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Inside This Issue Tales from the Tea Fields - Part I – Charity Chalmers The Tea Exchange – Jennifer Stowe Allow Me to Introduce – Robert Fortune – Jennifer Petersen Dishes and Teacups and Saucers, Oh My! Jennifer Sullivan The China Cabinet – Melanie Holsti Dear Kelly – Kelly Hackman How to Make a Holiday Tea Wreath The Novel Tea's Bookshelf Holiday Recipes and Tea Treats – Pumpkin Spice Muffins Tea Events - You're Invited!

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The Tea Life Style News Contributors

Charity Chalmers Chariteas Oregon/Multi-national

Ellen Arden-Ogle The Novel Tea Shop Sacramento, CA

Erin Bradley Tea by Two Tearoom Bel Air, MD

Kelly Hackman The White Heron Tea & Gifts Driftwood Tea Port Richey, FL

Jennifer C. Petersen Tea Trade Mart Tea Mastermind Coach Vancouver, WA

Jennifer Stowe Three Sisters Tearoom Mid-TN Tea Association Campbellsville, TN

Jennifer Sullivan Southern Royal Tea NC Wake Forest, NC

Melanie Holsti The Ironstone Cottage Tearoom Mountain Grove, MO

Julia Stowe Blossom Arts & Innovations Fine Arts Education Franklin, TN

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Tales from the Tea Fields Tea stories from the roads less traveled ™ introduce ourselves. I can think of many times wherein I haven’t stopped my work to introduce and welcome my visitors.

Our host paid for our train tickets, offered us lunch and so graciously toured us around their facilities.

While the tea was stupendous and the tea garden in tip top shape, I have to ponder how hospitality really makes the world go round.

One of the employees came up to me and said thank you for keeping us in your prayers during the last earthquake, it helped us through a very difficult family crisis.

Tea has led me to build these relationships I didn’t know existed and has encouraged me to be more hospitable in my daily life.

On a recent trip to the origin, I learned hospitality as it relates to the tea industry. Back in November of 2018 an opportunity arose wherein I was able to travel to Java Island on the Indonesian peninsula.

What initially was a trip to see another tea garden, I was struck with how much hospitality played a role in the trip and furthermore all my past trips.

I’ve always been a girl on a mission, a mission to find the most unique teas, but this trip was just merely a visit to somewhere I’d been before. Upon

Author bio: Avid traveler and podcaster, Charity Chalmers, owns Chariteas LLC, a thriving tea company that focuses on sourcing tea from tea gardens on the road less travelled. Charity, a Certified Tea Specialist by the Specialty Tea Institute USA, has been in the field since 2006.

E-mail: Charity.Chalmers@TheTeaLifeStyle.com

first arrival I was greeted with a warm welcome by the staff at the hotel. They were eager to help find an excellent place for afternoon tea. Of course, the afternoon tea did not disappoint.

After afternoon tea, the group went to the tea auction, and the tea auction was interrupted so that they could welcome the visitors and we could

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The Tea Exchange A place where ideas are shared and our beloved brew is ardently celebrated!

Passionate tea drinkers who are recycling and ecologically-minded individuals find multiple uses for spent tea leaves including household, garden, and personal hygiene. No surprise here that tea drinkers explore ideas beyond the teacup.

DIY Air Freshener

Beyond the Teacup

A few drops of essential oil on dried used tea bags will freshen the air in your home, car, or office. These bags can also be hung by the string in closets, tucked into shoes, or put in clothing drawers.

Our beloved beverage has one excellent use and that is to drink it daily, as a morning cuppa, an afternoon break with a friend or a

Homemade Glass Cleaners – Mix weak black tea with white vinegar and alcohol. This works on windows, counter tops, chrome, and appliances.

special outing at a charming tearoom. But did you know the liquid and dried leaves made from the camellia sinensis plant have many uses beyond the teacup?

Dyes

Spent tea leaves and tea bags have many uses beyond the teacup.

Tea can be used for dyeing paper and cloth. Simply soak the item you wish to tea stain in a strong brew of black tea for 1 to 12 hours, rinse and dry.

Fertilizer Save used tea bags in a bucket. Once a week add warm water and use this brew to water house plants. This will help prevent fungus growing in the soil.

Please note: Beyond the Teacup is a registered Open used tea bags and sprinkle the leaves

trademark of The Three Sisters Tearoom.

at the base of outdoor shrubs which like acidic soil. Each time you water plants such as, rhododendrons, blueberries, azaleas, camellias, and hibiscus, they will thank you! Due to its acidity, tea turns hydrangeas blooms blue over time.

Using tea as a fertilizer also deters garden invaders like mice and parasitic insects.

Household Pests Mice don’t like the smell of tea. Place dried used teabags into cupboards, pantries, or under sinks. Add a few drops of peppermint essential oil to the dried bag and get rid of spiders and ants, too.

Cooking ~Currently, it is very popular to cook with tea. Try adding brewed tea to grains in place of water. For an interesting flavor boost, Lapsang Souchong can be used when cooking rice or try chai tea instead of milk in oatmeal.

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~Foot soak — Add loose tea or tea bags to very warm water and soak your feet as the tea steeps. This will eliminate odors, soften calluses, draw out nail fungus, and nourish the skin. ~Hair Rinse — A weak tea rinse after washing your hair will cover up mild grey hair and help control dandruff.

So, the next time you finish a cuppa, remember these uses beyond the teacup!

Love,

~Use steeped tea in place of liquid called for in soaps and lotion recipes. ~To soothe skin irritations such as bug bites, razor burn, or sun burn, place cool, moist teabags on affected areas. The tannins will reduce inflammation. They will also draw out the infection in pink eye, canker sores,

Author Bio: Tea and etiquette consultant, Jennifer Stowe, owns and operates Three Sisters Tearoom in Campbellsville, TN with her three daughters, founded Mid-TN Tea Association which connects tea lovers across TN and hosts an annual tea expo, and has authored several tea-related books.

Email: Jennifer.Stowe@TheTeaLifeStyle.com

and fever blisters. ~Tea works as a gentle skin toner. Swab cool weak tea over your face with a cotton ball. Because of the tannins it can calm acne. ~Refresh puffy eyes caused by crying, lack of sleep, or eye strain, by placing used tea bags, cool from the refrigerator, on each eye. Breathe deeply, rest, and relax for about five minutes.

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Allow Me to Introduce Robert Fortune – Scottish botanist, plant hunter, tea spy, tea thief, author The tea story and travels of Robert Fortune have all the good parts of a heart-pounding best-selling spy book –plotting, national intrigue, espionage, theft, escape and success. Robert Fortune lived from 1812 to 1880. On the Blackadder Estate, Kelloe, Berwickshire, Scotland, and with humble beginnings, he learned to read and write.

His father worked as a hedger for Kelloe, so it seems natural that Robert became an apprentice gardener there. He was probably mentored by his employer, who had a keen interest in botany particularly plant breeding and the introduction of new species.

In 1838, Robert married Jane Penny, a servant at Kelloe who also loved gardening. They lived at No. 43, Albany Street, Edinburgh. In 1839, Robert worked at the Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. While there, he became a member of a plant collecting expedition to China. In 1843, with his botany career advancing steadily, the RHS (Royal Horticulture Society) sent him on a 3-year planting collecting trip to China including a short visit to the Philippines. His assignment was “to collect seeds and plants of an ornamental or useful kind not already cultivated in Great Britain and to obtain information upon Chinese gardening and agriculture together with the nature of the climate and its apparent influence of vegetation." The botanical adventure was filled with danger, fever, tropical storms and typhoons.

He learned a working knowledge of the Chinese language and culture. Enough so that he camouflaged himself by shaving his hair, growing a pony tail and wearing Chinese attire. His costume, language and posturing enabled him to enter the Forbidden City of Souchow. He adopted the name, Sing-Wah (Bright Flower).

Did you know that at one time the British Empire controlled over 20% of the world’s surface? Queen Victoria, British monarch from 1837 to 1901 1.

The British had a nearly insatiable appetite for tea and a dearth of supply from their own British Empire. Until about 1840 or so, most of the world’s tea (camellia sinensis) came from China who was not under British control. The East India Trading Company approached Robert to smuggle tea plants, tea seeds and secret blueprints of tea production and processing. Facing hazards from the Chinese empire, the steep remote terrains, and other setbacks, he traveled to remote areas of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces, rarely visited by Europeans.

Shown to the left is Wuyi Mountain (Wuyi Shan) area of northern Fujian province – a steep and rocky area tea growing area where Robert Fortune is likely to have explored.

It took two stealth incursions to illegally obtain what he’d set out to do. On behalf of the East India Trading Company and the British Empire, Robert Fortune smuggled 20,000 tea plants and seedlings in small greenhouses and persuaded a group of trained Chinese tea workers who would facilitate the planting, growth and insider secrets of luxury tea to the Darjeeling region of India.

The transplanted tea plants (camellia sinensis sinensis) did not satisfy the British preference for a strong dark tea brew as did the local Assam subspecies camellia sinensis assamica however the technology obtained helped the Indian tea industry flourish.

In later journeys, he visited Formosa (Taiwan) and Japan. His discoveries of many trees, shrubs and flowers endeared him to gardeners to this day. He is attributed with the introduction of the kumquat, climbing double yellow rose (Fortune's Double Yellow); many varieties of peonies, azaleas and chrysanthemums

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Queen Victoria – Alexandrina Victoria in 1843 portrait at age 24 and in her sixth year of her reign.

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Wisteria

Japanese Kerria

Hosta Empress Wu

Fortune's Double Yellow Rose

Books by Robert Fortune include: •

Three Years' Wandering in the Northern Provinces of China, 1847

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A Journey to the Tea Countries of China, Sung-lo and the Bohea Hills, 1852

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Two Visits to the Tea Countries of China and the British Tea Plantations of the Himalayas 1853

•

A Residence Among the Chinese, Inland on the Coast and at Sea, 1857

•

Yedo and Peking: A Narrative of a Journey to the Capitals of Japan and China, 1863

Mr. Fortune is a great example of an humble person who shared his travels and help further tea education. He was an avid lover of plants who went on to a life of considerable achievement.

Author bio: Jennifer Petersen is a tea educator, author, and business coach. Jennifer's programs are Create+Design+Manage a Profitable Tea Business and Tea Mastermind. Jennifer is a tea enthusiast with over 20 years as a master tea blender, retail/wholesale business, and tea restaurant & gift shop owner.

Email: Jennifer.Petersen@TheTeaLifeStyle.com

From the mountains and tea fields in the past centuries, to the simples yet elegant tea tables of today, we are grateful for the men and women who venture to bring us The Tea Life Style that we enjoy today. Special thanks to The White Heron Tea & Gifts for sharing the holiday tea table with us.

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Dishes and Teacups and Saucers, Oh My! An adventure in treasure hunting

house to start the adventure. We were definitely running on pure adrenalin!

We arrived fifteen minutes before the sale started and already saw people leaving with boxes of China! Apparently some very determined customers had actually slept outside the parking lot the night before and the employees at Replacements felt so bad they opened early.

My initial panic melted away as my eyes fell on the endless sea of china still waiting to be claimed. We had the perfect system, fill the wagon, get a golf cart ride back to the car, unload and return for more.

It all started two years ago in the Summer of 2017. I was at a child’s

We

took

turns

unloading

and

birthday party for one of my daughter’s classmates. A mom I hadn’t met

managed to fill 12 boxes! It was

before, Katie, came up to me and said, “Hey, I hear you’re opening a tearoom

glorious! When we were satisfied

and like British things. We are going to be best friends!”

with our haul and too tired to carry

Well that did indeed start a wonderful friendship! We bonded over antique shopping and celebrating royal weddings. Katie told me about this china sale she heard about and asked if I wanted to go check it out. Of course,

on, we called it a success and made our way to our favorite breakfast spot.

we wouldn’t miss it!

Finally, the day arrived for the Replacements Ltd. parking lot sale. We

I highly recommend you keep on the

had never seen anything like it, the entire parking lot was blocked off and

lookout for the next one, it is not to be

full of boxes upon boxes of China and glass. Coach buses from far away

missed!

states were pulling onto the property. Replacements had organized parking in the grass nearby and golf carts were taxiing customers back and forth. We realized how very unprepared we were! There were people in teams with wagons and clear strategies taking this on and we had two boxes each and not enough arms to carry them! We grabbed what we could carry and left the sale stunned in silence, but very happy with our new treasures.

Two years later, Replacements announced another parking lot sale. They didn’t have enough inventory to host the sale in 2018, so you can imagine our excitement at having the chance to take on the sale with some experience under our belts. We had ample notice, so we planned out our day. I ordered a wagon and Katie luckily had upgraded to a minivan. She claims it was for transporting her kids, but it was awfully convenient timing! Ha ha

Author Bio: Standing in the corporate world, Jennifer Sullivan decided to take a step into the hospitality industry. A local tearoom was up for sale and, with her husband’s support and encouragement, that decision grew into Southern Royal Tea, a place where sweet southern charm meets traditional British tea time. Opening in Wake Forest, NC. Winter 2020.

Email: Jennifer.Sullivan@TheTeaLifeStyle.com

It was a very exciting week for us as Downton Abbey was released the very same weekend as the sale. This meant a late movie night and early morning China sale. After only a few short hours of sleep, I headed to Katie’s

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The China Cabinet Where we discuss the vessels that hold, serve and prepare our tea.

How a patent dispute led to m y favorite Depression Glass pattern I caught “Antique Pox” at the tender age of 16.

To

my

knowledge,

does go into remission from time to time. Other than the occasional hit to the wallet, the symptoms are usually pretty easy to live with, unless you are to

was

produced between 1935

there is no cure, though it

prone

Rosemary

cross-country

moves. In that case, Antique Pox can cause some lower back pain if you don’t work on your box-lifting technique.

and 1937, and in addition to amber and green, was also available in pink. I’ve rarely ever seen pink or green pieces either for that matter. The only crystal piece in either pattern that I’ve ever seen had a large chip in it, so it didn’t come home with me. Every piece I own, of both patterns, is in amber. Back when I began my collection(s), just about any Depression Glass pattern was more abundant and more affordable in amber than in other colors.

In my own case, the most enduring “symptom” of my disease is my collection of Depression Glass. I collect 2 very similar patterns that were made by the Federal glass company of Columbus, Ohio. The reason the patterns are very similar is an interesting story.

I

love

to bring

out

my

Mayfair/Rosemary glass in the fall, when the amber color mixes nicely with greens, oranges and reds. It

Back in 1934, the Federal glass company

looks pretty with pastels in Spring, too.

released a pattern they called “Mayfair”. Federal “Mayfair” features roses, arches and a waffled design,

and

produced

in

was amber,

green, and clear glass.

Unfortunately,

another

glass company (Hocking) had already patented a pattern called “Mayfair”, and Federal was forced to make some changes. In addition to the name, which they changed to “Rosemary”, they also re-designed the molds, at least twice. The most noticeable difference between the two patterns being that they removed the waffling in the arches. The result is that “Rosemary” is a much simpler, though no less attractive, pattern.

Email: Melanie.Holsti@TheTeaLifeStyle.com Author bio: Melanie Holsti believes in the power of good food and hospitality. A tea entrepreneur, farmer, and vintage dealer in the Missouri Ozarks, Melanie sells loose teas at craft shows and farmers’ markets. The Ironstone Cottage Tearoom, a 1917 craftsman house, is a tea room and garden showcasing Melanie's teas, baking skills and the beef, chicken and eggs from her farm.

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Dear Kelly,

Dear Kelly, What your favorite tea to drink? Tammy, Waterford, Michigan

With so many types of tea out there, can you tell me which plants tea comes from? Thank you, Deb from New Port Richey, Florida

Dear Tammy, I believe it is very hard to pinpoint one favorite type of tea, but I definitely enjoy some more than others. As a newer tea drinker, I have

Dear Ms. Deb, Thank you for being the first question here in our new column.

I look forward to sharing my tea knowledge with you and our readers.

The question you asked is one that I am asked about daily. We are so

come to enjoy and appreciate black and pu-er teas the most. My current goto tea is Golden Monkey. However, I do enjoy lots of black teas, and the occasional green tea. I believe that your favorite tea is dependent on you and what your tastes are. There are so many teas available to choose from that I

fortunate to be able to enjoy so many types of delicious teas. Whether it be

liken it to choosing your favorite outfit. What you may like, your friend may

green, black, white, pu’er, yellow, and oolong, as someone who enjoys

not. That doesn’t mean it’s wrong. Tea is a personal preference so get out

drinking tea, it’s only natural to ask where they come from.

there and try lots of teas and find your favorite!

The answer is somewhat simple and complicated at the same time. Tea is

Happy Steeping!

currently grown all over the world, including here in the United States. All tea, those that contain the actual tea plant, come from a single plant species called Camellia Sinensis. Yes, all the tea types I mentioned above come from the same plant! The exciting part about tea is knowing that the variation of tea types comes in how the tea leaves are processed once they are plucked from the tea bush. Knowing that one plant can create so many amazing types of tea by just changing how it is processed is awe-inspiring to me, and truly a testament to how unique and special the tea plant is.

Author bio: Kelly Hackman, owner of The White Heron Tea & Gifts in New Port Richey, Florida, is a WTA Certified Tea Sommelier, Tea Specialist, and Etiquette Consultant. Hackman has created a unique tea escape in her tearoom, transforming her town’s landscape and drawing guests from all over the southeastern United States. .

Do you have a tea question you are wondering about? Send your question to Kelly.hackman@thetealifestyle.com and your question may appear in future editions.

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The Perfect Year 'Round Tea Wreath Supplies: Styrofoam wreath 300-350 commercial tea bags, strings and tags removed (quantity will depend on how tightly you position the teabags on the wreath) Hot glue gun with lots of glue sticks Ribbon and Wire to make a bow for the wreath A chipped tea cup and some fishing line (optional if you want to hang a cup in the center of the wreath) Directions:

Step 5: Carefully put some hot glue on the top

Step 1: Make sure

tab of one tea bag, place the tab with the glue on the

all the tea bags

foam wreath, approximately 1 inch above the first

have

row. Continue placing bags around the wreath until

had

their

strings and tags

the second layer is done.

removed.

Step 2: Heat

Step 6: Continue making layers around the

the glue gun. On the wreath, draw a line around the bottom point of your

wreath until you cover half the wreath (up to the top

wreath. This is where the two different directions of the teabags will come

line).

together (this will become the bottom of your wreath) On the opposite side of the wreath, draw a line around the wreath

Step 7: Repeat steps 3-6 on the opposite side of

(directly above the other line, this will become the

the wreath (remember that you will switch directions

top of your wreath.

with the tea bags as you always want the teabags to hang down the wreath.

Step 3: Carefully put some hot glue on the top tab of one teabag. Then stick the teabag to the

Step 8: Once you complete both

wreath, making sure to line up the bottom of the

sides of the wreath and the tea bags meet

bag with the bottom line drawn on the wreath.

up at the top of the wreath, make a bow of your choosing and, with wire, attach the bow to the top of the wreath.

Step 4: Carefully put some hot glue on the top

Step 9 (Optional): Suspend a teacup

tab of one teabag. Place the teabag on the wreath

into the center of the wreath with some

next to the first tea bag, ensuring it lines up with

fishing line before putting the bow

the bottom line. Continue gluing tea bags around the wreath until you have gone around the wreath ones (usually 5-7 tea bags).

Hang and enjoy your beautiful wreath for the holidays and beyond.

Holiday Décor: Kelly Hackman

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The Novel Tea's Bookshelf A book for Learning about Tea A review “Jane Pettigrew’s World of Tea: Discovering Producing Regions and Their Teas” by Jane Pettigrew A word of caution first: this is not a comfy book to curl up with in your lap—this is a serious historical and geographical look at the world of tea, and it has considerable heft. But for the serious student of tea, this is a must have volume to serve as resource, training, and delight. The 432-page tome is divided into seven chapters: Origins of Tea, North America, Central America, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The organization of the book reflects the global nature of tea: “Tea is the most drunk beverage in the world after water”.

Ellen Arden-Ogle is a certified tea sommelier and custom tea blender with The Novel Tea in Sacramento, California. She also teaches classes and hosts specialty tea events in addition to having an online store.

Email: Ellen.Ogle@TheTeaLifeStyle.com

One of the things I really like about this book is the useful nature of the information in addition to the reference value. For example, in a one page two paragraph section on tea storage comes this excellent advice: To maintain tea’s quality, it must be stored in foil or foil-lined bags or in tin, porcelain, or pottery containers with airtight lids. Glass jars are not suitable as they allow sunlight to filter through and damage the tea’s quality; wooden boxes are not acceptable unless the tea is stored in a foil or cellophane bag inside the box; and carboard does not provide an adequate barrier.

This is a MUST HAVE text for any tea student, tea shop, tea business, or tea aficionado. Just don’t expect to read it like a novel.

"Our young guests are future adults…teas are their training grounds."

A book for Planning a Tea Party A review of “Wee Bites & Nibbles: Manners and Menus for the Tiniest Tea Drinkers” by Jennifer Stowe.

Three Sisters Tea Room For anyone who has contemplated hosting a children’s tea, this delightful volume can serve as a roadmap to success and satisfaction. Jennifer Stowe, owner of Three Sisters Tearoom in Campbellsville, Tennessee. For anyone who has ever attempted to host a children’s tea, this book will help with the inevitable miscalculations that have been made in the past. This slim volume has fully developed themed teas with menus, recipes and activities (!!) for a grand success. Why the emphasis on activities? Because while afternoon tea conjures visions of calm even contemplative lingering for adults, the reality is that children are finished with the food in a distressingly short time. Then the tea hostess or host is faced with what to do to fill the time. Jennifer has included an abundance of pages that can be used as coloring activities or placemats or even place cards. There is also a Nancy Drew Tea Skit for the older children who are up to reading Chapter Books. You can be confident of a great tea event with Jennifer providing six different themes—Pretty Purse Tea, Molly’s Pilgrim Tea, Fairy Ballerina Tea, Empty Pot Tea, The Dot Tea, Nancy Drew Tea. I also really like Jennifer’s emphasis on the realness of the tea experience---real china and linens and manners and on personal connection. Plus, the recipes are easy and delicious and appeal to kids and adults both.

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Holiday Recipe from The Ironstone Cottage Tearoom Pumpkin Spice Muffins

1 ¾ C all-purpose flour

½ t. ground nutmeg

1 C brown sugar

2 eggs

1 t. baking soda

1 can pumpkin puree

½ t. baking powder

½ cup melted coconut oil

½ t. salt

1 T milk

4 t. ground cinnamon

1 t. vanilla extract

½ t. ground cloves

*Preheat the oven to 425.

Get out your muffin pan and either line it with cupcake liners or grease it with cooking spray.

Sift all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl and set aside. Don't skimp on this, nobody wants a bite of baking powder in their muffin!

In a small bowl stir the wet ingredients together until combined.

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until just combined. The batter is going to be thick.

Scoop the batter into the muffin tin, being careful not to over-fill the liners. I like to use the tulip baking cups: They are nice and tall and don't let the batter burn onto the top of the muffin tin.

They keep your hands cleaner when you're eating your muffin too.

Bake the first 5 minutes at 425, then reduce the oven temp to 375 (without peeking) for about 15-18 more minutes. Check with a toothpick for doneness. Or do like I do, and just tap one lightly with your finger. If it feels firm and springs back, it's done.

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You're Invited!

November 2, 2019

Ladies Literary Tea – Jane Eyre

Three Sisters Tearoom

Campbellsville, TN

November 5, 2019

Tea After Dark; elegant evening event

White Heron Tea & Gifts

Port Richey, FL

November 1-13, 2019

Holiday Food & Gift Fair

Chariteas

Portland, OR

November 3, 2019

Regency Afternoon Tea

McLean House

West Linn, OR

November 3, 2019

Japanese Tea Ceremony

The Jasmine Pearl Tea Co.

Portland, OR

November 8, 2019

Afternoon Tea of Thanks

Three Sisters Tearoom

Campbellsville, TN

November 13, 2019

Chair Yoga and Tea

White Heron Tea & Gifts

Port Richey, FL

November 16, 2019

Young Ladies' Etiquette Class & Afternoon Tea

Three Sisters Tearoom

Campbellsville, TN

November 21, 2019

VIP Tea Tasting Private Evening Event

White Heron Tea & Gifts

Port Richey, FL

November 22, 2019

Discovering Cacao Tea FETE

Three Sisters Tearoom

Campbellsville, TN

November 24, 2019

NATIONWIDE

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

November 24, 2019

Holiday Open House & Winter Tea Review

White Heron Tea & Gifts

Port Richey, FL

November 24, 2019

Tea & Sound

Phoenix Tea Shop

Burien, WA

December 1, 8, 15

Breakfast with Santa

Piccadilly Parlour

Canfield, OH

December 7, 2019

Christmas Tea at Pomeroy Farm

Pomeroy Farm

Yacolt, WA

December 8, 2019

Holiday Tea at the Marshall House

The Historic Marshall House

Vancouver, WA

December 11,2019

Chair Tea and Yoga

White Heron Tea & Gifts

Port Richey, FL

December 10, 2019

Annual Afternoon SpecialTEA – Global Girlfriends. Women helping women around the world. Portion of proceeds go to different ministries helping women and children

Three Sisters Tearoom

Campbellsville, TN

December 12 & 17, 2019

Tea After Dark – Holiday Edition

White Heron Tea & Gifts

Port Richey, FL

December 14, 2019

Christmas Tea with Belle

Olivia's Tea Room

Camp Hill, PA

December 14, 2019

Tea with Mrs. Claus

The Tea Shoppe

Morgantown,WV

December 14, 2019

A Nutcracker Tea

Portland Community College

Portland, OR

December 18, 2019

Celebrating our First Anniversary! Special events all day!

The Ironstone Cottage Tearoom

Mountain Grove, MO

Weekly on Tuesdays

Tea Mastermind™

Online Tea Business Classes

From your chair; home or office

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