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Autumn Tea Time and the Mother-in-Law
Autumn tea times are the best for me. They can be spoiled, though, with a mother-in-law watching over your shoulder to make sure things are done just so. In fact, such behavior can make you quite jittery and downright irritable. Not good for any tea time, but especially bad for those autumn tea times! One… Continue reading
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Hurry Up, Fall, I Need Those Special Teas!
Fall is just around the corner, only about a couple of weeks away, and it’s a time when my tastebuds crave certain teas, including a few with added flavorings (something I usually avoid). But such anticipation can make time seem to crawl by slowly. And that makes me cry out, “Hurry up, Fall, I need… Continue reading
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5 Teas to Get You Through September
Another seasonal transition is upon us. And so is another tea transition, from the lighter, fruity, floral teas many enjoy in Summer to the more rich and robust tasting teas that become more popular, and therefore more readily available, in the Fall. Here are some options: 1 Celebrate the onset of Fall with the Champagne… Continue reading
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Tea Moment — A New School Year Begins
Across the nation the school break for Summer is at an end, the backpacks have been filled with the requisite supplies (paper, pencils, pens, and more), and another nine months of “reading, writing, and ’rithmetic” begins. You, the parent, get your tea moment in what is now a relatively silent house. Which can be good… Continue reading
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Another 4th of July Tea Time!
Stars and stripes and tea — oh my! Tis the season for red, white, and blue, and so it’s also time for these colors to prevail during your tea time to celebrate the 4th of July. From dishes to foods to linens and beyond. Lots and lots of ideas abound on how to decorate, so… Continue reading
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5 Teas to Get You Through July
It’s officially Summer and — Yikes! — it’s hot hot hot! Of course, many of you are going for that iced tea to keep cool, especially with your Fourth of July cookouts, but some of us diehards stick with hot tea. Either way you work it, there are some great options to keep your inner… Continue reading
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Father’s Day Fine Tea Extravaganza
Before we get started, let’s clear up a misconception here: men like tea about as much as women do. Now, logically, since fathers are men (duh!), they will like a nice Father’s Day Fine Tea Extravaganza. Honest! Fine teas are those that are considered top quality, often ones that have been harvested and processed by… Continue reading
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5 Teas to Get You Through June
This is the month that finishes out Spring and heads into Summer. It’s a time to plant and tend crops and gardens, to celebrate Dads everywhere, for kids to celebrate being off from school, and for you to wrap up your first half of the year projects. Let’s see what tea can do for us… Continue reading
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Tea and Remembering Mom
How do you comfort a beloved father for the loss of his wife of almost 40 years? That’s the dilemma I faced with my own father when mom passed away many years ago. Theirs had been a very loving relationship. Time for a pot of tea, and a quiet moment of reflection as Mother’s Day… Continue reading
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5 Teas to Get You Through May
Ok, all you maids, time to head out for a quick wash, at least according to the nursery rhyme “The First Of May” (The fair maid who, the first of May, / Goes to the fields at break of day, / And washes in dew from the hawthorn-tree, / Will ever after handsome be.) It’s… Continue reading
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