New Teas

I found these two new lovely teas on clearance (for two dollars each) at a local shop. Both teas are loose leaf and from two leaves and a bud. The first one is orange sencha and the second alpine berry. I look forward to sharing a cuppa with a friend or two very soon.

Reading

Sometimes I just get busy with projects and have little time to blog. Currently I am reading Little Women in preparation for a class that I will be teaching. It will be a literature study with some homemaking crafts and skills added in. Some of the skills will be knitting, crocheting and basket weaving. I hope the young ladies will enjoy this class as much as I am enjoying the preparation of it.

Mrs. Sensibility

This is the latest photo of me taken by my daughter who loves photography. I have posted it in the sidebar but it gets resized in the upload. This one was taken around a small lake at the beach.

~Tasha~ Forever Christmas

This was my recent find at my favorite used book store. I have been collecting Tasha's books for years so I was really excited to find this one for under one dollar. It is so very beautiful inside and a wonderful inspiration. There is descriptions of the way in which she celebrated Christmas complete with photographs and Christmas illustrations from her books. I am very pleased with this beautiful treasure.

Taking Tea With Alice

I love tea books....well, sweet tea books and this one is lovely. All of the Victorian tea party ideas and menus are based on the book Alice in Wonderland. One can prepare: Tea with the Mad Hatter, Tea in the Garden, A Nursery Tea, Cupid's Tea, Tea with the Fairies, or a Family Tea. There are some lovely recipes for different tea sandwiches, cookies and desserts. The Shortbread Crowns will be one that I try soon. There are photographs of each of the tea themes all prepared for the young ones to enjoy. I think this would work well for young ones (it is targeted for this age group), but I feel that Mom's would enjoy these as well.
Tealightfully Yours,
Mrs. Sensibility

Jane Eyre

I finished reading Jane Eyre last night. This morning I feel like Mr. Rochester in the movie version imploring, "Jane, Jane, don't leave me." I am still mulling over thoughts about this book. I am not as strong as Jane nor my character as "good." Tim's mom has many of the same characteristics found in Jane and we are friends, so I feel that had Jane been a real person that we could have been friends. I would have admired her character and strength greatly. I would have found her relationship with Mr. Rochester to be profound and passionate and would have acknowledged that they were the best of friends. What she shared with him one could only observe, for no one could have ventured there. Together they lived in a different sphere.....and so it should be so between a man and his wife...two as one.