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The Solaris Blog
February 26, 2021
Nice to meet you!
At Solaris, we are a family business established by husband and wife: Joerg and Karin Mueller, two qualified Medical Herbalists (BScHons). Based in Galway by the rugged shoreline of Irelands West coast, Solaris Tea specialises in the blending and preparation of International Award winning Whole-Leaf Organic Teas. Discover a bit more about our history here.
February 15, 2021
Get your eggs, flour, milk and butter ready: Pancake Day is HERE!
Pancake Tuesday is the traditional feast day before Lent begins, and is celebrated across Ireland and the United Kingdom. Anglo-Saxon Catholics would attend confession at their parish church, where they would be ‘shriven’, or forgiven for their ‘sins’. After confession, families would go home to use up any eggs and fats they had before embarking on their lent fast. The 40 day fast in essence serving as a period of cleansing to aid spiritual advancement. The easiest way to use up such produce ...
February 06, 2021
The 5 Love Languages
Not everyone communicates love in the same way, and likewise, people have different ways they prefer to receive love. The concept of love languages was developed by Gary Chapman, PhD, in his book The 5 Love Languages:The Secret to Love That Lasts, where he describes these five unique styles of communicating love.Attempting to demonstrate love through a particular language to someone who carries a different "love dialect", is the same as making a statement in Irish to someone who only speaks...