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Musings on beads, polymer clay, making jewelry and the wonderful world of the tea leaf
My morning tea is waking me up with its bold taste and refreshing pungency! From the area of Qianjiang located in Hubei Province, China, it has been processed as a gunpowder green tea. Gunpowder tea leaves are withered, and then steamed before bein (read full article)
I recently read a post by Libby Mills on making a flickr gallery for inspiration. What a cool idea, thanks Libby! I made some of my own galleries to inspire and delight. Tea Bowls Antelope Canyon Fractal Art That was so much fun! What inspires you? & (read full article)
Oh my, where did the morning go to? I started out the day by indulging in a sleep in, getting 3 hours extra sleep than normal. Very decadent, I know. It’s the perfect day for it though – gray and dreary with heavy rain and wind. A day yo (read full article)
In January, I treated myself to a yummy gift, a year’s subscription to Jane Thornley’s Inspired Knitter’s Club. Ever since I discovered Jane’s website last year and then attended one of her retreats in Taos, NM, Jane has insp (read full article)
Here in New England, this is the kind of day we wait for all winter long – brilliant sun, azure skies, no clouds and temps forecasted near 50. A glorious day for walking! This morning I am delving back into the herbal world to share an interes (read full article)
The weather couldn’t have been better at this time of the year – sunny and near 50 degrees! – for the move yesterday. They’re all moved in and now the unpacking and settling into a new home begins. There’s a lot of movi (read full article)
There might have been a snowstorm here last Tuesday but I have this gorgeous blooming hyacinth on my kitchen windowsill to remind me that spring is getting closer. Today I’m helping my daughter move into her new home and, as we want to get an (read full article)
First of all, my heart and prayers go out to the people of Haiti. If you haven’t yet, you can find out how to help here. Ever since a couple of Saturdays ago when I wrote about choosing a word for the year to guide and inspire, my mind has b (read full article)
A most Happy Thanksgiving weekend to you all! While the wind howls at the eaves outside, I am inside cozily sipping from a cup of this exquisite Formosa white tea. I watch the empty tree branches bow and sway and think about how resilient they are. (read full article)
The bronzed leaves are rattling across my backyard deck like dried bones as they welcome this last day of October, All Hallowed Eve. Pouring rain and wind this past week have swept clean most of the leaves from their trees to create an autumn carpet (read full article)
After several days of rain, the trees are glowing with vibrant washes of gold, russet, ruby and magenta. The wind sighs through the branches, releasing a cascade of leaves that float and dance across the lawn. Autumn has truly embraced us here in Ne (read full article)
The last day. So final. This is the day that you find yourself trying to fit in everything that you wanted to do but didn’t get a chance to on all of the other days. So, it turned into a “bits” day – a little bit of this and (read full article)
Every morning we carefully stepped our way across the cobblestones to the workroom where we settled down in our own individual cozy spot, picked up our pointy sticks and let the yarn flow from them in colors that spoke to us of the gorgeous Taos (read full article)
Despite getting a late start on the road from Albuquerque to Taos and also leaving during the height of rush hour traffic, we were graced with a very good omen that traveled along with us for quite some time. As I drove along, I just kept thinking h (read full article)
The hint of fall that was in the air at the beginning of the week has now left us and we are finally blessed with a perfectly glorious summer weekend, not too hot and humid, not too cool, juuuuust right. Even though it is officially considered the l (read full article)
With each passing day, my anticipation and excitement is growing and expanding as I think about my coming journey to New Mexico. 2 more days! The first half of my trip will be spent in Albuquerque visiting with my youngest son and his family. And, y (read full article)
Does anyone else feel that August is cruising at warp speed towards September? It’s always felt like a “getting ready” month to me. There is a buzz, an undercurrent in the lazy haziness. That being said, this weekend stretches wide (read full article)
It’s a wet, misty morning outside that speaks of mystical adventures. I’m almost expecting a unicorn to step out from the line of trees. I felt like I was in a drippy, green cocoon when I stepped out onto our backyard deck. The trees emb (read full article)
It’s a beautiful summer day (finally!) and I’ve invited a sunny daylily to join me for my morning tea. I love its golden light. It reminds me to let my own light shine through. I’m sipping a Darjeeling white tea from the Okayti est (read full article)
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