It’s always like Christmas when new tea arrives ! I can’t wait to open the box and then empty the tea into it’s jar and steep a pot …..oh...

My tea from Russia was almost gone. I decided to crank up, well, plug in, the Samovar, and make the last of the Russian tea in as...

Haiti…. we have friends who came to the United States from Haiti. They still have family in Haiti. Our hearts and prayers are with the...

The day we decided to take down Christmas, I ask My Sweet Husband to carry in the storage tubs from the garage. I scooped the stockings...

That’s right. The party isn’t over. We continue to celebrate….January is National Hot Tea Month !! Yay !! Those windy, snowy days of...

One year in the late 1960’s when we were poor, newly married and college students, we decided to give all our family Bourbon Balls for...

‘Tis the season for gathering, celebrating, eating and drinking. Tea, that versatile, cooperative, beverage is easily incorporated into a...

In anticipation of our annual Pumpkin Train Trip I made a batch….well, it’s a huge recipe, so actually I made about 4 dozen Pumpkin...

My Sweet Husband and I were standing in the kitchen, discussing breakfast options. The wind whipped the tree branches back and forth and...

My Sweet Husband and I saw Angela Logan on Fox News talking about making apple cakes and selling them to make her mortgage payment....

I wanted to play ! You know, make mud pies, or design sand castles. Ignore, drown out, and escape those “adult issues” requiring a...

What I heard on the news seemed doubtful. My mind whirled with questions: Why? How could this happen? Who doesn’t know sunshine is good...

Last night I called for sleep. I shouted, whispered, pleaded and it remained…. Elusive. I wondered why it wouldn’t come. I read. I...

I had to make a quick stop at Orchard Nutrition yesterday. http://orchardnutrition.com I was tired and thirsty, and on the verge of...

One day the urge overtook me. I just wanted a tall glass of cold buttermilk and cornbread. I don’t know what it is about a hot summer...

Usually I have plenty of help in the kitchen when I’m making food for small children. My sweet granddaughter likes to wear her Aunt...

Today, “Potts”, as the grandchildren nicknamed him, arrived at our house. His other “grandmother” brought him from Sacramento, so...

Enterprising, adventurous, self confident, and courageous characterize my Dad’s life. He grew up on a farm in the wild, windy...

Sometimes, if I ask for hot tea at a restaurant, a mug of lukewarm water and a colorful assortment of little square packages are set in...