Cool liquids -

The best iced tea ever!

Jeanne's elixir ~ a wonderful herbal blend of lemon myrtle, 

chamomile, lavender, rose, spearmint and peppermint.

I brewed enough to keep in the refrigerator during this ongoing 

heatwave . . . . . . . . . .

When visiting Jeanne's beautiful farm in New Hampshire

last month, we sipped this same tea in her sun room looking out 

across the stunning landscape toward the mountains . . . . . and she 

kindly gifted me with this jar of the blend to bring home.

You can follow Jeanne here at her fabulous blog ~  COLLAGE OF LIFE.

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Iced tea, the northern name, is usually called sweet tea here in the south

and brewed from black or green tea leaves. A form of tea that is brewed

 cold to begin with, and then mixed with ice, it’s almost always

heavily sweetened, especially if you order it away from home.

Though I've lived in the south over forty years where sweet tea is a

 legendary drink on hot or cold days, I have to admit I am not a lover of it, 

perhaps imbibing only a few times. Iced coffee, yes, yes, yes, love it, 

especially on a hot day like today and all the past days recently when

 temperatures hovering around 100F continue to be the norm.

Hot tea I enjoy anytime, black, green and herbal.

Recently I tried Kombucha for the first time. This brand

is made by a local company

It was quite refreshing but after reading that it may

not be a healthy alternative I doubt I will drink it often.

If tea is not your choice of beverage but you want a refreshing fizzy drink,

I tried this one. Nothing outstanding regarding flavor, very subtle, but

 Pellegrino by name alone makes one feel Italian, and the tall skinny can

 is very attractive if you're a visual person, lol!!!!

Hey friends, these days anything different that might make one

 feel special is good!

Stay cool!

Scribble Picnic. . . . . . . Fill in the Blank

. . . . . . . . I craved one for a while. 

Then I wanted grey. 

Now, I'm not up for a kitchen remodel/upheaval at all - so will stay with 

my original natural wood cabinets, enjoy them, save thousands. . . . . 

and guess what, brown wood is being loved again!

This week's theme for Michael's Scribble Picnic is

Fill in the Blank.  There's a choice of two shapes, as my screen shot

above shows (I'm using the version on the right), and you get to see our 

 handsome host Michael too!

Like me, he's a British ex-pat so we have a lot in common, despite

  the fact I'm old enough to be his grandma! We love, tea, toast, marmalade

Victoria sponge cake ~ and Bob and I are hoping next year to meet up with

 Michael and his lovely, talented illustrator wife Alexandra, to sip and nibble

 while we talk about England.

Come and join us on Scribble Picnic days - you don't have to be

 an artist per se. I'm definitely not, just give your creative side a little push,

 it's fun, and you meet other creative people from around the world,

 thanks to Michael!