First look: What do you see? Second look: What do you see? Close your eyes: What do you see? In your heart: What do you see?

April is National Poetry Month !  Poems share our hearts in ways that regular language cannot. Poetry and tea - fast friends!  I'...

Those smiling faces are my mom, sister and niece. We recently had so much fun - SO MUCH FUN - on a virtual tea party! I had sent them goo...

Image from Library of Congress, taken in 1895 Happy International Women's Day!  Today, I want to share some interesting photos an...

I spent a long time admiring this camellia - so long, my tea went cold. I set the Chaxi ("tea stage" literally, meaning a bea...

Small businesses hold a special place in my heart. My mom worked for many years at my aunt and uncle's family business. She kne...

Sometimes serendipity happens, and it's an amazing thing. I was recently in London and enjoyed  tea at a pub . On my way out, I passed...

I recently sludged through a cold and decided to try some tumeric herbal tea. It's been making the rounds on the internet.  I read ...

In the US, we might not consider a bar a place for afternoon tea, but it's pretty common in the UK.  When I was recently there, I ha...

I haven't written about tea technology in some time. I thought I had all the gadgetry I needed, until a friend gave me this Tovolo Tea...

Well, I enjoyed something yesterday that I had never dreamed. I had afternoon tea on a yacht. I'm in London for a work trip, at the...

Hello!  I'm in London for a work trip and stopped at a popular coffee shop (Pret) yesterday. I asked for an English Breakfast tea. ...

Here comes the sun!  It's alright.... Belated Happy Hanukkah,  Happy Solstice, Merry Christmas, Kwanzaa Greetings Wishing y...

Photo by Ana Martinez “When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things. Wh...

  I write about the power of trying, because I want to be okay with failing. I write about generosity because I battle selfishness. I wr...

Today I Must Look Red leaf, the color hard to describe When I look closely there are many variations Some tart red Some win...

Blustery and damp on my walk to work this morning. Makes me want to cozy up in front of the kettle, watch the steam rise, and make ...

My tea plant (Cami, get it?  Short for camellia sinensis ) has been covered in tea flowers!  I took these photos several days ago; they...