"They was right in front of me all the time!" said my husband sheepishly when he came in from his workshop. Have you ever had one of those moments my friend, where you have been searching for something looking high & low, checking & rechecking the same area only to find what you've been looking... Continue Reading →
Welcome, come on in & join me in a delightful cuppa & chat. Today, I thought we would focus upon the skill & action of listening on a far deeper level. But first let's grab our cuppa's & get comfy. I'm having a mug of herbal tea called Three ginger tea & a protein Almond... Continue Reading →
Welcome my friend! Let's grab our cuppa's & get comfy. Today I'm having a gf double choc brownie & a mug of caramel flavoured coffee. What's yours? Now we're comfy let's begin... Have you noticed that in life there are often two poles of opinion within society, at one end we have the Cheerleaders &... Continue Reading →
Welcome my friend! Let's grab our cuppa's & get comfy for our time of reflection together. Today I have a tea blend called Original Chai & a slice of my husband's birthday cake, a gf Carrot cake with cream cheese icing, delicious. I've had one of those mornings, you know the ones where you wake... Continue Reading →
Do you find life can feel awfully disappointing at times & that this feeling can come round at similar times each year? Almost like a Groundhog (movie) experience. I have noticed this over the last decade in my life. Let's explore this particular phenomenon together. It's been quite hot here as our Summer has finally... Continue Reading →
Welcome my friend, come on in & we'll have a lovely cuppa together while discussing this important topic today. Last weekend, I just needed one of those lazy & relaxing afternoons as you do, so I put on a movie to watch. I had made myself a cuppa & sat down with some savoury treats... Continue Reading →
Change is inevitable, the seasons demonstrate this to us every quarter. But in the seasons of life while some change may be inevitable, it's not always welcome nor easy to handle, is it? This will be our topic for today my friend while enjoying a cuppa together. So grab yours, get comfy & we'll begin...... Continue Reading →
Have you ever thought of yourself as a Hero? No? Me either! But I was called one this week... I'll explain as we enjoy our cuppa's together. So grab yours & get comfy. I'm enjoying a different tea today, Wild Apple, Cinnamon & ginger, its very mild but comforting as only a mug of tea... Continue Reading →
Welcome my friend to our time of tea & reflection together. Today we will be looking at that word WAIT, that has most of us break out in a sweat & find one of the hardest things to do. But today there's a twist, as all is not what it appears as there's an Art... Continue Reading →
Welcome my friend! I've been reflecting upon Time lately because as I shared last week the theme for this year is Season. We also discovered that the original Hebrew meaning of season is 'an appointed time'. This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the most poignant Experience of all experiences. Which I'm excited to share... Continue Reading →
Welcome, come on in my friend! Today we are reflecting upon Time, as yet another year has passed & a new one has begun. When my family were together over the recent Christmas/New Year period we couldn't get over just how quickly the months of 2022 had gone. Even the teen-agers in our family felt... Continue Reading →
Any one of us can feel lonely at any time & in the most surprising of places. Can't we? And at this time of the year, with celebrations & gatherings of families & friends all around us, can magnify the feeling of loneliness for many. Welcome dear friend, come & sit with me for awhile... Continue Reading →
Welcome dear friend I have a lovely cuppa & delicious treat prepared for our special Christmas tea together. Today, we have a pot of a spicy tea blended with cloves, cinnamon & spices or coffee, if you prefer, accompanied by a selection of Christmas sweet treats. The tea is delightfully aromatic & the treats bring... Continue Reading →
Welcome! Today we'll enjoy our cuppa & reflection in the lovely Sunshine under our flowering Jacaranda. We have our favourite cuppa's in hand, mine is a Japanese black tea flavoured with apple. And we have some gf Carrot cake with delicious icing to accompany our cuppas. As we enjoy the warmth of our early Summer... Continue Reading →
Welcome my friend, as I recover from this RSI I thought we would have a delightful cuppa together over the waters of the Bay. We're sitting in a quaint little café that is actually built on piers. We can hear the gentle lapping of the waves under our feet. Although, it's not always this calm... Continue Reading →
Welcome my friend! I thought it was high time to give an update on this year's theme words. So grab a cuppa & get comfy because it's been quite a bumpy ride! If you join me here often then you know that for this year, two words had presented themselves to me. They were Ask... Continue Reading →
Hi, come on in my friend for a cuppa & chat, you're always welcome! Today we'll be looking at a trip that I've been on & I use that word in the following meaning; Trip - a journey or excursion, especially for pleasure. But first let's grab our cuppa's & get comfy before we continue.... Continue Reading →
Are you ready for this time of the year? No? Me either! Time has literally flown by this year, hasn't it? I can't believe Christmas is just around the corner & I'm not organised yet! Which is unusual for me, normally I have started putting together our grandchildren's Christmas treat bags by now! And to... Continue Reading →
It's not easy being an adult, is it? And for most of us, it hasn't been an easy road to get here! Recently, I was chatting with four of our thirteen grandchildren who are presently going through adolescence. When I asked them how they were going, they all commented on how things are getting 'more complicated... Continue Reading →
Welcome my friend! As it's the season of gratitude, I thought we would look at the simple things in life that we often overlook. The little things that aren't so little after all! So tap on the coloured text below to join me in... Questions from little Ones in Nanny, what’s Heaven like? Having time... Continue Reading →
Hi, we've had quite a few heavier subjects lately so today I thought we would share something a little lighter & have some fun! But before we continue let's grab our cuppa's, treats & get comfy. I'm having a spicy Chai Lattè with a slice of gf Carrot cake. A delicious combination! Let's begin, we... Continue Reading →
It's raining here again today, the long term weather forecast predicts that La Niña will give us another wet Spring & Summer in the Southern Hemisphere. I read somewhere that the term La Niña, which means 'little girl' in Spanish, was named for these prolonged wet weather periods because little girls cry. I'm not sure... Continue Reading →
Welcome my friend, come on in & we'll enjoy a cuppa together. Today, we'll be reflecting upon the impact of certain choices I made in life & the long term consequences of those choices! But first let's grab a cuppa & get comfy. I'm having a mug of Caramel Coffee with a slice of my... Continue Reading →
You may remember the exclamation "Good grief!", being used by Charlie Brown in the famous comic strip Peanuts. But apparently this sentiment can be found further back in time to the early 1900s in literature. Although, the origin goes back far earlier then we could imagine & we discover has a completely different meaning. Let's... Continue Reading →
We’ve had some rainy weather here on the east coast of Australia this past week! However, today it's a lovely Spring day so we're enjoying our time at the waterfront with a take away Coffee & Gf Banana Bread. We're sitting looking out across the bay with its azure waters to our Blue Mountains (blue... Continue Reading →
This was the parting comment that my dear Dad said to me on the phone the other day, "Look after yourself, love!" So I thought we would reflect upon this most important of topics today, Self Care. Something God has been reminding me to do of late! Why? That's what we'll discuss over our cuppa's... Continue Reading →
Welcome my friend! Today we are having a Devonshire Tea with a variety of teas to choose or coffee if you prefer. I have freshly baked Scones, Strawberry Conserve & have dollop Cream for us. For today is a celebration! A celebration of Life! Do you celebrate your life my friend? Life in all its wondrous... Continue Reading →
The above question is one that I have been asked many times over the years. Both in Clinical practice & ministry. What about you my friend, have you ever pondered that question? I'm sure it's one that comes to us all when we see the suffering in this world & especially when our loved ones... Continue Reading →
I recently had one of those nights, you know the ones where you go to bed only to toss & turn. Then realise it’s pointless staying there, so you get up & read for awhile. So, I got up, warmed myself a mug of hot milk & heated a wheat pack... You see I couldn’t... Continue Reading →
Welcome my friend! Come on in & we'll enjoy a reflection together while sipping our cuppa's. We hear a lot about sustainability these days...don't we? And it's about having the sustainability of quite a few things including but not limited to, our environment, global food supply, building materials & energy supplies. Sustainability is about getting... Continue Reading →
Tea With Jennifer on life, love & laughter... 