It's been a while since I've spotted any new cosmetics containing our beloved camellia sinensis as an ingredient, so I was delighte...

Yesterday after church, Alex and I headed to my sister's house for a soup-and-sandwich birthday lunch in honor of Daddy, who turned 85 l...

Yesterday was such a pretty day that Alex and I decided we needed to get out of the house and go gallivanting, so we ended up in Alabama at ...

I was at my friend Nancy's Carriage House Country Antiques and Gifts in Senoia recently when I spotted a new-to-me tea blend, this Ameri...

  Isn't this tea blend lovely? It's got both Assam and Keemun tea as well as cornflowers and some Silver Needle tea. The scoop? It...

 Jan H.! Congratulations to all who won this year's Valentine's Week giveaways!

  I always love it when the new issue of Tea Time arrives, and I enjoy discovering what the special themes are for the issue. The article o...

 Nancy in Northeast Iowa! Congrats!

  To conclude our Valentine's Week celebration, I wanted to wrap up by giving away a $20 gift card to Harney & Sons, because we all ...

 Marian M. Congratulations, and I hope you enjoy it!

For Valentine's Week giveaway #3, I'm offering this glass mug with a heart-shaped insert! I found this on Amazon and thought it woul...

I should have labeled the Wednesday giveaway as #1 (it was a last-minute idea), but here we go with giveaway #2! I do believe this is the fi...

 Daniele K., so congrats! And stay tuned – more Valentine's Week giveaways are coming!

  After I reviewed this great new valentine's blend from Adagio Teas the other day, it dawned on me that I should give away a bag to one...

I'm not quite finished decorating for Valentine's Day just yet, but this weekend, I did manage to get the valentine's tea trolle...

Look at this loose tea! You can see the rose hips and the fruit pieces, but do you see the tiny little heart sprinkles? Oh. My. Goodness! Th...

I am so glad I subscribed to Victoria magazine last year, because recent issues have been so, so lovely! The soft color palette on the Marc...

Local readers know that I write a monthly cooking column for a free publication called The Weekly , and the latest recipe was so simple and ...

I hadn't stalked the Library of Congress for teatime images in a while, and this week, I found one that was a new discovery, "The F...