Blue Jeans And Teacups: Mother's Bouquet

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Thursday, January 10, 2019

HOT TEA MONTH

January is National Hot Tea Month so this morning I pulled out my Mother's Bouquet by Harney & Sons which features Chamomile (the only tea I like with that flower), rose, cornflowers, orange rind, & natural orange flavor. It's very relaxing and oh-so-pretty.

January 12th, is National Hot Tea Day in the U.S.! How will you celebrate?

Until next time, hugs and a cup of tea!

Heather Elizabeth

Thursday, January 28, 2016

New App, Tea, Valentine Madelines, Ranger to the Rescue Book Review

Teatime with a kitty is always an improvement.

I have been playing with a new app called CameraNCollage that seems to have endless backgrounds and stickers you can download. I am enjoying playing with it on my Samsung phone as shown above.

Yesterday, I made a pot of Mother's Bouquet by Harney and Sons.

It is extremely refreshing with local honey. I had some left over, and put it in the fridge, and find it is just as delightful cold. Even my son, who really dislikes tea (or so he thinks, tea-hee), asked if he could have the rest of it. It usually goes on sale around and certainly after Mother's Day. Click here to order.

You'll notice I had a madeline on my saucer. Tealightful! Well, then I spotted the below picture on FB and thought it too darling not to share. How easy would it be buy some madelines (Sugar Bowl Bakery brand is wonderful from WalMart or Costco!), dip in white melting chocolate, add some valentine sprinkles and some seasonal M&Ms ?

credit on photo

And finally, I picked up this book from my HUGE TBR (to-be-read) pile last night. Usually when I read Christian novels they are very oversized (like 5x7), but this was pocket sized and only 186 pages, so I easily finished before bed. Below is the review.

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Ranger to the Rescue - Book 2 by Renae Brumbaugh

•°o Danger & Romance Held my Interest o°•

For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear; I will help you. –Isaiah 41:13

1881 Houston, TX

Amelia Cooper is a headstrong newshound trying to prove herself in a man’s world. She is typically assigned stories of a feminine nature, recipes, apron patterns, etc.

Evan Covington is trying to make a name for himself as an up-and-coming lawyer. He was wrongly accused of a crime (in book 1), and apparently Amelia helped clear his name, so they have some history together. In this story, they butt heads a few times, but the attraction is obvious, and they spend more and more time together. They are particularly thrown together when Evan is requested to be the attorney for a local fisherman, and Amelia smells opportunity in the story. As she tries to dig deeper, Evan is led by God to help protect her. She also has lost a past love, Gerald, who was shot and killed in cold blood (book 1 I believe), which makes trusting difficult for her. Later, more twists and turns add even more adventure and danger to the story, including kidnapping, wildlife, and guns. This tests their faith, and we hear the characters pray and use their wits to escape all sorts of peril. This was an easy, pocket-size book to read in an evening and I very much enjoyed the story.

I did not realize this was part of a series and the characters carry over from Book 1, however I had no problem enjoying the book, and would recommend it (4 stars).

I purchased this book from CBD and I am offering my honest opinion for no compensation.

186 Pages

Read 01/27/2016 / Reviewed 01/28/2016

SERIES:

Lone Star Ranger – Book #1 (2015)

Ranger to the Rescue – Book #2 (2015)

Until next time, hugs and a cup of tea~

"When from our better selves we have too long

Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop,

Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired,

How gracious, how benign, is Solitude;"

– William Wordsworth, from “The Prelude”

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Tea Video, More Teamail and Teawares

I am in love with this video. 10 minutes of tea bliss and nostalgia.
There are some wonderful tips, and with Memorial Day approaching the vintage troops are a wonderful look back.

Grab a cuppa and enjoy!

As for me, today I am drinking RMS Titanic Tea from Harney & Sons.

Delilah gives it her paw of approval.

This tea is very strong and rich, reminiscent of a breakfast blend. I needed to tone it down with a splash of milk. The side shows the ingredients as Keemun, Assam, Ceylon & Oolong. It recommends 5 min. brewing time, but that is WAY to strong for me and begins to turn bitter in my experience.

More Tea-mail arrived yesterday... probably because I keep ordering it! HA!

It included the above Titanic Tea, a couple of free samples (happy dance!), and the 2 tins of Mother's Bouquet I ordered, plus the H&S teacup.

I just checked (5/21) & you can still get Mother's Bouquet on sale at Harney.com/sale.

The cup, is a little uncomfortable in that I have to "squeeze" 2 fingers in, but I'm still happy to have it.

The charming little Peter Rabbit cup and Bowl are another one of my finds from Home Goods this past weekend. A little pricey for me at $13, but I thought it was still a good deal considering what these can retail for. The bottom indicates Wedgwood England since 1759, and Frederick Warne & Co. 2014.

Does anyone else's heart swoon when they read Warne & Co.? I drift back to the movie Miss Potter and the tragic loss of her first love, Mr. Warne.

This little cup holds a tealightful 6oz. so it's quite perfect for a cuppa.