We’ve been staying at our St. Helens, Oregon home for about a month. Waiting for the birth of our fourth grandchild! Snow in St. Helens...

My new all time favorite quote…and I made it up myself after a particularly harrowing week…. When life hands you a lemon, cut it up, make...

If you love tea like I do, you’re always on the prowl for fun ways to enjoy tea! I like to experiment with blends of teas and...

This morning, I just needed scones with my tea. I tweaked our Traditional Scone recipe and came up with these Blueberry-Sour Cream...

In the summer, at our house, there were always two pitchers of iced tea in our refrigerator. One of them, my mother referred to as ” Your...

We were quite blessed recently. Our unique…sweet…little…one of a kind…teapot bank…was featured in a blog…. Saving Your Pennies For Tea…....

A huge bin filled with smooth skinned Meyer Lemons triggered a drooling response. Wiping my mouth, and stuffing a plastic bag with yellow...

A Cupful of Tea Facts #teainfographic #tea #teainfo #teafacts #teahistory

<Hi nammer this is Mitch> Be still my beating heart! I read the message twice. Oh my goodness, my nine year old grandson just texted me...

It has been my tradition since I was in high school to list my goals and resolutions every January first. During the next year, on...

I was raised by parents who endured the depression. Both grew up on farms. They learned to “make do” and to find a use for everything....

Planning a fall tea party? A Book Club gathering? Or maybe you want to be ready when a friend drops by to share a cup of tea. These...

A Mother’s Day tea….or tea for Mother’s Day… Since Mother’s Day seemed to come out of nowhere this year, I haven’t had time to plan the...

I have the most incredible Sweet Husband….loving father, great cook, sucessful business man, well read, politcally astute, world...

What could be more refreshing on a hot summer day than the traditional Southern Sweet Tea? What about “Tipsy Tea”….a fun “party”...

How many times have I heard “Life is just a bowl of cherries”? And sometimes it’s true. Life just couldn’t be better! Sweet and colorful,...

While sorting through my cookbook collection, I came across this delightful recipe in my “French Women Don’t Get Fat” book. (Very...

I love each one of them. They have distinct personalities. How could I sort and throw out any of them? There they were stacked on my...

Recalling the advice of my dear Homemaking teacher, Mrs. Whalen, I decided to try the recipe before making it for guests. Fortunately, I...

Our collection of Blue Willow started with My Sweet Husband’s grandmother in 1968. Married and struggling to work our way through...