Breakfast tea

...actually coffee. Kimmie is nice that way...she doesn't mind if we join without the proper beverage. Thanks Kimmie!

I have yet another busy Tuesday. Although I feel much better that I have a few things crossed off the list already. 

Tomorrow, I'm sending my oldest off on his 6th grade school trip. They will be gone 3 days and 2 nights.  This is a huge step!! For both of us. :)  

He is super excited. I'm nervous because it's 4 hours away. 

I have the packing list at hand and am checking and rechecking it.

What are you doing today??

Tea Tuesday

A little afternoon tea gazing at the remains of the snow in the backyard.  Ok...now back to work. :)

Missed it by that much...

I missed Tea Tuesday yesterday...
I was busy getting a root canal.  Oh, Joy.

So the cups remained in the cupboard...they looked pretty while waiting though.

I've also spent an enormous amount of time in waiting rooms lately so I've brought stuff with to keep me busy and make the time pass more quickly.

Tea Tuesday

So actually a pretty laid back Tuesday for me...WOOHOO!
Workout, shower, laundry and art are all on today's list. Already have a couple checked off. It's a good day...with the exception of the rain mixing with ice pellets. BRRR!

My Christmas Cactus  is blooming again. I'm not complaining...  It's just odd. It seems to bloom about Thanksgiving and Easter...although Easter is very late this year.

Check out the steam I was able to capture in my photo....
(click it to enlarge if needed)
I never thought it would actually show in the photos.


You'll find the list of my tea Tuesday friends on Kimmies blog.

Anyone notice that my plant is in a tea cup?!?!

Simple Tea

Just a simple cup of tea today...nabbed this box of the clearance rack at our local co-op. It's pretty good.
Time to check a few things off that "to-do" list  before going to babysit again.
Go see if my friends are doing more interesting things than myself today... You'll find the list on Kimmies blog.

Tea Tuesday coffee

Another super busy Tuesday for me. Just coffee for today.

I had to turn the photo black and white because my beautiful amber pendant lights over my sink turned the photo such a sickly color. No time to retake silly photos for today...

Go see what everyone else is up to today over at Kimmies blog!

Tea Tuesday

Does this look good or what?!?  I'm having some basic green tea with my new favorite sandwich. It a grilled cheese with a twist. I use olive oil on the whole wheat bread instead of butter. The cheese is provolone. To give it even more flavor I use stone ground mustard, baby spinach and sliced tomato.  OH YUM!

Go see what my Tea Tuesday friends are doing today!
You'll find the links over on Kimmie's blog...

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Tea and goodies from the mailbox

Running a little behind today...I had to fill in at the school library.

While I was out I stopped by my PO Box and found a wonderful piece of Mail Art from Linda.
 
The packaging is outstanding! I sat and savored it with my tea before opening.

Linda is so sweet...I left a comment on her blog a while back saying how much I loved the mail art she had received.
She emailed me and asked for my address so she could send me some mail art too!

Inside I found these wonderful bits of ephemera and an ATC.
I never expected such an awesome piece of mail art with little gifties inside as well!

Thanks so much Linda! 

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Tea Tuesday

Good Morning!
Well, the kids are off to school...my morning coffee is gone and now I need to clean the house!

Time for some comfort tea in one of my many, many Fiestaware mugs.
This particular one is a retired color called Juniper. When I dropped the matching dinner plate on the floor, I actually cried as I picked up the pieces. It was the first and only piece I've broken.  I'm not usually emotional like that but it was just the cherry on top of a really crumby day if memory serves.

Again...I am off track... We were talking about tea!!

I LOVE this Oh my! Chai.
It's my special treat. I hoard it and only drink it when I need some comfort or want to super indulge.

Point of information: I have no affiliation with Tastefully Simple at all...just love this product. :) Thought you'd want to know.

Stop on over to Kimmies blog to see what my fellow tea drinkers are doing today.

Collections

I grew up in a household that had many collections. Rocks, sea shells, fancy tea cup and saucers sets just to name a few.
Over the years I've gotten rid of most of my "dust catcher" collections and now only collect items that are useful, such as my Fiestaware.
These are our everyday dishes as well as our "fancy" dishes.

I also have a vast fabric stash and scrapbook papers but they fall into the useful collection in my book. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Do you collect anything? I'd love to hear about it or see a picture.