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Persimmon Tree Tea’s Biodynamic Darjeeling tea

April 14, 2015May 6, 2015 by Beth

The name of this tea made me curious. The description sounded pretty good, speaking of floral notes and an apple-like character. Teas like this are what samples are made for. I’ve shared three teas I really enjoyed, some that were good but not amazing, and quite a few teas that… Read the rest...

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Goth

April 7, 2015May 6, 2015 by Beth

When I was a teenager, my mother was embarrassed of me. I guess the norm is for teenagers to be embarrassed by their parents, but for me, it was the other way around. My mom used to grimace or give me a look whenever I came into the room. Especially… Read the rest...

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Cover reveal: Crossroads of Frozen Eternity

April 6, 2015December 1, 2024 by Beth

This time last year, I was part of an exciting project. Not only did I get to be one of the early readers for a book, I was given the chance to do the cover artwork, as well. It wasn’t my first time designing a cover for someone else’s book,… Read the rest...

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Sewing a t-shirt for Iplehouse EID (pattern included)

March 31, 2015August 27, 2016 by Beth

Here we are again! While I was cleaning my hard drive, I found this older pattern and decided to post it here. While I shared a lot of my old patterns on Den of Angels back when they were new, not everyone has access to that forum or knows how… Read the rest...

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A breath of spring

March 24, 2015May 5, 2015 by Beth

So here we are, in the first week of spring. Real spring, according to the calendar, though weather across the country may disagree.Here in Tennessee, spring arrived uncharacteristically late. Two weeks ago there was ice and snow everywhere. Over the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day, spring magically arrived overnight, with… Read the rest...

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Persimmon Tree Tea’s Berries and Cream Rooibos tea

March 17, 2015May 5, 2015 by Beth

When I first decided to order “real” tea, I was really interested in trying rooibos. I’m not new to the idea of “tea” blends not containing any tea, since that’s what most herbal brews are, but I couldn’t imagine what this might taste like. It’s interesting, because the flavor is… Read the rest...

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Weekly blogging

March 10, 2015May 5, 2015 by Beth

If there’s one thing my husband is probably tired of hearing from me, it’s this: “What should I blog about?”It certainly isn’t his responsibility to think of things for me to write about, but I always end up turning to him for ideas because I can’t think of things. I… Read the rest...