The month of May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month?     Our older daughter, Melissa, was diagnosed with Celiac Disease a little over 2 years ago.  I have suffered from many of the same symptoms for years. She insisted I reque...
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This may be the best, most smooth tasting black tea I have had the pleasure of drinking. (Yes, I really said that) ?  This is one of several teas I ordered online from Red Blossom Tea Company in San Francisco. Read the descri...
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Austin is doing the "Happy Dance" this morning after having braces removed.   Just look at that beautiful smile! Thanks to Dr. Parsons for nearly 2 years of great work,  and for giving him candy bars to celebrate!
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We celebrated granddaughter Kaitlyn's 12th Birthday at Casa Fiesta. Celebrating with family is always fun!
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It is Kentucky Derby Week!  All around Kentucky, folks are gearing up for the biggest event of the year.   This year the Derby will be on Saturday, May 4.   This is a repeat of a post from 2008, my first year of this blog. ~~ ?...
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One of  the best things about flying to and from Europe is that tea is offered as a beverage.  I should clarify that statement, by saying tea service is the only good thing about flying internationally!    Most of the time, on Ai...
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Can you tell from our expressions how much we enjoyed our Cream Tea at Babington's Tea Rooms?    And, of course, I purchased a tin of Babington's Spcial Blend.  Their Special Blend "was their first and most famous blend.  It i...
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During our free afternoon in Rome,  part of our group chose to walk to the Spanish Steps, the Piazza Di Spagna. I knew Babington's Tea Room was located near the Steps, therefore, my reason for the very long walk! Babington's Eng...
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We had a very long day in Rome, just enough to make us want to return!   Oops!  Looks like we didn't take any photos at the Roman Forum honestly, by that point, I leaned over to Glenn and told him I had reached my ...
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We had so many wonderful photos of our visit to the Vatican I had to choose only a few to share.  No photography was allowed in the Sistine Chapel. Our morning on Monday, April 8th included a guided tour of Vatican City, the Sistin...
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