The Call: Assembled — Cheryl I don’t like to complain that my life is busy, since we all lead busy lives. I’ve found, though, that there are comfortable, normal levels of busy, and then there are the when-do-I-get-to-come-up-for-air levels. It feels like the latter type of busy has been my lot in life for at […]

The Response: Teatime Snack — Cheryl Around here, we seldom eat on anything even resembling a schedule. For some of us, breakfast might occur at noon, and dinner often gets served after 8:00 pm. Therefore, teatime snacks (like this yummy pumpkin coffee cake made by Bridget) can mean the difference between smooth sailing and the […]

The Call: My Cup of Tea — Cheryl Drinking tea is about so much more than satisfying one’s sense of taste.

The Call: Black Gold — Cheryl It has been said that “all that glitters is not gold.” That’s fine with me. I’ll take plain, old glitter any day. The Response: L’Oreal “Because Your Worth It” — Jessica My daughter loves nail polish. One of her favorite things about homeschooling is that she doesn’t have to […]

The Call: At My Desk — Cheryl Most days teatime is about 3 p.m. Today it was 5:15. When it doesn’t happen at all, I’m probably out of town. My parents were tea lovers who would drive more than an hour, north into Canada, four or five times a year to buy King Cole Orange […]