I've been to all kinds of tea rooms in all kinds of places, but I've never been to one that looks as if it were made of Lincoln lo...

If you're like me, you probably find a lot of e-mail solicitations in your in-box at this time of year. Some companies seem to quadruple...

Recently my friend Ginger in North Carolina e-mailed with an intriguing offer. The mother of a son's classmate gave her some Korean tea ...

Our trip to the American Girl Doll Store Monday definitely sent me on a trip down memory lane to the dolls of my youth, dolls like Crissy an...

For the second year in a row, my niece Amelia's Christmas gift from us was a visit to the American Girl Doll Store at North Point Mall t...

After going with a turquoise tea-themed tabletop Christmas tree last year, I decided I liked my little pink one better, even if all the orna...

It was while I was writing a book about department store tea rooms in 2011 that I first learned about the Strawbridge & Clothier departm...

Since I had to run in Michaels for a few things this week, I did a sweep of the $1.50 bins up front and found a few new Spode-design product...

Originally, I intended to save this whole box of Twinings Christmas Tea so I could tuck the individually-packaged teabags into Christmas car...

If you had come across these same items at Goodwill, you would have splurged the $2.53 for these goodies, wouldn't you? I love to come...

This year my Christmas baking will be taking a bit of a different turn. Since my husband and I started a communications business earlier thi...

Have a holly jolly Christmas It's the best time of the year Well, I don't know if there'll be snow But have a cup of cheer — F...

This week's vintage tea room postcard is from the Boardwalk and New Casino in Asbury Park, N.J., but I was most intrigued by the sign vi...

It is always fun to find a surprise in the mailbox, but it's even more fun when the surprise comes from a tea friend! This week, the mai...