BYOTC Party

Sometimes you just luck into something special. I attend an annual women’s retreat with some amazing, accomplished women.  It’s always a great treat to carve out some time to spend together. We’ve done this for many years so they know by now that I’ll make tea for them. I enjoy sharing my tea and getting…

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Mother’s Day Tea

The theme for our annual Mother’s Day Tea this year was roses so we had my sister’s roses for the flowers, rose teapots, rose-colored dishes, linens and food.  Once you have a theme it becomes easier to put the party together. We bent the rules of formality in favor of fun.  Good food, wonderful family!…

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Steeped Tea

Here’s something new.  I just learned this week that there is a Canadian company called Steeped Tea.  They sell their teas through Independent Consultants who will hold tea parties or visit with you one on one.  They’ve been on Dragon’s Den (Canada’s version of Shark Tank) and is one of Canada’s fastest growing companies. I…

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Book Club Tea Party

Feb. 25, 2014  My friends support my tea habit.  Encourage it, even.  Our book club met and had a four-tier service.  Forget three-tiers!  We’re nothing, if not over-achievers!  We read The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal.  (You can see it on the table.) We had blueberry infused tea and it was perfect for the evening discussion.…

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