I thought I'd unearthed all the treats in the gift bag I got at my friend Nancy's antiques shop last weekend, but then I found this sample of Raspberry Oolong tea she included. Bright, tart raspberry and the darker taste of oolong? Could that possibly work?

Yes, yes it can! I was absolutely smitten with this tea (available on Amazon, I was happy to learn), and I even got two steepings out of this tea bag. Then, I plopped the tea bag into my Love Shack Fancy Stanley mug and let it flavor my water all day. Lovely.

And this may be a little goofy, but I couldn't help noticing that since I took the picture near the French doors in the dining room, the outdoors was reflected in my tea. So I guess if you were to ask me what was in this teacup, I'd have to say raspberry oolong tea … and a bit of fall!