Tea and Scones Vermont is Back

We’re back! I am so very happy to be back on my blogs. I must apologize for those of you who came back early in 2009 and found the rather abrupt notification that we were no longer publishing.

I won’t bore you with the details, but health issues including some painful knee surgery simply required me to FOCUS on my health. But I am back, and will be with a bang.

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Southern Vermont Sites to See – Part 2

Well as you can see, the colors are coming. Almost everyone I talk to says that it looks like it’s going to be a great Foliage. Doesn’t that just make you want to come up to Vermont . . . especially to Rose Arbour . . . do some serious leaf peeping and then [...]

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Southern Vermont Sites to See – Part 1

Since Foliage is soon upon us, let me tell you about a great activity in southern Vermont you might like to try when you come to enjoy the fall color.
One of the best ways to see color is to catch the Green Mountain Flyer in Chester or Bellows Falls and ride on restored antique [...]

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Rose Arbour Featured in “Tea – A Magazine”

We are thrilled to have our Rose Arbour Tea Room in Chester, VT featured in the summer issue of TEA A Magazine.

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The author of the article did a wonderful job capturing both the history and the essential experience of having tea at Rose Arbour. I have to admit that the picture of Debbie and I [...]

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Afternoon Tea – The Great Tradition

The Great Tradition: Afternoon Tea
Almost anyone who drinks tea has their own idea about the tea tradition of Afternoon Tea. It’s an event celebrated through decades of British poetry, books, and movies, and is an event known around the world as a result. However, few Americans understand the history of this experience and its origins, [...]

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Brewing Tea to Maximize Your Enjoyment

There are some simple techniques for brewing tea that will make the difference between making a good cup of brew and a great one.
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Before making your tea, check to be sure your teapot and utensils are clean. While this seems obvious, kettles, teapots, cups, strainers and other tea accessories need to be gently [...]

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What Exactly is Tea?

The second most consumed beverage behind water is tea. Interestingly enough the 3,200,000 tones of tea produced worldwide come from only one plant species, named “camellia sinensis.” But how a plant becomes a beverage? Tea is made by steeping processed leaves, buds, or twigs of the tea bush in hot water for a few minutes, [...]

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