Monthly Archives: April 2008

Today the Lifestyles Channel is inviting readers into their homes by sharing a glimpse of where they blog from.

The blogging locations are just as unique and varied as our bloggers - but one things for sure, in every single post, you find a sense of comfort that whispers softly - Welcome Friends.

Sandy Mitchell - All Holidays Cafe

Gayla McCord - MomGadget also blogging at Dating Dames - Supernanny Rules and CelebAmour

Marye Audet - Baking Delights - also blogging at Kettle and Cup

Christina Zola - Solomother

Chloe Findlay-Harder - Tangled Thread

Tracy Thompson - Foodie Obsessed

Peggy Rowland - Tree Hugging Family - also blogging at Junk Creation

Noreen Crone-Findlay - Hankering for Yarn

Linette Gerlach - Mother Earth’s Garden

Kadi Prescott - Guerrilla Parenting

Mary Emma Allen - Quilting and Patchwork

Karen Weideman - Thrifty Mommy

Susan Gunelius - Play Library and One Book Two Book

Marcie Pickelsimer - A Child Chosen

Deborah Ng - Simply Thrifty

Eliza Ferree - Babylune

Heather Goldsmith - A Creative Journal

Julie Fletcher - Robust Cooking

Kelly Saunders - Thrifty Mommy

Farley Walker - Behind the Vines

Maricar - Keeping the Castle

Jennifer Chait - Offbeat Homes also at Tree Hugging Family and Declutter It

I hope our little tour has inspired other readers to share their blogging spaces too.  It’s great to get a peek inside the daily lives of those who touch our hearts with their passion and words.

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Well, to go along with the tea tour of my home this week, there is a where I blog post on Baking Delights.

Many of us here at b5s lifestyles channel are going to be sharing where it all happens…I mean…where we blog..so do check that out!

Today, in the Tea with Me tour that I am doing of the house I am sharing a picture of hte Hall.  This is the main hall, the view that you see as you come into the Reception Parlor.  (more…)

YAY!

According to researchers having two to three cups of coffee a day reduces, or delays the risk of breast cancer depending on the gene variant a woman has.

The research was done on over 460 breast cancer patients.  Researchers found that coffee (more…)

This is the Reception Parlor in our home.  The front door opens into it and it is basically a big foyer with a fireplace and bookshelves.  It is perfect to lounge on the faint couch on a rainy day and read, and watch the fire flicker and the rain fall.. (more…)

It happens. No matter how hard you try, once in awhile you look over and there on the counter is ….leftover tea.

What to do? If you are frugal you don’t want to pour it down the drain…Try one of these suggestions. (more…)

So when I was checking out everyone’s posts for the Hospital-i-tea blogathon I was excited to find, at The Happy Wonderer a piece that was the same as my set.  I let Ellen know and she immediately commented back..SO, since she didn’t know about the history of this piece I thought I would share what I know. (more…)

Another week in the Gracious Hospitality Blogathon!

This week it is all about, what else? Tea!
Tell about your favorite tea. How do you prepare it and serve it? Milk and sugar? Plain? What are some of your best memories of serving or sipping on this tea? Share a picture if you can. Tell the health benefits of the tea(s) you prefer. Where do you purchase your tea? Is there someplace you enjoying purchasing tea from? Who from and where? (more…)

Kristin of frugalityinthemaking.blogspot.com who was the number 14. I will be emailing her to get her information.

Keep checking back..I can feel another giveaway coming on shortly.

If you read my post on the Chocolate Raspberry Bliss Tea you will absolutely understand how visual I am..because I totally picked these up for the boxes and the eye candy. Look at this box, could you walk away from that? Not me.

So admitting that… (more…)

Today is the monthly Daring Bakers unveiling and you need to head over to Baking Delights to see what I made.   Too cute for a shower or casual reception…Here is a hint….