Tea and bicycling, two of my favorite things. The cover of this month's Adventure Cycling magazine features a woman riding her bike thro...

The DH and I got home on Sunday evening about 7 pm. We went for a walk, as we often do, to restore ourselves after 3 hours in the car. At...

I made this little jumper for my favorite 2-year-old cowgirl! It was fun to make, and I had to learn how to do pleats and button holes, so i...

We celebrated the DH's birthday recently, and we popped open a can of bubbly....tea! I'd been waiting a long time to try sparklin...

I'm being drawn to oolong teas this fall season. In the spring and summer, I opt for lighter white and greens (not every day, but often...

"More than half of all Britons have been injured by *biscuits ranging from scalding from hot tea or coffee while dunking or breaking a ...

I'm contributing monthly to another blog, called the Poplar Grove Muse . Check it out! I have a posting up today. The Poplar Grove Muse...

Congratulations to Beth, from the Tea and Chocolate blog! She is the lucky winner of the Mighty Leaf mug . I took my mug last week to CA. ...

I've become enamored with this lovely fall plant. It's called hyacinth bean . We don't grow it as an edible, tho it could be. J...

I've got a secret source of chestnuts ! Oh, they delight me. I gather the shiny, brown treats as I compete with the squirrels, busy with...

Riddle me this: What song am I referring to in the title of this post? (Answer at bottom.) Where I live, in the Midwest, it's definitely...

Mighty Leaf teas has been mighty kind to me by sending me occasional tea samples. This week, I got a box in the mail (prompting a little h...

This is the second pairing of white teas in the Harney & Sons Guide to tea. This pairing concludes the four teas of the white tea chapt...

I hope you had a restful weekend. Mine was just what I needed. I spent some time celebrating, some restorative time at home puttering, and s...

Yesterday was Sweetcakes' birthday, and I enjoy making a cake for the woman who makes cakes for everyone else. I got the inspiration f...

A giant table and chairs near the Farmer's Market. Made of local limestone. I love this one! When you look closely at the scrolling in t...

A friend of a friend's son entered this video in the Calm-a- Sutra tea video scholarship contest. It's very fun! http://www.youtub...

I'm back from my unplanned blogging break. Just couldn't swing it last week. Mmmm, pesto magic! I am impressed by how so few ing...

I'm on a business trip and am not finding the time to blog, so I'll be back in a few days. Until then...

I just got my Imperial Tea Court ( ITC ) newsletter and thought I'd sing the praises of this company. It's one of my favorites. I to...