Welcome! Come on in & join me on an exciting adventure to the most beautiful mountain top experience. I have packed our backpacks with all the essentials for our trek. Of course tea & treats were top of the list! I love an adventure, don't you! I have enjoyed trekking through some of our beautiful... Continue Reading →
Receiving that phone call we all dread!
It was late afternoon when my phone rang last week, the caller ID displayed a family member's mobile number. When I answered, it wasn't their voice... We all have that dread don't we...that one day a phone call will bring bad tidings of a traumatic event, sad news or an emergency that has impacted those... Continue Reading →
Feeling Melancholy?
In this crazy pandemic time of global upheaval, feeling a little melancholy would not seem inappropriate. So, I thought I'd share today that I am feeling a little melancholy at the moment which is kind of rare for me... I'm normally a glass half full kinda gal...Always looking at the positive side of life. I'll... Continue Reading →
Random Fun!
Today, we're going to have some fun! Over the last few months we've had some pretty tough times with CoVid, as well as reflecting upon some rather challenging & thought provoking topics. Thus, I'm in need of a little fun, as I'm sure you are at the moment! Traveling Fun As we can't travel over... Continue Reading →
Traveling Time
Have you ever noticed that at times the present is past & the past present? I know this sounds like an existentialist statement or a conjecture on Sci Fi time travel. But we all face these anomalies in our lives & so today we will be going on the first stage in an exploration of... Continue Reading →
Mini Delights
Do you enjoy mini delights my friend? What are mini delights, you ask. You may be thinking they're a new brand of cookies or candy but they're not! Mini delights are moments taken when you need some time out from all the busyness, stress & concerns of your life...But can't necessarily take time off work... Continue Reading →
Dancing in the rain!
Yes, we have rain, glorious rain! How amazing the power of prayer is & more amazing the One who opened His storehouse to send it to us! The following was written a few days before this refreshing rainfall arrived. Where have all the wildflowers gone... A song came to mind today for some reason along... Continue Reading →
Australia’s on Fire…you can help!
Sadly, it's not such a happy start to 2020 here as we have been put into an official 7 day 'State of Emergency' on the east coast of Australia. Our beautiful sunburnt country is in great need, it's on fire! Fires are burning out of control in every state, the worst hit States are our... Continue Reading →
Tea on the Gold Coast
Hi, welcome to my little corner of cyberspace where we catch up each week & enjoy a time of tea & reflection together. Grab your cuppa & tasty treat as we go traveling today on a little birthday get away my daughter & I had recently. We did the touristy thing on the Gold Coast... Continue Reading →
Tea under the stars…
Welcome! Tonight we are going to have some fun, you see I love looking at the night sky! I love seeing this amazing universe that God has created with all its suns, planets, solar systems, moons, asteroids, meteors & galaxies... I thought we would have a hot cuppa under the stars together while making some... Continue Reading →
God & Volcanoes…
Welcome to our time of tea & reflection...Today we are traveling down memory lane...to the sunny tropics... For this journey I have prepared a mango flavored iced tea with a plate of delicious Lamingtons...which are bite size cubes of sponge cake dipped in a chocolate glaze & then rolled in coconut, in keeping with our... Continue Reading →
Christmas blues…
Welcome dear friend, today I have a particularly delicious tea & treat ready to share with you... The tea blend is called Turkish delight, a black tea flavored with Rose petals & vanilla. Our treat is a gf fruit mince shortbread bite. Both unusually morish & the combination of the two work beautifully together. At this... Continue Reading →
Tea & Tigers in the Highlands of Malaysia…
Hi, lovely to have you drop by...as you enjoyed my last reflection on the Leprosy community in Thailand… I thought I would share another inspiring adventure from the same period. An adventure that I still find astonishing in its timing... To set the mood, I thought I would brew some black tea & accompany it with... Continue Reading →
Leprosy community in Thailand…
Today we are going to travel back in time to share an encouraging & inspirational adventure that I feel very privileged to have experienced & I know you will find very inspiring... I have brewed an interesting tea blend for the occasion; Apple, green & black tea combination with a freshly baked Gf Date loaf... Continue Reading →