Before It Begins
Relaxation Tea - Poor Man's Saffron
5:09
The cup is warm and clear, copper deepening to red, with small things suspended in the light—needles, petals, grains, and a single bright strip of gold. The aroma is layered: rose, honeyed rooibos, lavender, and something faintly green. The taste is gentle, sweet, and round, with one flower mostly lending its colour. Its name is a fragment of Roman timekeeping, a flower that turns up quietly,…