Yesterday I got stuck for the ump-teenth time with my brand-new Yaris. This has been the winter from Hell, but I’ll admit that the Yaris wasn’t a wise choice for me. I knew it in the beginning, but figured that 40-mpg would be well worth the trade-off.
Full disclaimer: I live on [...]
Last summer I discovered this great book, Sew What! Skirts. I was just getting back into sewing, and hadn’t touched a pattern since Home Ec class with Mrs. Fernald. (She used to give me “speeding ticket” warnings and demerits for sewing too quickly. On a side note, she was the faculty leader [...]
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After what seems like the longest winter I have ever experienced, (today’s the Vernal Equinox and we still have 4-feet of snow on the ground and 8-foot tall snow banks) my feelings of cabin-fever and winter blahs are finally starting to subside. Certainly the longer days, warmer weather and Rhodiola have buoyed my mood, [...]
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Much like describing the qualities of wine or coffee, there are a number of terms used to describe the subtle nuances in flavor and appearance, as well as detectable defects, in tea. Some of the most used terms to describe brewed tea while tea tasting are defined below.
Aroma: This refers to how brewed [...]
