. . . . . . however, like all the recent January days, it left me with some gentle,
simple thoughts.
~ An afternoon cup of excellent tea as 4 o'clock rolled around ~
This is one of my favorite black teas, a gift from friends Marilyn and Jim in
Oregon who stopped by to visit us last year. It as our second meeting as
we visited with them several years ago when travel was easy and safer.
Marilyn is your 'go to' tea lady - and her lovely blog Delights of the Heart
will inspire you with tea info, poetry, photos, kind thoughts, and so much more.
This blend similar to Earl Grey, is No.55 Lord Bergamot, by Portland, Oregon Teamaker Steven Smith.
"A flavor somewhat superior to traditional Earl Grey. Fragrant Ceylon Dimbula and Uva are artfully combined with select teas from India's Assam valley, then scented with bergamot essential oil from the realm of Reggio Calabria, Italy."
Teamaker Steven Smith
I find one silky tea bag fills my smaller tea pot with enough for two good sized
cups of delicious tea. I like the note on the tea bag envelope,
"Steep 5 minutes, while pondering the Earl's affair with the Duchess of Devonshire."
A Scottish shortbread - Walker's my favorite - always goes well well with tea.
~ The power of a flowering bulb ~
Once amaryllis get going they grow so quickly.
Last evening the four buds on the second bulb to bloom
looked like this.
This morning, the buds have changed a lot.
What fun it would be to have a time-lapse camera to film all this.
~ My thoughts in regard to new books - I love new books ~
. . . . . . .will have to wait until another time.
I have a lot to share about these particular ones, so please come
back if you would like to learn more.
They are thought-provoking: covering good-for-us food,
objects of art, gifts for special people. . . . . .you know who you are.
Meanwhile, enjoy this day. We have bright sunshine, cool
temperatures and a forecast of much colder days and
nights ahead with possible snow/ice come Friday.
Firewood is piled near the door. Thoughts include even more cups and
mugs of tea, coffee and hot chocolate - and perhaps toss in a warming
snifter of cognac later when the flames are dancing on the hearth.
Trying out a couple of new soups will mean a quick trip out for
vegetables tomorrow.
Then curling up with those new books, knitting, writing, listening to old
recordings of Yanni, Kitaro, Enya, whilst writing - all of whom bring back
so many memories.
My history.
. . . . . and speaking of flying, a Mockingbird arrived to nibble crumbs on the
front porch rail. Birds seem to know when snow is coming - they
stay closer to the house and porch, and of course I love that.
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