Tea on Tuesday and New Play Pretties

Happy tea on Tuesday!  It’s a beautiful, crisp day in Mississippi.  I relish cool weather and am thankful for it.  It’s perfect weather for opening windows and letting the cool breeze flow through our house.  It’s perfect weather for hot tea.
Last week I broke the morning coffee habit I’ve been chained to for more years [...]

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Tea Exchange Treasures…Tea on Tuesday

This past week I received a wonderful package from Christen with my exchange tea cup and assorted goodies.  I was  much pleased with what she sent.  Everything was perfect.
Christen told me
My mom and grandmother used to buy a tea cup to add to their collections for almost ten years, so between them there was [...]

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Sweet Surprises, Wild Flowers and Tea

Yesterday I checked the mail and found a padded mailer with my name on it.  I tried to open it on the way back into the house, but the sticky flap was working overtime on its job.  The package was from Lennie, and I was anxious to see what my surprise was.  After pulling and [...]

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Tea Wallet

One more thing before I really get to the business of the day.  Last night I made a tea wallet for someone special.  I’ve seen a few “out there”, but for this one I used my own ingenuity and winged it.  I’m pleased with the outcome.  I hope the special someone will be, too. I [...]

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Tea On Tuesday – Feeling Blue

Being in a blue mood is not necessarily a bad thing.  Blue is tranquil and soothing.  It partners perfectly with tea.
Blue Willow china has been a favorite of mine since I was a young girl.  I chose a Twinings  Indian Spiced Chai today. I had never tried this brand before, but I’m sure to buy [...]

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Tea on Tuesday

Sipping tea and catalogue shopping go hand in hand.  This old girl didn’t receive the shopping gene so I’m browsing Christmas sale catalogues to avoid the already too crowded stores.  It would thrill me if I could manage to do all my gift buying without ever setting foot in town. Is that strange?
I picked up [...]

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Tea Cup Exchange

What is a tea cup exchange? The name pretty much says it all. You give a tea cup of your choice…and you receive a tea cup of another’s choice. Those interested in joining in will be given a name and address of another participant to send a pretty tea cup and saucier [...]

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Another Tea On Tuesday

Rarely do I find the time to share my thrift store finds anymore, but today my new book stash is perfectly coupled with teatime.  On my last trip to the Salvation Army shop books were on sale.  Never have I been able to resist a book sale so I browsed the shelves until I read [...]

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Tea On Tuesday

For some time I’ve thought about joining in on Tea on Tuesday.  I adore tea parties and take time for tea almost every day.  I’ve finally managed to remember to share tea time with you.
This has been an unusually stressful morning.  Last night I stayed awake far too late.  My true love worked the graveyard [...]

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