Like a lot of southerners, I grew up going to Gatlinburg, Tenn. on family vacations. For that reason, I was intrigued when I found this v...

Drgnldy71! If you'll send me your snail mail address via the e-mail button at right, I'll get this package headed your way. Congrats...

Friends, I have a burning question I am hoping one of you can help me with. What are these oddly-shaped slotted spoon thingies? Does anyone ...

"Get around, get around, I get around ..." Any Beach Boys fans reading today? I love that song, and it could certainly be used to ...

So, the plan was to enjoy a tea tasting of two of my new tea samples from Teavivre, but I was so excited over this one tea that I thought it...

Does your brain ever need a break? Mine does. I have been a very busy girl over the past few months. I have edited everything from novels an...

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, I thought it would be fun to host a giveaway, so that's what we're doing today, and the winner w...

"... There used to stand a small but stately, white-columned teahouse, facing resolutely south toward the open water of the Potomac. It...

There's yet another new magazine about flea market gardening, Flea Market Outdoors, and when I came across the premiere issue this week ...

You know that credit card commercial that says, "What's in YOUR wallet?" Well, today you may be wondering, "What's in...

Ordinarily I don't like to wait in line, but if I hadn't had to wait in line at Barnes & Noble this week, I wouldn't have be...

Does this print grab your attention as it did mine? I spotted it in Walmart the other day. Where, I ask you, can you get this much pajama ...

Last year I ordered this pretty shamrock-covered china teapot from eBay, and the gracious seller surprised me by including this shamrock tea...

I just love the look of Alma M. Truesdale's old tea room in Manchester, N.H., established in 1923, with its seating capacity of 250 and ...

Generally I prefer to make decorative cookies myself, but when I saw these Shamrock Cookies from Little Debbie at the grocery store, I had t...

I'll bet my mailman thinks I live a much more exotic life than I really do, receiving packages from China, India, England, and elsewhere...

If Georgia can't decide whether she wants it to be winter or spring, fine. I'm gardening anyway. Or at least I'm gathering my se...

On Saturday I spent the day in the Marietta area shopping with my Aunt Jane. These were the only two tea-related items I picked up, but I lo...