Mary Lowisz, loves tea – rituals of tea, trappings of tea, and stories about the people and places behind the tea. Serving as a critical care nurse at hospitals in the Madison, Wisconsin area, Lowisz has realized as much as she loves being a nurse, the extreme physical demands make this a precipitous career that could end with one injury. So, developing a plan to carry her into and through retirement has been a priority. What better dream than opening a tea shop?