There are many things I’ve learned through my tea experience that most people know and other things that are quite obscure and what I consider “secrets.” I’m about to share one of my secrets that I can’t believe more people don’t know about. A few years ago two gentlemen...

What a delight to find the original Yogurt Lady, Shirley Mount, who responded to my blog about her special frozen yogurt shop on the University of Texas Drag more than 30 years ago. And then an even more delightful surprise was seeing her again at the Tea Embassy last Saturday after 30 years. She brought...

Over 30 years ago around 1975, back when my husband and I lived in Hyde Park (Austin) and spent most of our time on the Drag (the University of Texas) working with college students, one day we discovered the Yogurt Lady. I don’t know her name but she was about our age (27). She opened a tiny shop...

I’ve always enjoyed traveling, but these days dreaming and planning a vacation are sometimes more fun than experiencing it. Having just returned from a week in San Diego, my dreams did come true. Nonstop flights, no delays, luggage intact, free rental car, but the sweetest part of San Diego was...