Here's a photo the DH (dear hubbie) snapped yesterday while I was "hard at work" in a meeting. I have the incredibly great fo...

I had a neighbor over for tea recently. I didn't have much time to prep, so I kept things simple. I served fruit, store-bought cookies ...

Blackberry Lily and the Bee I snapped this a few days ago…got lucky that the bee landed just as I pushed the button! Blackberry Lilies have ...

Spinning, spinning round she goes Will she land on her feet? Will she fall on her nose? This is the second "circle skirt" I've...

dang it! It's 5:02 pm and I've been thinking about making a cup of tea since 6:15 am today, when I started work. I've never go...

Sitting on my desk today. Orange is my favorite color.

Recently, the DH and I met some friends at Oliver Winery . I'd never been before and was really impressed. The winery is as nice as any ...

Hi, All - I've updated my Moroccan Mint Tea recipe. I've been perfecting it. :-) Also, in my original post about Cafe et Crepe, I me...

Form: Take a tour through my garden (photos below) and view the lovely daylillies! These are grown by the DH and loved by me! While their b...

8 a.m this morning, 78 degrees and a light breeze out of the west. I step outside and place the sun tea jar on the eastern corner of my neig...

My neighbor (my Opera instructor and friend) recently moved. I hosted a farewell tea for her, using some of my favorite china. I will miss h...

Oh, delight! The Kroger grocery store in town is now carrying El Pinto Green Chile Sauce! My craving for green chiles can be met. While El P...

"It is notorious that tea has no useful strength in it; that it contains nothing nutritious; that it, besides being good for nothing, h...

Note: I meant to publish this yesterday, but got distracted. I'm drinking a cup of Jasmine Pearls, going all out with the good stuff for...

This is my favorite tree. It's a huge catalpa, over 100 years old. It gaces the landscape of my grandparents' farm. The tree is alwa...

Yesterday I had a really nice combo of pumpkin bread, my perfect (organically grown by the DH) strawberry, and a cup of Imperial Green Oolon...

Having a cup of Angel's Dream, which I thought appropriate for this post. :-) (Angel's Dream is a black tea scented and lightly flav...

"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...