On Saturday, I had the pleasure of serving as a hat contest judge at the Alicia Rhett Tribute Tea at the Lone Oak Community Center in Lone...

Have any of my tea friends ever visited the World's Largest Teapot in Chester, West Virginia? I've seen pictures of it on the inte...

I'm a sucker for a prettily packaged tea, and I saw a new one at T.J. Maxx the other day that was just irresistible for a number of r...

I like discovering new teas to try, and I also enjoy finding new tea accompaniments to try. This weekend, that meant some new flavored ...

I had heard of Inigo Jones the famous English architect, the one who lived in the 1500s and 1600s, but I wasn't aware of the meteorol...

I'm trying to read more ebooks since the bookshelves at my house are groaning, but I will never stop adding new titles to my reading...

A recent trip to Tuesday Morning proved fruitful, you might say. I ran across a new bone china tea mug I *needed* because it had type on ...

Thanks to a reader, Diane M., I found a great source for teatime images, and it's the Graphics Fairy's collection of teapot clip ...

I'm trying to be good and not acquire too many more teawares, but when my friend Brad sent word that he had some teacups to pass alon...

After finishing up some Christmas teas and then switching to oolongs for a few days, I decided I'd have a fruity tea one after...

Remember that old saying, "The best things in life are free"? I often find that to be the case, and in the world of tea and tea ...

I've gotten serious about curtailing the number of new books and magazines I bring into my house, so I have instituted a new rule for...

With all the Christmas decor put away, I did my usual thing and pulled out winter whites for the January tea trolley. I do like to leave ...

The winner of  Steeped in History—The Art of Tea  by Beatrice Hohenegger is Janet P. in Texas. Congrats, Janet, and I'll have this book ...

Have you heard of the cartoonist Rea Irvin? I had not, but he lived from 1881-1972, and according to the Library of Congress website, this...

In my reading and reviewing of books over the years, I have accumulated way too many books, and I've decided it's time to send so...

So I pulled out one of my old postcards to wish you all a Happy New Year, and I noticed for the first time that the little girl … well, i...

This year, when my family asked what I wanted for Christmas, I asked for practical gifts—new mixing bowls, a new soup pot—so I was very...