My passion for a relaxing English tea has spilled over into a love of all things tea related. My mom had a couple of beautiful silver tea and coffee sets. I believe I have a silver coffee set as well. They are absolutely gorgeous. But a tea set is not all you need for a… Read More
Category Archives: Around the house
Handwritten Notes
When I was a young girl and people actually wrote letters (back then, since long distance phone calls cost money, such a thing was encouraged), my Aunt Pinkie would always grade my handwriting. Being a retired teacher, it wasn’t uncommon for her to provide feedback on my sentence structure as well. For a brief period… Read More
The Charm (and Hidden Treasures) of Old Books
Marie Kondo would probably die of excitement or maybe feature me on a full season of tidying up. For one, I don’t throw away all the papers I own (my goodness, I work in a title company…single handedly our industry keeps the paper companies in business). Secondly, I LOVE books. My mom was a librarian;… Read More
Style
Wow. Such a small word with such a big meaning. Be it home, wardrobe or life, style is what we all strive for. Each of our targeted styles are probably vastly different based on how we define style. I have always described my style of dress as dressing like my dad…not that I wear… Read More