I Have a Dream (And another Giveaway--this time open to everyone!)

I have a dream that one day I might walk into a little tea room and when I unlock the door and swing it open a little bell will clang.

My feet will hit the wood floors and make that clacking sound that girly shoes on wood floors make and the floors will creak just a little because they're old. Refinished, but retaining their character.

I'll walk into the kitchen, put down my newspaper and begin the morning preparing hot fresh scones and brewing hot water. Because the tea room would belong to me and my mom. It's our dream. We don't have a name yet, but it will be quirky. Because we are quirky.

The kitchen will be quaint, with an island, and I would be sitting on a barstool at the island, drinking my morning cup of something caffeinated, with flour already on my apron, and my mother fluttering around the kitchen, flour already on hers. The music is on in the background and we're chatting. I found the cutest little cups and saucers, she would say and before we knew it, the conversation would be about a comfortable new pair of slippers I got on sale at Bealls or the penne pasta with spinach and white sauce and garlic she made, but of course without the weeds, she would say, which is what my father calls her herbs. He hates herbs.

We would make these delicious little homemade desserts that we already have recipes for, they are just waiting for a tea room to be made in. And the smell of the scones would fill the air. And I'd be putting together my chicken salad sandwiches with dried cranberries and walnuts. All before 9 o'clock. This is our dream.

My mother and I have been to many tea rooms, but none have lived up to what we imagine ours to be. We'd come to know our customers and love them. Because we don't just give them tea, we give them an experience. And people need more of that in their lives. Experiences. That is our dream.

I love tea. And I love giving things away (bonus!). So that's why I'm giving it away in this bloggy carnival. I love it! It's a two-fer, a Tea-zer Travel Mug for Tea, which comes with its own filter for loose tea.

And of course, some loose tea! But not just any tea. White tea from Teavana -- (white tea is made from what else, but baby tea leaves). It's called "Snow Geisha White Tea". It has super-antioxidant power and it's made of white tea, cherry, cranberry and rose petals. It certainly sounded interesting to me (I did of course buy some for myself) and it was delicious. Much more delicate than I would have thought. It smells very strong of cherry, almost cherry popsicle-like, but the taste does not overpower you with cherry. Instead, it's a nice mellow blend, with just a little sweetness, with a clean finish, very mellow. And very little caffeine, so it's nice at night.
Just leave me a comment to enter the drawing and that's it! Bloggers and non-bloggers alike! Comments close at 8pm Eastern Time Saturday, the 26th and I will announce the winner on Sunday, the 27th. Good luck! Cheers!

I Have a Dream (And another Giveaway--this time open to everyone!)

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