Steph's Cup of Tea
Thursday, September 28, 2006

Lipton Pyramid Teas

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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 ...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Homemade Honey Wheat Bread

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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...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Hot Stone Massage

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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...
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Monday, September 18, 2006

Flower Survey

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Yesterday was the DH's birthday. To celebrate, I will share some photos of the flowers in our garden right now. Enjoy! Mexican sunflower...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Matcha and Japanese Tea Ceremony

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I'm playing around with matcha tea these days. Matcha is powdered green tea, traditionally used in the Japanese tea ceremony. The color ...
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Monday, September 11, 2006

Swing Dance Video

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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 ...
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Sunday, September 10, 2006

Little Miss Sunshine

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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...
Thursday, September 07, 2006

Travel Tea Kettle

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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...
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Friday, September 01, 2006

Big Fish Stories...

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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...
Wednesday, August 30, 2006

High School Photos

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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...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

The Cereal Saga

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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...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Yummy Tea Biscuits

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Thought I'd better get back to the "tea" part of the blog. I've been mostly writing about the "world around it."...
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Monday, August 14, 2006

Away, But Not So Far...

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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! ...
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Thursday, August 10, 2006

10 Years

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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...
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Rainy Day Blues

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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...
Monday, August 07, 2006

Terms of Endearment

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From the DH (Dear Hubbie) this weekend, after I had performed some entertaining bit of physical comedy (aka klutziness): "Oh, honey! I...
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Thursday, August 03, 2006

Pretty, peaceful things

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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 ...
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Friday, July 28, 2006

Hard at Work

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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...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006

A Quick and Easy Tea Party

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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 ...
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Friday, July 21, 2006

Blackberry Lily and the Bee

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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 ...
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