Re: eddie/may
I don't have your green thumb! I also make them out of recycled metal, if that makes it any better.
I think it's common courtesy to fib to someone on their deathbed if I don't manage it before. [A moment to enjoy the tea and then:] Next time I'll make it without sugar and think of your incredibly dry sense of humor. Although, the mint is actually sweet on its own.
[Persistently conversational:] Odin's Grace is a nice name for them, though as someone who would have likely worshiped him during Norse times, I don't see him as very graceful. Hmm?