I've got two reasons to brag today: #1 - I just became an Aunt on my side of the family. Welcome baby Lola! #2 - I just ran a personal ...

I'm doing the happy dance, a rain dance! We FINALLY have cooler temps and rain. It has been a hot, dry autumn. Relief! The persimmons ar...

I've added a few new blog elements: * A survey on the right (temporary) * A listing of labels (Tea, Simplify, Garden, etc.) so that you ...

I had a lovely outing yesterday, with a group of really fun women, to the Stream Cliff Farm and Tea Room . Here are my lovely travel compani...

I am making space in my life, both emotionally and physically. The two are so intertwined for me in this instance I cannot - or will not - s...

I've had some interesting conversations with various folks over the last few weeks and they all relate, in one way or another, to this b...

A good friend (AZ Tea Lover) sent me some maple sugar candy from the Adirondack Mountains . It was so delicious! I loved to take a little ni...

Tea Guy Speaks has compiled the most complete list of tea blogs I've seen. There are many of us blogging about tea! What I appreciate is...

I've blogged before about how much I love the farmer's market where I live! The fall produce is here, and it entices all my senses. ...

On the same theme as my previous post, Martha Stewart offers tips for creating personal tea ceremonies . I stumbled across this interview wi...

I make tea almost daily. I enjoy the comfortable ritual. On the surface, the process is simple and requires few necessities: water, a heat s...

I picked up a canister of Zhena's Gypsy Tea (Organic Breakfast Bliss) at TJ Maxx recently. I'm happy to report it makes a fine ...

Have a brownie. A bad day, PMS, whatever the cause...I am much easier to live with if I can get my hands on one. I know this about myself, s...

The breeze is blowing and the clothes are on the line. This makes me happy! I love hanging freshly-laundered clothes on the line to be tickl...

I have begun a writing class, called Women Writing for a Change . This class is very good for me. It is like nothing I've ever done. The...

Wishful Thinking , my favorite scrapbook and art store, is hosting an Artist Trading Card swap in September (scroll down on the page). The ...

I had a dessert tea party on Friday evening. A dessert tea is a low-stress way to host a tea party, because all I have to make is a dessert ...

I saw a Bentley car in town the other day. I'm guessing the car was supposed to inspire awe, admiration, envy. It did quite the opposite...

I had 13 participants in the stationery swap. Thank you!!! It was great fun to get the packages and see the lovely papers and cards that eve...

This blog.... Jes , over at her Sweetpea's blog, has mentioned my blog as one that she enjoys. :-) Thank you, Jes ! And your jewelry is...