Summertime tea

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Today summer officially begins, so I am spending time outside with my June journal, while waiting for the tea to "steep" in the sun. On my table are six Twining Rose Garden tea bag holders/envelopes. The bags are in the carafe. I carefully cut one side of the envelope so I could keep the woman's head at the top. Some of you may remember that Julia, WOYWW leader from Stamping Ground sent this tea to me a couple of months or so ago. I love that it always smells just like a rose garden. I'm hoping the tea bags will have a slightly pink tint.

On the right side of the journal are some little birds I cut out to decorate the right side of the journal. But it was so windy (and has been for two days), the journal wouldn't stay still and kept flipping onto itself. Before I could get a photo, the little pieces were spread all over the ground. After picking them up and repeating the procedure two more times, I finally gave up the idea of gluing these to my journal in the hot and very windy morning sun.

I'm sorry the photo is so dark on the tea, but washed out on the journal. Although it is still early in the day, the sun is already vicious here. Please join Kimmie and the rest of us Tea Tuesday gals as we enjoy our summertime tea. I bet their photos are a lot better than mine.