Many moons ago, I received a birthday gift of this tea, only it had a slightly different name: Jasmine Dragon Phoenix Pearls. It was the fir...

Are you a fan of the color green? I like the lighter shades of green (the ones with names like seafoam, celery and moss), and any green foun...

A few weekends ago, I went antiquing with my mom and came home with nothing. No teacup, no tea linens, no tea accessories, nada. Times like ...

It's always fun to see which number the Random Number Generator selects! (It's at mathgoodies.com , should you ever need one.) And t...

"...and all I got was this lousy T-shirt." Fortunately, that's not what *I* was saying after my friend Holly got back from her...

A week ago I wrote about the new tea shop mystery from author Laura Childs, and yesterday I happened to receive a *second* review copy. Sinc...

The blogs I read are particularly lovely at this time of year, because no matter the topic it seems none of us can resist sneaking in a few ...

Holy cow! Professional ballplayers aren't the only ones using steroids, apparently. Would you get a look at the size of these tea leaves...

Over the past few years I have been fortunate to pick up copies of Tea & Coffee Trade Journal at some trade shows. I loved reading all t...

You know how people like to name what books they'd want to take with them if stranded on a desert island? (I actually typed "desser...

Here at the Tea With Friends blog, our motto is, "We test all those cheap, cheesy tea gadgets so you don't have to!" And today...

Can you believe Laura Childs has now given us 10 of her lovely tea shop mysteries starring Theodosia Browning and the famous Indigo Tea Shop...

Several weeks ago, I got an e-mail alert about a great new tea item from my tea friend ParTea Lady (whom, BTW, I had the honor of meeting fa...

Right about the time I was graduating from college, a British new wave band named Wang Chung was hitting the charts with a catchy little tun...

"Tea is one of the most social and popular events of the day and the taste and refinement of the hostess are readily recognized in the ...

Years ago, I went to Savannah to visit my dear friend (and fellow journalist) Kathy. We were in a T.J. Maxx when I came across some gorgeous...

So where do you stand on sweeteners in your tea? Love 'em? Hate 'em? I drink the vast majority of my tea plain, whether it's a f...

Months ago, I saw this Tupperware tea infuser listed on eBay, but it apparently hadn't made it to the U.S. yet because its "home...

Looking for an easy three-layer cake to make for your next teatime? After experimenting with a new recipe in honor of my daddy's 70th (!...