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Biscotti & Tea
I have never made biscotti before, but this fantastic recipe from The Monday Box blog for Cinnamon Red Hot Biscotti Cookies peaked my interest to give it a shot. I already had cinnamon imperials in my pantry from some Christmas cookie recipes, so this was perfect. The dough was quite wet and heavy and tricky
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National Tea Day
It’s April 21st today — Happy National Tea Day! Although I feel like EVERY day is a tea day, it was nice to celebrate the “official” holiday outside on the deck, even if it was a week or so early. We had an usually warm week a couple of weeks ago and my first outside
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Feeling A Little Londony
That’s a word, right? Well, it should be. We visited London for five days in 2012. Hard to believe it has been 11 years already. It was my first trip across the big pond and I thoroughly enjoyed this historic city. It was spring, and the flowers and parks were coming alive as the UK
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Some of the coldest weather we’ve had in years is moving in for a short visit here in Maine. The hot tea will be flowing. I was shivering one morning this week and was gently reminded of my childhood growing up in a small rural village in upstate New York. My father was an auto
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Holiday Jam
Most of the goodies I received as gifts for Christmas have already been consumed because I have absolutely no restraint. However, the lovely homemade jams my friend back in New York sends me are always a preserved treat I can linger with and savour later in the year. Okay, so it’s only a week after
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Christmas Tea Treats
As I did last Christmas, I ordered up some adorable tea treats from The Cordial Cherry. This year they offered up Christmas Tea & Cakes chocolate truffles. Of course, the little teapot called my name. I’m always impressed with the small details and how lovely they area. Not to mention how tasty their chocolate is!
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Christmas Cups
Just three short days after our Thanksgiving holiday, the Christmas season is in full swing. I love this time of year for many reasons, but it’s also wonderful to visit my old friends in the tea cabinet. This beauty was a gift from my niece. It’s a Pfaltzgraff teacup and saucer from the Winterberry collection
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A New Addition
How many people actually find what they’re looking for when entering an antiques store? I never do, but I went into Antiques at 10 Mechanic in Camden with a short list: a cake stand, dessert tongs, and tulip vases. I didn’t find any dessert tongs, only one cake stand that I wasn’t crazy about, and
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First Scones of Fall
Scones for breakfast? Yes, please. My first scones of the fall. Blueberry sour cream scones with some Sunrise at Ogunquit Beach tea. Pulled out my fall Currier & Ives tray and cut a single, small hydrangea and some coleus. I haven’t quite reached the pumpkin spice train yet, but October is only a week away.
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Toast and Tea
The weather in Maine this past weekend was spectacular! Not too hot, not too cold, but just right. I enjoyed tea outside more than I have in a long time. One day, I just wanted a simple toast and tea out on the deck and I had everything I needed to accomplish that: I had
Tea Time With Heidi 