You know, Lipton has a bad reputation in the US among the "tea snobs." It's a reputation that is just on one hand, and not-so ...

I don't cook much, but I do love to make bread. It's a very therapeutic process for me. When I was on vacation last week, I made a b...

My sister runs Practical Magic Day Spa in Salem, IL. It's a marvelous place and I think everyone deserves a trip there! I visited recen...

Yesterday was the DH's birthday. To celebrate, I will share some photos of the flowers in our garden right now. Enjoy! Mexican sunflower...

I'm playing around with matcha tea these days. Matcha is powdered green tea, traditionally used in the Japanese tea ceremony. The color ...

Check out this really cool swing dance video! It's from the swing dance club that the DH (dear hubbie) and I are members of. We are not ...

If you like dark comedy, this is one movie to add to your list. Thanks to my friend KV for the recommendation! I laughed, I cried, I laughed...

I recently had a chance to use the Bodum Ibis mini kettle (electric hot water boiler) I purchased several months ago in CA. I'd been loo...

I recently spent a weekend at Rend Lake with my family. We did some walking on trails, fishing, lounging, more fishing and boat rides, and l...

Here's some high school photos for those of you who've been asking. :-) I will attend my high school class reunion this Saturday nig...

It started last week, when I was explaining to my team at work about my excitement of going to the Cereal Barn, a new restaurant in town. Th...

Thought I'd better get back to the "tea" part of the blog. I've been mostly writing about the "world around it."...

Photo from the "weekend away" with the DH. We stayed at a B/B here in town. We had dinner at Puccini's (Italian)...very good! ...

The DH and I celebrate 10 years of marriage today! It has been an incredible adventure. I'm a very lucky (and spoiled) gal. Here's t...

Drinking Imperial Jasmine tea out of my Blue Rice teacup and teapot on this perfectly rainy day. Can you see the reflection in the pottery b...

From the DH (Dear Hubbie) this weekend, after I had performed some entertaining bit of physical comedy (aka klutziness): "Oh, honey! I...

OK, my last post prompted so much concern from my mother and friends that I thought I'd best share some restorative and peaceful photos ...

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 ...