Tea Journal

This weekend, Eddie and I are packing up to move out of our first apartment. Ah! We're moving to a house downtown Atlanta with some friends, which we're pretty excited about and have been anticipating since the beginning of the summer. We're looking forward to living in community with other believers and to being more intentional with our time, space, money, and relationships....

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Earlier this Summer, my sisters and I took my Mom on a belated Mother's Day trip to Tennessee. One of our favorite tea shops, The English Rose, is downtown Chattanooga so we drove up for afternoon tea! While the tea and snacks are always delicious, my favorite part about teatime is that it's a time set aside for conversation. I got to spend...

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Tonight, I spent the evening out on my porch surrounded by plants, listening to the birds, and enjoying the cooler part of the day with a citronella candle lit, cold-brewed iced coffee in one hand, and a tea magazine in the other. I borrowed a small stash of these magazines from my Mum and am finally going through them. The photos are captivating...

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A while back, my Mom and I spent an afternoon in the city and stopped for tea at Dr. Bombay's Underwater Tea Party, one of my favorite tea shops in Atlanta. With bookshelves overflowing with donated books lining the walls, umbrellas hanging from the ceiling, and an eclectic collection of photos and art spread throughout, it feels a little bit like walking into...

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A while ago, I came across a recipe for Earl Grey infused marshmallows. Uh, yum! A few weeks later, when all my people were out of town on vacation, I decided to make some version of the marshmallows happen. I decided to use chai tea and experiment using coffee, too. I used the same marshmallow recipe as in this past post and tweaked...

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