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Morning plans- sit with a beautiful tea cup of this, sipping elegantly, and being as relaxed and happy as possible.
It’s my birthday. My celebrations will be small, but they will be happy.

After last weekend, which was Not Fun™, I have dedicated this weekend to relaxation and indulgences in pleasures, small and otherwise. I intend to make food that delights me, to give myself permission to work on my hobbies as much as I’d like, and to watch and listen to exactly what I please.
I have, for this occasion, brewed an entire pot of this, and pulled down one of my beautiful teacup with saucer. I intend to sip daintily, nibble on some bread, and do some knitting.
Ah, bliss.

Thank you everyone for your well wishes and love and concern.
It was a long weekend of no fun, but there is very good news. My mother is home, and doing much much better. She had a small procedure in the hospital, and we got way more information about what is going on with her heart. It’s treatable with medication, and things are looking generally up.
She’s annoyed, as she needs to lay low for a few days after the procedure, but she’s home.
It was a rough stay, emotionally, as she was in the same hospital (even the same wing) that my father died in six months ago, so none of us were at our emotional best.
But she’s home. Thats what I really am focused on.

My mom had another cardiac event this weekend, and is going to have some surgery today to see just what is wrong with her heart.
I was looking forward to not spending more time in the hospital, but that doesn’t seem to be in my cards just now.

My sister gave me this tea for Christmas, and it’s nice to make its acquaintance again!
Not the most pumpkin-y tea in the world, but I actually find the somewhat lighter blend of spices to be very pleasant.

Happy New Year, Steepster!
May this coming year be full of delicious tea, good company, and all the best things.

To start off this New Years Eve, a cup of lovely, fruity black tea. Yum.

It’s an odd Christmas. My mother and I were supposed to be in NYC with my brother, but for health reasons we had to cancel at the last minute. That means we didn’t do any decorating or anything here at home, as we were not expecting to be here.
So it’s not exactly feeling merry, in my part of the world, so it’s time to drink the holiday teas.
I picked this one up and saved it for December, for obvious reasons. It’s a Wonderful Life is a special movie to me, as I played Mary in a stage production a few years ago, which was a lovely experience.
Happy Holidays, and a Merry Christmas to all who celebrate it!