Sunday, May 25, 2025

Downton Abbey Tea at Commerce Township Library: A gathering of old and new friends ("Then and Now")

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Downton Abbey-inspired Tea at Commerce Library, with sisters Cecelia and Wendy Julien Barb's Tea Service wrapped up its spring season of...
Saturday, May 24, 2025

Almost 20 years in the making! Barb's Tea Service hosts Chocolate and Tea Pairing in Ann Arbor

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BTS' Chocolate &Tea Pairing includes a specially curated sweets from Michigan chocolatiers. A chocolate and tea pairing is always de...
Saturday, May 17, 2025

Treasures from Holland: Windmills, Delft and Wooden Shoes (souvenirs from Amsterdam. . . airport)

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  Windmills and Delft china, symbols of Holland Have I been to Holland? Well, in a roundabout way, ja. I grew up in a northern suburb of Det...
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Thursday, May 15, 2025

Pickwick Teas: A Dutch brand, with ties to Dickens and Austen, that promotes conversation

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Pickwick tea, its roots dating back to the18th century, has ties to Dickens and Austen   Last week, as part of my Holland, Michigan tulip ex...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Tulip Festival in Holland: Tea, tulips and tremendous western Michigan sunsets!

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Visiting a tulip farm in Holland, beautiful and "festival-adjacent". Tulips are blooming in Holland, Michigan Tulips bright colore...
Monday, May 12, 2025

Gilded Age at Sterling Heights Library: BTS strikes gold with great friends, impressive venue and delightful guests

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An evening filled with great friends and awesome guests. Theresa K., Barb G., Laura Q. and Pam B. With great friends, impressive venue and a...
Sunday, May 11, 2025

Happy Mother's Day: Make it one for the books (Reposting Mother's Day blog, May, 2016)

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Me and my Mom always ready for a day out, if it's scheduled This post is from BTS blog, May, 2016. In nine years since, incredible folks...