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A Reluctant Aquisition
My sister-in-law passed away last September and it fell to my husband and I to clean out her house. It was daunting and sad and we came across dozens of china sets. Some were small, but many had 50-to-100+ pieces neither of us knew existed in the house. I did keep a few individual pieces,
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Wimbledon Tea
Wimbledon is at its halfway point in London and I thought I’d pay tribute with my London teacup. The set, from House of Cally, features famous London landmarks like the Eye, Big Ben, the Shard, and Tower of London. I’m enjoying a pot of loose Earl Grey tea from Taylor’s of Harrogate as well. Cheers
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Tea at Willow Tea Rooms
During our recent trip to Glasgow, Scotland, we enjoyed lunch at the Willow Tea Room inspired by the art nouveau designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and modeled on Kate Cranston’s Ingram Street Tea Rooms from the early 1900s. The actual door to the tea room is so small, one might miss it amongst the large floor-to-ceiling
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Tea on The Canal
On our very recent trip to Scotland just a few weeks ago, Dave and I booked a Vintage Afternoon Tea Cruise on a long boat from the Linlithgow Canal Centre to the Avon Aqueduct. I love tea and Dave loves the canal shows from the UK, so it was a perfect combo of our two
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It’s Summer!
Yes, summer has FINALLY returned to the Northeast. It took its sweet time and we’re still having some cold and rainy days, but the corner has been turned. That means more teas outside on the deck. My favorite way to pass the time at any time of day here in on the stream. Rose Pouching
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Easter Appetizers and Tea
I read and re-read old issues of Tea Time Magazine on a seasonal basis. The collection I own goes back to 2011 I think. Each year and season, I have read many recipes for tea treats and rarely create any of them. Mainly because they’re all large batch servings and I really just want to
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Spring Shortbread
The dangers of scrolling through Etsy is that you’ll end up buying something whether you need it or not. Such was the case when I did a search for dessert tongs. Yes, I found the tongs, but I also saw a box of shortbread pop up. Did I purchase both? Why, yes. Yes, I did
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Happy Spring?
Ah, the joys of spring in Maine! One day it’s almost 60º, the next it’s snowing. Mother Nature likes to yank our chain this time of year and tease us mercilessly as we come out of our winter hibernation. Today it is snowing again with sleet, ice, then rain predicted over the next three days.
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Tea Time With Heidi 