Back to my Seattle trip... You know, on a side note, blogging about the trip is a great way to re-live the experience! One of the places I s...

I am intrigued by the Mexican celebration of Day of the Dead . I began to learn about this tradition while living in New Mexico, and have co...

On Day Two of the trip (Saturday), I walked down to Pike Place Market . This is one of the most famous sites in Seattle, of course second t...

So, here's me at the Sorrento - in the Fireside Room having tea. Sometimes blogspot is frustrating! I tried about 5 times to get this p...

I recently took a "tea trip" to Seattle. I had a free SW ticket to use by Nov 1, and have always wanted to go to Seattle. It was a...

One of the first signs that I'm not centered and need to get that way is when I am scattered and forget things. This happened today. I f...

A group of friends recently had tea at the Columbus Inn . Tea room info can be found here . The tea room is called Empire Tea Services and i...

To my friends at work who've been impacted through all of the craziness going on (and that's all of us)....know this: If you want to...

The DH (dear hubby) and I have been working on refinishing my work desk and it's finally done!! Wahoo! Background : I purchased the desk...

I've always known this quote is true: "There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea....

I had a very spiritual experience this morning. The DH and I were walking downtown for an early breakfast. It was about 6:45 am, still dar...

I am sitting on my front porch. It's an Indian Summer - warm now at 80-degrees, with a light breeze. Last week was much cooler. I'm ...

Oct 1 is World Vegetarian Day. The DH and I call ourselves "meat-eating vegetarians." We're not vegetarian 100% of the time, t...

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...