"The afternoon tea, or ceremonious at home, has for some years enjoyed a popularity that shows no signs of waning. -- Emily Holt, Encyc...

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I attended my community's Lotus Festival last week. This is an annual world music festival. It's awesome! I attended the opening eve...

Just a quick note to let you know that I've turned on a spam-blocker feature for posting comments. This will prevent the unwanted advert...

From the Farmer's Market this week...Fall raspberries, spice berries (see related post for spice berry tea) , local pears, and chestnuts...

Hello, All - In celebration of the autumnal equinox, the DH (dear husband) and I are trying a new tisane (herbal tea) called Spiceberry Tea....

Hi, All - I want to explain why I occasionally delete a comment from a post. From time to time, I get a commercial post on the blog. Someone...

I watched an old favorite last night, National Velvet. I found even more reasons to love this movie! Never before had I noticed all the ...

I tasted Pawpaws for the first time recently. Pawpaws are a delightful "wild" fruit grown in the woods of the Midwest. I say ...

The DH and I had a wonderful visit with some friends yesterday! I'll call them E and C. They live literally right next to the Hoosier ...

Made by the DH (dear husband). No other description necessary! Click on the photo to get a really close-up view.

A friend recently sent me an eCard from http://www.ze-card.com/ . It was great! The print was of Mary Cassatt's "A Cup of Tea...

Another tea lover posted this poem excerpt today in a tea discussion group. Excerpt from The Sixth of January by David Budbillas collected i...

The past: Today is the 4th anniversary of September 11th. The present: We are in the heart of devastation from Hurricane Katrina. The future...

My community is taking in 500 folks who are displaced by the flooding on the Gulf Coast. They will be staying in one of the University dorm...

Hi, All - I regularly get e-mails with questions on etiquette, so I thought I'd start posting some of my favorite tips. If you've ...

Check out the comments section for my previous post. Thanks to those who contributed their own insights! Very interesting, indeed!

I read the latest Harry Potter over the weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and the many cups of tea along the way! Enjoyed it so much, i...

Here are some photos from my sister's recent wedding reception. (Not much to do with tea, but several of you have asked to see the photo...

This is a really cute story! Worth checking out. My favorite lines: “Oh no …!” rattled the Teacup. “I’m right behind you, dear!” said th...