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Pfaltzgraff Winterberry Collection
My small Pfaltzgraff Winterberry dinnerware and tea ware collection started with a single mug brought from the old Linen N’ Things stores many years ago. I love the traditional, original berry vine and not some of the new variations. I have shown GREAT restraint over the years by not ordering every piece of the collection.…
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HOLIDAY SCONES – Part 1
When life (or a good friend) gives you a King Arthur Flour gift card, you order holiday scone mixes, right! For the three weekends leading up to Christmas, I will be baking one scone mix per weekend. Last weekend, my first foray into the holiday scone extravaganza was the Spice Eggnog Scone Mix. King Arthur…
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Fall, Fire, and Tea
A warming tea and fire outside on this brisk, autumn day in New England.
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Campfire In a Cup
I love my strong, black teas and this Lapsang Souchong tea from the cozy eteaket tearoom and supplier in Scotland is a spectacular example of how the strength of a brew can transport you. Not only does it smell like a campfire is burning, the taste is as smooth as the smoke wafting through the…
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Floral Tea
It may be an overcast, cloudy gray day, but the late summer flowers are adding major color. I cut a very colorful bouquet using hydrangea, phlox, a couple of fern fronds, and one spectacular rose. With a pot of my favorite Yorkshire Tea, an apple, and some chocolate chip cookies an outdoor tea can be…
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Home Office Tea
I’m lucky to be afforded the luxury of working from home if need be. Such as snowstorms, appointments, injury, or my brain simply not wanting to make the 60 mile round-trip drive. Today is one of those days. Working in my home office also allows me access to my own flowers, tea, tea wares and…
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Tea and Tennis
For a change of scenery, I decided my morning tea warranted a visit to the side deck. I’m blessed to have two lovely decks to enjoy. One is in the shade all day, the other gets serious mid-day and afternoon sun. This side deck faces the old, weed-filled garden in the distance, a section of…
Tea Time With Heidi 