On a hot day, I often reach for a bottle of Lipton iced lemon tea from the petrol station refrigerator section… not particularly because it tastes like tea, but because it’s sugary, refreshing and cooling. So, when a Lipton lemon…
As my regular readers know by now, I love a good Earl Grey! I was very excited by this PMD Planters’ Earl Grey as it’s one of the few available that’s blended with natural bergamot oil. Not bergamot flavouring or…
Like a real mojito, this tea turned into a drink that I dared not have too much of. It’s strong, minty and very refreshing. The perfect drink for summer – if summer ever arrives in the UK. Dreaming of warmer…
Welcome to part 3 of my quilting beginner’s guide, where together we are creating a simple quilt. In part 1 we organised fabric and in part 2 we pieced together the quilt top. Now we’re going to add our embroidery…
This tea was a pleasant surprise! A sample tea added to my What-Cha Assam order. I had no idea what to expect and only the words ‘China Yunnan Golden Tippy Black Tea’ to give me a hint of what was…
This is one of those teas that’s so undeniably British. Whittard Afternoon Tea is just begging to be served with little sandwiches and cakes cut into bitesize pieces. I’ll admit now, I don’t have the patience to go to those…
I must admit, I tend to prefer my fruity tea flavours to have a green tea base instead of a black tea base, but I was willing to give this Ahmad Tea Apple Refresh blend a try. Black tea and…
This is part 2 of my beginner’s quilt guide where we’ll be making a simple 90-square pink quilt. In part 1, we selected our fabrics, arranged them and organised them ready for piecing. Now we get to start sewing! Setting…
Another enticing tea from my mixed box of Ayurveda Pura teas. Cinnamon and Ginger Spice sounds like a very Christmassy tea, but there’s also green tea in this blend and I am eager to find out how that will interact…