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Friendship
isn’t a big thing; like a box of tea, it is composed of
a million little things.
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Have fun at your own Tea Blending Party
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Quip sent by Maureen: If you put dry teabags in shoes, they absorb odor. So your
shoes smell good but the tea tastes so bad afterwards, it's almost
not worth it.
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TeaMap.com
Find a Tea Shop in your area or when you travel. Pictures, Menus
& Reviews.
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Lamp Update
Thank you to all who sent suggestions & encouragements. I had no
idea how many of you would like to make a lamp! I have set aside the tea items
I'd like to use and am waiting for
dear hubby to have time to drill holes for the chase for the electricity.
Perhaps I will have a lamp by next edition. I will keep you posted.
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Hello Tea Drinkers -
I'm often asked which tea cozy type I prefer. My answer is,
"It depends." As well it does. It depends on whether I'm
making a quick small pot for myself or a larger pot to tide me over for
a bit. I like the Snug-Up in the morning because the pot gets finished
rather quickly. The first cup is gone almost immediately after pour. In
the afternoon or when with friends I like to use a larger pot with
trivet under and full cozy (dome or box). The trivet keeps the heat from
sinking away and the full cozy keeps the teapot warm during long chats
and laughter.
The tea cozy I use most often is the 3D Dome one. I like it for two
reasons. It's easy to use - one handed if you'd like. That's convenient
for me first thing in the morning. Yawn. The second reason is rather
silly but... the dangling thingy makes me smile, especially when the sun
hits it and it sparkles. Yes, I use all my other cozy designs, but my
favorite... the one I grab first each morning is the 3D dome.
To cozy or not to cozy; that is the question. The answer depends
on you.
Grandma
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Tea
Blending Party at Fort Drum
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Hi Rae,
We had our tea blending party this morning with the Fort Drum ministry
spouses and it was a great success. Lots of sampling, talking and fun!
We had 14 ladies and 3 pre-schoolers. The kiddo's loved the Lady
Hannah by the way.
I showed them how to fold a coffee filter into a tea bag, made some tags so
they could label their brew, talked about
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some of the medicinal uses of
some of the choices
Quite a few of our ladies are sending their
husband's off to Afghanistan in the next few weeks, so chamomile was a huge
hit. Everyone took home samples of each other's blends.
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I don't think there were any "misses". As a matter of fact, we
all agreed that if a tea was too floral, a little lemon grass cleared that
right up!
A few ladies were not fans of the roses. They said they felt like they
were drinking their grandma's hand lotion ;-)
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Oh I wish you could have seen the children. There is one little 3 year
old girl who looks like an angel. We had a tiny little tea cup for her
and while it was steeping, she was going around telling everyone "mines
tea is cooling off". Another child thought the steeping dragon
pearls looked like baby hermit crabs! I get such a kick out of the
kiddos.
We had plenty of tea left. The ladies that weren't able to come asked if
they could come by the house one afternoon and play. It won't be nearly
as formal, but still lots of fun.
Some of our husbands are tea drinkers as well and were very interested in
trying their hands at blending. Of course, since they are big bad
Soldiers, they will have to come over in the dark of night so no one sees
them. giggle
All in all, it was a hit all around. Thank you again for all you did for
us.
Blessings,
Connie

Here's a pix of the Tea Blending Table
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Lori's
First Tea Party
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Lori was very concerned about her first Tea
Party. Would it look right? Here are her photos. What do you
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Pretty Pink Tea Party complete with Tea Hat Cake.
The ladies don't have their hats on in the photo below. Everyone
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A Quilt Project from Gayle
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Gayle from Virginia sent in a picture of a lovely quilt she made for her Mother-in-Law. She fussy cut the diamonds around the Tea Cups
in Tea #3 and them made a crisscross pattern to mimic the diagonal lines of the diamonds. WONDERFUL!
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Here is a close-up of one portion of her quilt. So many corners to
match! Oh my goodness. Beautiful work. Thank you Gayle for sharing
your talents with us.
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A Quilting Beauty from Chris
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Chris from North Carolina also sent a pix of a quilt project.
Christ said, "Top is complete but am thinking of appliquéing
grey spoons to the navy blue border. The quilt is
actually being created to hold my silver spoon collection that I have
from our
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years of living in Germany. Will use light, silk ribbon - tiny. It
is really turning out well!
Here is a close-up of one some of the teapots. BEAUTIFUL! Thank you Chris for sharing
your talents with us.
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Jelly
Roll Quilt for Beginners Deux
BECAUSE so many of you used this link and send in comments, I'm
repeating it in this edition. It's wonderful for those who are beginning to quilt. Tina
sent it along and said, "Rae, my friend sent me this link about a Jelly Roll Quilt
I had not
seen this before, but it is my kind of quilt, because it is fast to make and you
use scraps."
In case you have trouble with the link, copy paste the address:
http://www.heirloomcreations.net/sewing-tips/the-jelly-roll-1600/
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NEW for Spring! Tea
Angels
A Tea Angel is a cute way to share Loose Leaf Tea with a friend or to introduce a novice to the deep,
subtle wonderful taste of 'real tea.'
Her body is a Perfect Measure Spoon (for a consistently good
pot of tea). Her wings are Tea Sacs (to insure tidy clean
up) and in her pocket is a lovely sample of loose leaf tea.
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YES, you may select your fabric and tea and YES for those
of you who would like to make your own, I will combine a
kit for you that will include everything your see along
with instructions.
One
more thing to show you...
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I tweaked my Tea Cup Carrier a bit so that it will hold a Onesie.
And I LOVE, LOVE the Pansy Fabric. Of course you may choose
whatever you'd like. :-)
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH
I'm still waiting for pictures from Lori's Tea Party. As soon as
they arrive I will post them. . Next E-Blast will be
June 2013Send your contributions whenever you
have time. I love, love everything you send.
Finally a BIG THANK YOU to Maureen who tirelessly proofs each Gazette edition before e-blasting.
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Grandma's Tea Thought: I have read articles
about caring for one's teapot. However none of the articles mention what
I think is the most important thing of all: The best way to take care of
a teapot is to use it often.
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