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Kettle and Cup

Archive for October 2008

October 30th, 2008

Tea and Sympathy

I suppose the only thing tea related about this post is the  maple tea in the delicate, vintage rose pedestal cup that I am drinking.  I have browsed blogs this evening trying to lift my spirits and managed only to make myself more homesick.
Homesick for what?
Tags: change, graciousness, life, living, mayberr rfd, Mitford, Tea, vintage […]

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October 30th, 2008

Jan is Having a Tea Party!

 
I have missed several of Jan’s tea parties but I hope to be back in the groove of it this month, or rather in November.
Tags: blogs, Jan and Tom’s place, november tea, Tea, tea party, virtual tea

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October 29th, 2008

Starbucks Increasing It’s Fair Trade Buying

 
While the Fair Trade system is not perfect by a long shot it is better than nothing.  Fair Trade helps farmers to get a decent wage for the work that they do and it encourages them to plant in an environmentally responsible manner.  Most of us will attempt to buy Fair Trade items over other […]

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October 27th, 2008

I Haz Been Tagged

 
Heather from A Creative Journal has tagged me.  I am not tagging anyone else..but if you read this..consider yourself tagged, o.k.?

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October 25th, 2008

Coffee-opoly…Finally!

 
I will admit that I have been wondering when this would happen.  I know that a Dutch company made a coffee based game in the 1980s but I was waiting for an American, full fledged based on Monopoly game.  After all there are Star Wars Monopoly, Simpson’s Monopoly, Marine Corps Monopoly…
It was time, I thought, […]

By Marye -- 3 comments

October 24th, 2008

I Did NOT Make This Up

 
I swear…I didn’t.
Researchers believe that too much coffee can shrink a woman’s breasts or keep her from developing to her “full potential’ so to speak… 
Tags: breast reduction, breasts, Coffee, estrogen, health, large breasts, small breasts, testosterone

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October 24th, 2008

Amazon is Having a Major Tea Sale!

I got an email that Amazon had discounted teas up to 40%.  I headed over there figuring that there would be three or four…there are a ton!
Check this out…
Tags: amazon, discounted teas, sale, Tea

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October 23rd, 2008

It’s Not Easy Being Green

Scientists have found that an extract of green tea rubbed onto the skin may protect against UV damage.
UV rays are those harmful rays that cause sunburn and skin cancer.  Apparently the polyphenols protect the skin when rubbed on it in a low dose. 
Tags: green tea extract, green tea research, health-benefits-of-green-tea, skin, sun, UV rays

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October 22nd, 2008

Copy-Cat Starbucks Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate

 
Yep.
They can’t keep something that good to themselves.  Give this a try and let me know if you think it is close.  I made it a little more chocolate-y by adding the bittersweet chocolate, you could go with dark or a mixture.
Tags: , copycate recipes, how to make. hot cocoa, signature hot chocolates, Starbucks, Starbucks […]

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October 20th, 2008

If You Would Live a Long Life, My Friend….

 
A nutritionist from Leeds University has come up with   a list of 20 things that lead to a long life.  He says that by eating/drinking these things the body receives more polyphenols, substances which help the body fight disease of all sorts.
Tags: Chocolate, Coffee, long life, polyphenols, Tea

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