Right after Thanksgiving I stopped by my PO Box and much to my surprise, found a package waiting for me.
Sweet Stacie the Craft Princess had sent me a thank you gift. And a lovely one, it is… So today I’m enjoying a cuppa vanilla bean tea. YUM-O. Super cute card too!

You see…a while back Stacie had commented on how much she liked the tissue packs I was making. I decided to make one for her. Of course, in my usual hurry I never took a photo. But she did…here’s her post.

I never expected anything back from Stacie but I certainly am appreciative! Thanks Stacie!!

Blogland is such a wonderful place… and speaking of a wonderful place….why don’t you stop by Kimmies today and she what my Tea Tuesday friends are all up to today.

I have been so horrible.

I received an absolutely wonderful prize…SO LONG AGO…. from Annette, aka Voodoo Vixen.

I took pictures right away, resized them and promptly forgot to post them.
Shameful.
Regretful.

Isn’t this the sweetest little book?!?

How could I have forgotten to blog about this?!

The pockets are each filled with a different kind of tea.

Yum…so many to try.

The ATC is awesome!

Love the gears.

Once again Annette…Thank you. So sorry I’ve been such a slouch and not posted this beautiful gift until now.

Off to brew some tea from the book. :)

Stop by Kimmies blog for the rest of the Tea Tuesday blogs.

Due to my crazy busy schedule lately and all the rain we had last week, I never got further than my front yard with the traveling tea cup.

I had plans for our adventures…little chip and all.

I had hoped to get to the Arboretum and the docks where the lake cruisers are moored but alas it was not to be.

Since we finally had sun for a couple of days I got the deck staining finished!
See the nice brown railing in the below picture….
What a job!  2.5 gallons of stain…ugh my aching back!

I did get a couple of little things done to include in our traveling  tea cup package.

A crochet dishcloth for handwashing those delicate tea sets and a magnet with a reminder….

Stop by Kimmies today and see what’s happening with Tea Tuesday.

A few weeks ago the odometer in my minivan turned to all 7’s as I pulled in the driveway.

I thought…”Huh, must be my lucky day.” 

There just might be something to that!!

 I’ve been very lucky lately in winning blog candy.

See this cute little clay tea tag against my tea cup. It came from Jill of Jill Ruth & Co.   She also happens to be one of Kimmie’s Tea Tuesday friends!

She had such unique packaging…Love it.
Everything is reusable. Awesome!

Just look at all the fun stuff that came out of that demure little box.

I knew exactly where the “bloom” tag would go. Right on my desk so I can look at it all the time.

Thanks so much Jill!!

My in-laws were over for Easter. They surprised me with an early birthday present. 
It is so cool!! 
Since I normally drink bagged tea, I popped into a little shop next to the dentist’s office yesterday to grab some loose leaf tea. They only had black or green tea. I opted for the green.

The tumbler is so pretty…the blues are just gorgeous. Such a unique piece.

I used Photoshop to try and correct the color since it’s such a cold and rainy day.

Blah…cold…wet…windy…

Time for more tea!!

You can find the full list of Tea Tuesday participants over on Kimmie’s blog.