Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Tea

I may have a new favorite tea.  This one is light and so refreshing!!

https://www.ohioteaco.com/Strawberry-Rhubarb-Pie_p_3299.html

White tea, sechung oolong, cinnamon, hibiscus, rose hips, oranges, rock sugar, vanilla, strawberries, and flavoring

Ohio Tea has done it again.  They have come up with my new favorite.  This tea is unique and so good.  I get the sweetness of the strawberries and then the warming notes of the vanilla and cinnamon.

I have been making it iced and I think it is fantastic.  I shared with my mom and my friend Amy, and they both really liked it a lot.

For iced tea:

I take a scoop of tea for every 8 oz of water

(1 gal is 128 oz =16 scoops, but I don't usually use that much)

for a gallon I take 8-10 scoops of tea and put it in my tea steeper

I add water- this is a white and oolong tea, so my water temp is around 180 degrees

I steep for 10 minutes

Then put it my gallon jug with cold water, so I can drink it right away.

I don't add sugar to this one, it already has sugar added.  You can taste and see what you think.

Psalm 96:3
Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!

Visiting Storehouse Tea in Cleveland for an Open House

 It was a gorgeous Friday to be out in Cleveland.  And I have to admit, I thought this was just a Storehouse Tea event- and that is why I drove an hour to get there.  I wanted to see Storehouse Tea.  This building is only open Tuesdays from 10am until 5pm, so I am never able to get there and visit.  But was thrilled to see it was all the shops in the Hildebrandt Building.

I jumped at the chance to go to the open house.

https://www.thehildebrandtbuilding.com/

3619 Walton Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113

It was such a community neighborhood feel.  It was great to have the businesses open and be able to walk from one shop to the next.

The had the Cleveland "Land" sign there for photos.  Can you find me in the photo below to the right.  I don't think I stood in a good spot, lol.

Storehouse Tea is why I came!  They are in this incredibly cool old brick building!

The building is fun inside too.  I love the moose!!!!

They have a small shop, but they have it decorated very nicely.  They have their products around to buy.  I got some tea and some soap.

 

I met these two lovely ladies. And have to say I was excited when the one said, I don't know your name, but I know you from social media.  All my posts are working...I am getting my tea name out there!

They had a nice display of tea for us to see and smell.

They had teas for us to try.  Two hot teas and one iced.  It was really fun to try Apple and Harvest Moon has hot teas.  I have had the Apricot Blend, but never as an iced tea.  I think I will do it iced next time, it was really delicious. 

I asked for an Earl Lavender sticker and they were so kind to give me one. Now I have it on a travel mug and it makes me smile when I see it!

Abby and I walked around the other businesses too.  It was such a great evening to be out.  Such a sense of community and neighborhood.

Below on the right is Ohio Glass, where my sisters and I blew glass ornaments last year.

Then we saw people eating in this fun big warehouse room.  It reminded me of a movie.  I asked if it was for VIP's or anyone.  They said anyone.  

It was so fun to snack on hors d' oeuvres and see the art in the connecting rooms.

It was such a fun night.  I loved the vibe and hanging out.

Psalm 96:3
Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!

Wayne College 3D lab

Did you know that you could make stickers at the Wayne College 3D lab in Orrville, Ohio??

Wayne College has a 3D lab that has a lot of options for you to use... mostly free, but there are some items that have minimal cost attached.  

I have used the 3D printers with my nephews to make geocache hides.  I have used the laser printer most.  I have etched in glass, slate, wood, and metal....all for free.

This day I used the stickers for the first time.

https://blogs.uakron.edu/waynec3/directions/

Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

"Walk-in use of the lab is available.  However, if you call ahead (Tom Hammond, 330-684-8722, tjh1@uakron.edu), we can ensure that support staff are ready and available if you need us.  The 3D Lab is located in Room A-120 of the main building, off Smucker Road (not the Student Life Building).  Upon entering the front entrance, walk down the main hallway, then turn 180 degrees when you reach the library.  Walk down the ramp, turn right to follow the hallway.  This is lower A-wing.  At the other end of the hall, you will see a large UAWC3 banner with 3D printed items in a display case.  You found us!" the website

Tom was super helpful and explained what we were doing.  We took my logo and put it in a program and then I was able to make my stickers.

I was able to make any size I wanted up to 1'.  I measured the items I wanted stickers for and then just made a bunch of other sizes just to have,

The printer makes the stickers in less than 10 minutes.

The foot long page of stickers comes out already precut and ready to stick.

You can also make banners, posters, t-shirts, and sweatshirts.  The possibilities are endless.  You are only limited by your own creativity.

Check out the items that cost...

Psalm 96:3
Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!
 

Scones from Scratch

https://www.facebook.com/sconesfromscratch/

I discovered Scones from Scratch this fall at the 720 Market in Hartville.

I made my first trip to a 720 Market event.  This one was Oct 5th in Hartville, Ohio.

720 Markets are so fun! Each month they are in a different city.  They have been around since 2016.

https://www.eventsby720.com/about/?ao=myaccordion&ai=1

This booth was hopping at the 720 Market in Hartville.

Hartville had this building painted, I thought it looked great.  The artist, 

eyerusssss

, (https://www.instagram.com/eyerusssss/) did a great job.  I know I always say it, but I wish more businesses painted the brick walls with fun art.

Eyerusssss has painted in Canal Fulton, Umbrella Alley, and other places.

If you have never been, I recommend finding a Saturday and going.  There are a lot of great vendors.  And you can see fun parts of maybe a new city.  Hartville had a lot going on.  It was a blast.

Look at all the vendors that were there!  It was so fun wondering around the closed streets seeing all the talented vendors and listening to the live music.

The families story.

They have so many great flavors!!!  They had gluten free scones too, they were more, but I loved that they had that option.

Here are the Christmas flavors...

330-806-3162

Julia@sconesfromscratch.com

They have one last show this 2024 year!! (November 23, 10-4 at the Jackson Middle School)  Then they start up again in the Spring.

I got some to give as gifts... and two for myself.  I made the pumpkin spice scones first to try and then I am saving the raspberry lemon scones for Christmas when my sister is in.

All you need is cream! I decided to use a mix of cream and pumpkin spice oat milk...since they were pumpkin spice scones.

I poured the entire mix into a bowl.  Then added a cup of cream and 1/3 C of pumpkin spice oat milk.  (I think I should have added less pumpkin spice oat milk only because there is more liquid in the oat milk and made them super moist- more like a soft cookie than a scone).

I added the cream/oat milk and stirred.

I sprayed my cookie sheet and put the scones on the sheet.

I baked 9 1/2 minutes at 425 degrees.

Mine were not all even in size, so I got 15 out of the one package.  If you think about it, if you were to buy a scone at a cafe they are around $3-$5 each!!  So, to make 12-15 for less than $13 is less than $1 a scone is a real deal.  Plus, you are supporting small business and you are getting all natural ingredients...things you buy at the grocery store anyway.

She recommends only keeping them on hand for 6 months.  

They were incredible!!!  I shared some at work and everyone loved them.

So easy to make and incredibly moist and delicious.

These are going to make fantastic gifts this Christmas. 

On a side note, after I got my scones from the 720 Market, I pulled up the company on line.  I looked and found we had a friend in common on Facebook.  But, the odd thing was it was a friend I met at Bible College in MN!!  And she and her husband were missionaries in Brazil  And that is where they met her.  I love God stories like that!!!!  
 

Psalm 96:3
Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!