Just a few days ago, I was in CA, having a picnic supper and looking over the Pacific ocean to watch this beautiful sunset. This morning I...

Next to the Tao of Tea's teahouse is the Leaf Room , a place to taste and buy teas.  It's a nice compliment to the restaurant/teaho...

I recently checked off something on my "Want to Do" list...visiting the original Tao of Tea's teahouse .  This place, while w...

Toes - colors picked and painted by the niece I love this photo!  The kids are already back in school in most places, yet it's still t...

I'm taking an online photo class, and the instructor assigned us a scavenger hunt of shots...including our morning cup.  One of the poi...

My favorite photo (this is the DH)... Riding into the rising sun on our first morning.  Notice the streamers.  ;-) The DH and I just finis...

Forever stamps plus postcard stamps When was the last time you allowed yourself to tarry in the post office, to take in all the stamps that...

Wedding picture from fifteen years ago With the addition of recent artwork by the DH Thank goodness we still have a sense of humor! Happy...

Brew Doctor's Superberry Kombucha Portland is a hotbed for kombucha , and I've been sampling my way through local brews.  My favori...

My mom, sister and niece visited for a week recently, and of course I held a tea party!  I wanted to celebrate my mom's birthday and int...

My niece, putting dots on a red teapot to make a "Ladybug Teapot" More details soon!

The DH and I recently attended a concert by the  Midnight Serenaders  at the Chinese Classical Garden.  They sing vintage jazz and swing, an...

This tightly wound tea, when given the right conditions, unfurls.  It stretches and dances.  It becomes its best. Its essence is extraordin...

Photo by Mitra This photo holds special meaning for me.  When I saw it I was immediately taken back to this moment (last night).  Summertim...

Thinking of purple... Lavender fields, lavender in my tea tin, not all lavender is the same color, taste, or smell.  The lavender color of ...

7 work days until sabbatical begins! During my time off, I'll be enjoying a visit from my niece (and her mom and grandma). I'm re...

We were out for a long training ride on a lovely Saturday morning, when we decided to take a detour.  We'd spied the Lavender Festival ...

This weekend I'm celebrating this land...its glorious landscape and diversity, its fertility and multitude of riches, its forgiveness o...

Oriental Beauty Tea, unfurling in its own sweet time I'm struggling with control right now.  Well, that I don't have it.  And this ...

In front of Mt. Hood, from the Japanese Garden Sunshine, 75 degrees, Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, tea picnic, shopping, dinner out....all ...