It’s not always easy to meet friends or make friends. Can you think of how you’ve met your closest friends? Was it the kid on the school bus when you were in second grade that you’ve remained BFF? Or did you meet your best friend through a friend of a friend? My sister-in-law and her [...]

Even though I love beautiful teapots and have quite a nice collection, I find myself using the Travette almost every day. I’m especially excited about the newest one, Majestica for many reasons. It has all the benefits of the old one with a brand new micro infuser and a handle to [...]

Yesterday morning I had the privilege of meeting Bonnie Gonzalez with Austin’s local YNN 24-hour news broadcast station. She came out with Eddie way before sunrise to learn about tea and share the experience with their viewers. I made three teas to sample, Grand English Breakfast, Dragon Well Green Tea, and Silver Needles Yin Zhen. [...]

There have been countless claims throughout history of people declaring that they have found the secret to long life. Whether it is in special water found at an oasis in a city of gold at the end of the earth or in a rare pill that will give you just the thing you need to [...]

Most people don’t expect a woman to be blogging about “Men and Tea.” But, the first people to have influenced me the most about tea have been men, including my husband, three sons, step father (who lived to be 100) and my father-in-law. Tea never seemed like a girly thing to me. Just a civilized, [...]

It’s hard for me to describe what it’s like to be a father. I’ve only been a father for thirteen months, so I’m new to this thing, called “parenting.” My favorite parts of being a father are getting to play with Preston, seeing him giggle, watching him be the little fireball, funny, sneaky, playful person [...]