"Would you like the samovar?" she asked. I am reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (the Russian author of War and Peace fame). ...

In China, where the peonies grow wild, they are called sho-yo meaning "most beautiful." Peonies symbolize good fortune. I have bee...

Here are some of my favorite tea quotes. Feel free to contribute your own by leaving a comment! (Also, yet another flower photo. The flowers...

PG Tips is a very popular brand of tea (loose or bagged) in Britain. Also given that country's love of soccer, PG tips has come up with ...

The DH (dear husband) and I attended the Great Gatsby Gala last Friday. It was a fund raiser for a local arts agency. The theme was inspired...

Happy Mother's Day, first to my Mom. A very special and strong woman. I love you, Mom! Thanks for helping me grow into the woman I am. A...

Excerpted from Five Mystical Songs by George Herbert Can there be any day but this, Though many suns to shine endeavor? We count three hund...

I had a question in my last post (about the Ginger Peach sun tea) that I want to open to the group. Do you find your sun tea bitter? If no...

Happy Cinco de Mayo ! Contrary to popular belief, the 5th of May does not celebrate Mexican Independence Day (that's in September). Rath...

We've got a family of baby bunnies in our garden! They're welcome, as long as they don't eat my strawberries that are starting t...

I spent about 2.5 hours working from the Cafe et Crepe (a coffeehouse and crepery) in my home town today. (For local folks, it's the one...

Happy May Day! I hope your day includes flowers. May is so fragrant around here! I have lovely white and purple lilacs on my work desk. On t...

My Mom, Sister and I spent last weekend in St. Louis. It was our yearly "girls' weekend." I look forward to these every year! ...

The DH (dear husband) says I should call this my "Tea and Flower" blog! :-) No apologies from me, tho. I love flowers and plants -...

No tea news in this post, but some fun photos from a recent trip to the St. Louis Zoo with my mom and sis. Me with my hand on a (fake) cobra...

Today, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, turns 80 years old. Happy Birthday to The Queen! This website has all kinds of information about The...

My kitchen angel was with me yesterday! I decided (last minute) to make some shortbread cookies for a meeting with a friend. Well, I hadn...

Two friends and I recently had tea at the Adolphus in Dallas, TX. If you ever find yourself in Dallas, I highly recommend the Adolphus for ...

Over many cups of tea in the past few weeks, I'd been studying up on the opera Carmen by Bizet. I attended my first Opera performance la...

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