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MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Wendy Pace, a cardiology nurse, has a passion for tea. When she is not helping cardiologists put stents in patients, Wendy enjoys making pots of tea and drinking tea. Pace is a fitting surname for a cardiology nurse. The word, pacemaker, springs to mind.
Besides nursing, Wendy has bought a nursery and restaurant business and is investing her energies in that, in partnership with her mother.
One of the features of Wendy's restaurant is that different types of teas feature prominently on the menu. She says she wants people to appreciate the process of making a pot of tea and drinking tea in an unhurried, relaxed way.
Gap in the market
Just when coffee brewing businesses and coffee shops are prolific, Wendy has seen a gap in the market for tea. She points out that not everyone drinks coffee.
Also, coffee is acidic and contains caffeine. Some say the process used to strip caffeine from coffee, leaves the decaffeinated coffee with unhealthy chemicals.
Herbal, fruit and flower teas can be full of anti-oxidants and also be used to treat mild health conditions. They can relax you or stimulate you.
Wendy sources her loose leaf teas in Johannesburg and offers a variety of interesting flavours, such as hibiscus, a fruit blend, rose petal tea and more. She also offers more traditional teas, such as Earl Grey.She serves the tea in transparent glass teapots, so one can appreciate the interesting colours, such as red, green and yellow. The tea is also poured into transparent cups. The aroma of the different teas is exquisite.
Bouquet
Wendy has a tea from China which comes in a tight ball of flowers and leaves. As the ball of tea steeps in boiled water, it opens into a floral and leafy bouquet.
It's this type of aspect of the gentle, ancient art of enjoying tea, that Wendy would like to share with others.
Wendy is a fan of recycling, and if possible, not using plastic or paper in the first place. "It is best not to use plastic at all," she points out, because rinsing and cleaning the plastic for recycling requires much water.
She would like to see people bringing glass bottles from home to be refilled with household goods such as environmentally friendly cleaning agents and foodstuffs, such as lentils.
"Also, we should grow our own vegetables at home, rather than buying them packaged in plastic," she says. She advocates gardens with plants which require minimal water and recycling items such as tyres to use as plant pots. To talk to Wendy about tea and preserving the environment, call her on 044 690 3899.
A delightful hanging container for a plant.
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