I'm going to post ideas for giving holiday gifts that are kind and gentle to our planet. This is my first post, and I'm hoping my ve...

I am trying out a few recipes this week, in anticipation of a small tea party I will host next week. One I tried tonight is called Welsh Rar...

I was walking yesterday toward the site for the big Thanksgiving feast the DH was helping to prepare. (We served almost 80 people!) I was u...

This moment - sitting on my porch with a steaming cup of ginger tea (tisane) and typing this post! A patient life partner (the "DH...

Today when I shut my computer down, I'm committing to NOT turn it back on for work purposes until Monday morning. I need to say it and ...

From the Buy Nothing site (Adbusters): "Every November, for 24 hours, we remember that no one was born to shop. If you’ve never taken p...

Here is the list of my current teas. If you are interested in placing an order, send an e-mail to stephw7@sbcglobal.net . Teas in green are ...

The DH has created a healthier "press-in" pie crust that I wanted to share with you. I'm anticipating a few of you will be coo...

If you still have Sunday's paper, look closely through the national advertising flyers. There's likely a coupon for 50-cents off a ...

"After cotton, cocoa is the most heavily sprayed crop on the planet. It's responsible for an awful lot of the Lindane and DDT that...

I'm still blogging about my Seattle trip! One of the absolute highlights of the trip was discovering the Perennial Tea Room. Thanks to C...

The image I've got posted in my profile is the cherry blossom stamp that is on my newly refinished desk .

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...