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  • 10 Super Things to Toast with Tea in April

    Fill your teacup with some tasty tea and get ready to toast some memorable occasions in April. There are the obvious ones, such as April Fool’s Day on the 1st and Easter on the 8th. However, as always, I present some not-so-well-known occasions to toast. Children’s Book Day — April 2nd — From “Goldilocks and… Continue reading

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  • Spring Fever!

    The floral harbingers of spring – daffodils, forsythia, and periwinkles – are in full bloom. Peach trees, plums, and beautiful Bradford pears (no pears, just flowers) scent the air with their fragrant blossoms. Bird feeders welcome robins, cardinals, finches, and not a few greedy squirrels. Garden snakes emerge to warm themselves in the sun. Our… Continue reading

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  • Tea Kettle Philosophy — A Return to Good Manners

    Lately, there seems to be a tendency more and more for people to be rude. Tea is a chance to return to gentility and display good manners, at least for the duration of the tea time. We’re not talking about such trivialities as avoiding the pointing of the pinky when raising cup to lips (which… Continue reading

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  • Tea and the Carhartt Hoody

    Often when we think of tea time we picture women in floral dresses with hats and sometimes gloves (white cotton or delicate lace) and men in suits and ties. For me, especially if I am “taking tea” out on the deck in cooler weather, it’s my Carhartt hoody (a hooded, zip front sweatshirt). Yes, you… Continue reading

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  • Tea Moment — The Colmar Pâtisserie

    The Alsatian region of France has a see-saw past, from the late 1600s to just after World War II . First, they were independent. Then, they were part of France. Then, they were taken over by Germany. And finally ended up as part of France. As such, a lot of both French and German cultural… Continue reading

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  • More Bumper Stickers for Tea Drinkers

    Awhile back my tea lover’s brain got inspired by a bumper sticker that said something like “Honk if you like cheese” to start thinking of ideas for bumper stickers that my fellow tea lovers could display proudly for the world to see. Lately, more ideas have come to mind, so it’s time to present another… Continue reading

  • Tea Tale ― “Bob the Bunny”

    Stuffed animals are not the exclusive province of the very young. Even those of us who have been around a few decades can still have a penchant for these cuddly and collectible critters. Nevertheless, what do they in general and one named “Bob the Bunny” in particular have to do with tea? Read this tea… Continue reading

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  • Tea Princess Adventure — Jury Duty Summons

    Jury duty is serious business, and this Tea Princess certainly understands that. Even so, when that jury duty summons arrived, my biggest concern wasn’t could I really sit in judgment on a fellow human being, weighing in a rational and objective manner the evidence presented to come up with a fair and just verdict. Uh… Continue reading

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  • Candlelight and Tea

    Candlelight can really set a mood, turning a humdrum dinner into a romantic encounter and a simple tea time into an exotic event. We all have our moods. We can be happy, sad, thoughtful, playful, solemn, and exalted. But the flicker of candle flames transcends them all and brings a relaxation to whatever you’re doing.… Continue reading

  • Tea Moment — That Fall-time Frame of Mind

    The calendar may say it’s still Summer, but my mind and heart are saying “Fall is here!” I’m in a Fall-time frame of mind, which means my tea time planning is being adjusted accordingly. There are certain things that we in the Northern Hemisphere and especially in North America associate with each season. Spring brings… Continue reading

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