........Design your own tea experience at Darwin’s Ltd. (148 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge, 617-354-5233, daily, 6:30a.m.-9p.m.), a bohemian’s shabby - chic cafe outside of Harvard Square that doubles as a sundries and wine shop.

Loose teas are waiting to be tamed in small pots you can take to an easy chair so as to plunk yourself down, admire the sunset-colored walls and listen to Brit band, Portishead.

... the Shuttle Sheet, “Phi Beta Cuppa, the Art of tea in Boston”, by:Naomi R. Kooker, www.shuttlesheet.com