To the best of my knowledge, I've blogged every day in November! Wahoo ! And I only had to cheat with fluff content a couple of times. P...

I'm trying to be very conscious about how I give gifts for the holidays this year. I'm trying to minimize the obligatory gift-giving...

Check out this interesting article about pouring tea from a long-spout kettle. (Thanks to Tea Guy Speaks for the reference.) Photo from art...

This beautiful, tiny Asian tea set came in the mail to me recently. It was an unexpected gift and I was delighted! Look at how lovely the h...

The day was perfect for tea! Chilly, rainy and gray. Three friends joined A at her lovely home, nestled in the woods on the outskirts of tow...

I spent Thanksgiving in a quiet way this year, which is the antidote to my recently very busy schedule. And I also missed being with family ...

I'm sipping a cup of Royal Star tea (a souvenir from my Tea in London trip) and thinking how perfectly timed these extra few days away f...

Image from downtownbloomington .com It's finally cold here in the Midwest! (I think I've said that twice before, then it kept warmin...

Happy Thanksgiving! I have some friends that are celebrating today with a Thanksgiving dinner that is as local as possible. The turkey is ...

A " teasmade " is an interesting tea device popular in the 1960s and 70s, tho its history can be traced to Victorian times. A teas...

I plan to post soon on the topic of the politics of tea (per a reader question). In the mean time, I encourage you to join me in celebrating...

Hello, All! I've had some very enlightening comments on my previous post about a tea tasting that I did recently! The enlightening part ...

I recently had the fun privilege of hosting a birthday tea tasting for two lovely women and their friends. 14 eager learners joined us to tr...

The DH (dear hubby) and I were strolling through the grocery store today when he said, "Oh - there's something I want to show you!...

In honor of Thanksgiving, and my being incredibly grateful for tea and the way of tea, I am running a sale on a few of my tea favorites. The...

I blogged about the Wailin ' Jennys way back in March , but that was a long time ago and I have several new readers, so I thought I...

Tonight I am reading a piece that I've been working on for my Women Writing for (a) Change class. It's a public " readaround ....

I like clothes and have the tendency to collect them. (Shoes, too.) Some would say it's an addiction. I've been working over the pas...

What is your favorite cookie for dunking into milk? Mine is definitely Chips Ahoy (original). I would never dunk homemade cookies - they...

OK, here is my last Chicago tea trip posting.... Outside Julius Meinl , face on right is of the friendly manager as he greeted us My travel...