Elderflower Spritz Cocktail
When the Elder Tree’s in flower;When each shady kind of placeBy the stream and up the lane,Shows its mass of creamy lace-Summer’s really come again! The song of the elder…
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Wild Blueberry Lilac Cocktail
In the garden below were lilac-trees purple with flowers, and their dizzily sweet fragrance drifted up to the window on the morning wind. Anne of green gables by L.M. Montgomery…
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Honeysuckle Iced Green Tea
Anne gathered some sprays of pale-yellow honeysuckle and put them in her hair. She liked the delicious hint of fragrance, as some aerial benediction, above her every time she moved….
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Victorian Hot Spiced Wine
“Rynelf returned with the spiced wine steaming in a flagon and four silver cups. It was just what one wanted, and as Lucy and Edmund sipped it they could feel…
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A Grown-Up Shirley Temple Cocktail
A Grown-Up Shirley Temple Cocktail. Oct. 31, 2024. Who remembers Shirley Temples growing up? This kid’s drink was a favorite of mine. It wasn’t often I had one, but it…
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A Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. George Eliot A Homemade Pumpkin…
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Annie’s Peppermint Mocha Latte
Annie’s Peppermint Mocha Latte. December 18, 2023. It’s the season for cozy drinks. And while I have shared this instant peppermint latte mix here for when you just want an…
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Holiday Peach Cranberry Cocktail
“Celebration is one of the most effective weapons we have against the darkness of our day. When we celebrate we proclaim the fact that there is still good in the…
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Homemade Gingerbread Syrup for Lattes
Homemade Gingerbread Syrup for Lattes. November 8, 2023. Having an espresso machine in our home has made all the difference in not purchasing lattes while out. My husband and I…
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Rose Vanilla Loose Tea Recipe
“But indeed I would rather have nothing but tea.” – Jane Austen, Mansfield Park Rose Vanilla Loose Tea Recipe, October 13, 2023. The steam from a cup of tea always…
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Blackberry & Chamomile Lemonade
Blackberry & Chamomile Lemonade, August 3, 2023. The afternoon sun beat down on my head while I carefully tread down the path trying to avoid getting entangled in thorny vines….
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Rose French 75 Cocktail
Rose French 75 Cocktail, June 13, 2023. Sunday was spent tending the roses. After church I headed out with my basket and snipping shears to tend the young darlings and…
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