It is always delightful when friends surprise me with a gift I just love, and that was the case with several goodies I received this Christmas. My friend Andrea surprised me with an extravagant bag full of gifts, and my favorite of the many lovely items inside was this pink pottery mug as well as some tea blended in her hometown of Carrollton!
The London Fog tea tastes even better, I'm sure, because it was sipped from this pretty mug made by a woman in Haiti. I love that Andrea was also supporting a local ministry to Haiti by choosing such a gift, and the fact that it's beautiful *and* useful makes me so happy.
When I found a pretty box from my friend Susan waiting at my front door one night before Christmas, the first thing I noted was that it weighed a ton. When I opened the lid, I could see why: it was the Dolly Parton pan I had been wanting!
Everybody loves Dolly, and I couldn't help wanting one of these pans as soon as I saw them and realized they said "Jolene, please don't take my pan" on the back. Hilarious! I told Susan I'd been coveting one of these pans, and she said she knew that because I'd mentioned it on Facebook over the summer, and she'd ordered it for me that day. I'll have to be more careful of what I post online about things I want (I mean, someone might go get me that Italian villa I'm hankering for), but boy, what a fun gift. Tea and kitchen items are always welcome gifts. Did you get any fun tea and/or kitchen gifts for Christmas this year?
I only got one yea-related gift this year, but it’s extra special. My seven year old grandson gave me a mug adorned with pictures of flowers he had drawn. He was so excited to give it to me and I treasure it, it’s one of my favorite tea mugs now!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful gifts. The mug is so pretty. I received some loose leaf tea. If you are gifted the Italian villa, you can start doing Tea With Friends vacations. :-)
ReplyDeleteJust in case, be sure I always have your most current contact info, Ginger. Ha!
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ReplyDeleteThat mug made by the Haitian woman is so pretty! Simple but elegant. One tea-time-related gift I received at Christmas was several boxes of Walker's Scottish shortbread--my Tennessee sister knows I love to have those with my afternoon team. And my North Carolina sister, an excellent baker, made me 3 kinds of beautiful Christmas cookies to have at tea-time
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