Time to catch up.
Today is 9/11/06. Patriot's Day. Everyone remembers exactly where they were five years ago. I was home with my oldest son. He was home from work that day. My other children and husband were either at work or in class. We all made sure we knew where we all were immediately- I was thankful that I either heard from them or was able to talk with them right away. Years have gone by- but it still seems so fresh a wound.
In the years since, our family has celebrated weddings, birthdays, births, hurricanes, and we have had some illnesses and also unfortunately, deaths. We all cherish the times that we have had together and the times and celebrations yet to come.
One of the happiest recent times was the arrival of my daughter's twin boys. They are a precious reminder of love and hope. They are treasures. Additionally, our beautiful daughter in law has also announced that our family will grow by one more in February 2007.
Yesterday, Florida felt an earthquake. I had never felt anything like that before. It was centered out in the Gulf of Mexico. It shook the house and rattled things about. Hopefully, we won't get to experience that again. They say it was a 6.0.
Happy things now...I have widened my tea knowledge recently and I am enjoying tea more than ever. My granddaughter and I have always enjoyed having our teas parties together. We have collected special little tea cups with chintz rose designs and various teapots for the season at hand. The teas we have had have varied from rose and cirtus flavored to spicy chai blends. She is my constant companion where tea is concerned.
I discoved Scent By Spirit Teas and have found them to be wonderful. The teas that I had always had trouble enjoying were green teas (eek, so bitter) and Earl Grey (so bitter and cardboard). I am happy to report that I now adore Earl Grey as well as green tea. One of my current favorites is Enchanted Fairy Cake Tea.The knowledge that I have gained from SBS is largely responsible for that- along with very fresh tea. I sound like an ad- but truly, I never knew how stale some of the tea I was having had been until I had fresh tea. I like having lots of different teas and seem to be collecting quite a few.
Today my cup holds Beautiful Earl Grey tea. I have added lemon and sugar. I have a quilt out to work on tonight. The skies are threatening rain here, so I need to take my little dog out for a walk before the skies open.
In the years since, our family has celebrated weddings, birthdays, births, hurricanes, and we have had some illnesses and also unfortunately, deaths. We all cherish the times that we have had together and the times and celebrations yet to come.
One of the happiest recent times was the arrival of my daughter's twin boys. They are a precious reminder of love and hope. They are treasures. Additionally, our beautiful daughter in law has also announced that our family will grow by one more in February 2007.
Yesterday, Florida felt an earthquake. I had never felt anything like that before. It was centered out in the Gulf of Mexico. It shook the house and rattled things about. Hopefully, we won't get to experience that again. They say it was a 6.0.
Happy things now...I have widened my tea knowledge recently and I am enjoying tea more than ever. My granddaughter and I have always enjoyed having our teas parties together. We have collected special little tea cups with chintz rose designs and various teapots for the season at hand. The teas we have had have varied from rose and cirtus flavored to spicy chai blends. She is my constant companion where tea is concerned.
I discoved Scent By Spirit Teas and have found them to be wonderful. The teas that I had always had trouble enjoying were green teas (eek, so bitter) and Earl Grey (so bitter and cardboard). I am happy to report that I now adore Earl Grey as well as green tea. One of my current favorites is Enchanted Fairy Cake Tea.The knowledge that I have gained from SBS is largely responsible for that- along with very fresh tea. I sound like an ad- but truly, I never knew how stale some of the tea I was having had been until I had fresh tea. I like having lots of different teas and seem to be collecting quite a few.
Today my cup holds Beautiful Earl Grey tea. I have added lemon and sugar. I have a quilt out to work on tonight. The skies are threatening rain here, so I need to take my little dog out for a walk before the skies open.
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