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By: Jackie A. April 27, 2021

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Michigander. Bookkeeper by day; blogger by night. Some of my favorite things include: travel, photography, video games, sweater-weather, reading, and tea. The Harry Potter books are my favorite, and I can never have too much peppermint tea.

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By Golly, Ollie!

Hello! My name is Jackie. I’m a thirty-something mother of a rambunctious toddler, who finds sanctuary from life’s most hectic moments in cups of tea.

By Golly, Ollie! is a lifestyle blog that features a mix of everything I love: tea, books, and geekery.

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It’s one of those days where my brain is a fog and I’m 100% motivated to do fuckall, so I’m sipping Raise the Dead from @fridaytea to get myself going. It’s a blend of pu’erh, white tea, cranberry, and marigold petals, and it tastes like sweet dirt and wet logs. I’m here for it, but Raise the Dead is also one of those blends that make me realize tea people are weird sometimes. Like, sweet dirt…really?⁣
Okay first, I finished How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt in a weekend, and it’s been YEARS since I’ve read a book that quickly. Like, pre-Oliver, for sure.⁣
I didn’t intend to count down to the New Year with my favorites of 2021, but here we are…I just can’t decide if this photograph is dedicated to my favorite tea cup or my favorite tea company discovery.⁣
My tea and tarot pairing might be a little on the nose today, but I couldn’t resist sipping the Sorcerer’s Blend from @fridaytea alongside the Magician. ⁣
I don’t care if I lose street cred over this— I don’t particularly care for matcha. The texture, flavor, and especially the foam freak my senses out, but I keep trying it in hopes I will acquire a taste for it. However, one of my favorite discoveries in 2021 are the flavored matcha from DAVIDsTEA. They might be a vessel for sugar and flavoring, but they are damn good as a chilled latte with oat milk.⁣
Remember when I tried to do vlogmas? Ha! I couldn’t even keep up with my single calendar this year, so I spent Christmas morning sipping through unopened days. I still have several to polish off today, too 😅⁣
This week is sucking the life out of me, so I decided to take a slow morning before work. I’m trying to wake up with a cup of Blood Moon Darjeeling from @fridayafternoon but I think round two will need to be a little stronger. Or coffee.⁣
Over on TeaTube, I’m filling’ up my favorite Sasquatch mug with a @plumdeluxe blend exclusive to the Tea Lover’s Advent Calendar. It’s a scrumptious twist on an Irish Breakfast blend, and it was love at first sip. Link in the bio if you’re into that 💜🧡 #tea #teatime #instatea #teastagram #teasofinstagram #teablogger #teadrinker #teagram #plumdeluxetea #plumdeluxe #teaadventcalendar #adventcalendar #teatube
Ope! It’s about that time! I’m counting down to Christmas with the Tea Lover’s Advent Calendar from @plumdeluxe (gifted) over on the TeaTube channel today. Link in the bio, if you’re into that 🙃 #tea #teatime #instatea #teastagram #teasofinstagram #teablogger #teadrinker #teagram #teatube #plumdeluxe #plumdeluxetea #teaadventcalendar #teacommunity

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