The All-American Starbucks
Since moving to Zurich, I have days that I crave normalcy. Walking out of the house is always an adventure here, which is partly why we came, but partly the hardest part. I’m learning all sorts of new things about the Swiss culture. I think some customs are better, some are silly, and sometimes I […]
Sunday Teatime
I have decided that I am going to do a little series called “teatime” where I can reflect on my past week on this little blog of mine. It’s a work in progress, but this week I got home from Lake Tahoe, laid on the couch with a cup of tea and my laptop and […]
Peanut Butter Shortbread Teabag Cookies
Last week, my new boss and I discovered that we are both tea lovers. I’ve realized that I don’t know too many sole tea drinkers like myself, so it’s an automatic topic of discussion when I meet them. He told me that he is kind of a “tea snob” and I said I might consider […]
Becky’s Birthday Tea
This past Monday marked my mom’s sixtieth birthday. I planned a sixtieth birthday celebration for my dad, so I wanted to do the same in honor of my mom, even though she isn’t with us to celebrate. I also miss seeing her friends around, since they are all like second mothers to me, so I […]
Grosvenor House High Tea {Europe Trip: London}
London is the place to get high tea, so you better guess what I was going to splurge on. I tried to do some research on the best high tea rooms before the trip and I could only seem to find hotels with high tea. Hotels seem so touristy to me because in San Francisco […]
Vital Tea Tasting
Tea Tasting. It’s awesome. I think everyone should do it. I’ve been to “tea” of course, but this is totally different and great in its very own way.