynthia, owner of Carytown Optical is occupying the space directly above CaryTown Teas.

The tea shop is already undergoing repairs and is scheduled to open sometime in the next two weeks. We have already started to get fresh teas in from our farms and we are blending off site as we speak, so if you need your tea fix you can still purchase through our website .

When the store front opens up we are planning a big re-opening party for all of you lovely folks that have been so wonderful during this trying time...You Guys Are Awesome !!!

.........In the meantime I hope you all enjoy this lovely picture of Patricia from the CaryTown Teas Archives....

Immunity Booster

Today while riding my bike to work I noticed that besides the wonderful cool breeze, leaves were dropping of the trees ! The time has finally come. Autumn is almost here and with the beautiful gold and crimson leaves comes the cold & flu season.....

So in preparation I have started blended extra strength batches of the Immunity Booster and yes, it tastes awesome. It is great as a hot drink but surprisingly it is wonderful iced too.

Ladies Love the " T "

more_tea, originally uploaded by cakemix.

I just started getting really into Flickr. I keep finding these great photos of girls that love their tea just as much as I do. I thought it would be fun to start sharing these sweet finds with you. Hope you enjoy this first one by cakemix