Free World Geography Program for Homeschoolers
July 1, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under Beautiful Things, Gifts
What does this have to do with tea?
Nothing.
Coffee?
Nope.
I know alot of you who read Kettle and Cup are homeschoolers. Fellow homeschoolers. With the jumpers and mini vans to prove it, right? So as long as you can give me the secret handshake I will share this cool link with you. Read more
Saturday Shopping with Marye
June 21, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under Beautiful Things, Gifts
O.k..we have a great sunny day and alot of window shopping to do.
One of my favorite things about the Internet is the ability to window shop with out spending a dime, any time I want night or day. There are antique stores, auctions sites, and craft malls all available at my fingertips. YAY! No driving, no parking, no crowds!
I was at the thrift store yesterday. This has to be my favorite place to pick up props for my blog images. Read more
Window Shopping with Marye
May 24, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under Beautiful Things, Gifts, Off-Beat Items
O.k..now that I have my work out of the way, I want to head out for some serious shopping. You guys know that I am not getting any commission off of this, and not recommending anything, right? It is just window shopping.

Brown Betty’s Asian Cousin, Yixing
March 17, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under Gifts, Tea
Nearly everyone I talk to knows what a brown betty teapot is but not many know about the Yixing teapot, and that is sad.
The Yixing teapot is a beautiful pot, made of a special clay that comes from the area around Lake Taihu, in China. The clay, because it is made up of Read more
Gold Filters for the Environment and for Your Wallet
March 12, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under Coffee, Eco-Friendly, Gifts
I have been using gold filters in my coffee and tea things for years. I like them alot because, well, I am cheap. They last for a really long time, and I hate paying money for coffee filters all the time. Plus, with as much coffee as we drink we probably would cause the deforestation of the entire pine forest in East Texas. In a week. Read more
Coffee Fragrance For Men
February 11, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under Beautiful Things, Coffee, Coffee News, Gifts
Thierry Mugler, creator of the fragrance,Angel, is scheduled to release a new cologne for men in mid-April. I think I am looking forward to this one….
AngelMEN Pure Coffee will use a new CO2 technology, what-ever the heck that is, to extract “natural notes” directly from Columbian coffee beans. The scent includes musk, patchouli, cedar, and vetiver. The company says that they formulated it to give a sense of “caffeinated energy”. Read more
10 Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas For the Tea Lover
February 5, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under Gifts
So, here we are, what, 9 days away from the big day? If you have given absolutely no thought to what you want to get for the love of your life you could end up getting something that is unimaginative, boring, and uninspired. Do you really want to do that?
Nope, you don’t. Why? Because you want to be known as the most romantic person ever. You want your Love to write about you on the walls of every public restroom in the state…you want them to gaze at you adoringly, you want them to … Read more
Cookies, Milk, and a Cup O’ Joe
December 26, 2007 by Marye Audet
Filed under Coffee, Gifts, memories
I struggled greatly the last couple of days before Christmas with missing my parents, and my childhood…reliving too many Christmas’s past. I remembered so many things about Christmas at my childhood home with mixed fondness and regret. Always the picture of my dad sprawled out on the floor playing with my toys with me, and my mom sitting with her coffee cup…
And I realized with a laugh that coffee cups are part of so many of my own Christmas memories, and definitely part of my children’s Christmas memories. Even this Christmas the smell of coffee enticed me out of my warm bed and down the long stairs…
My granddaughter wanted to make sure that we left cookies and milk for Santa. I tried to tell her Santa preferred hot coffee but she would not be dissuaded. It must be cookies and milk. My youngest daughter, whom we fondly refer to as Chef Kyrie or Little Chef, was all for leaving some thing more substantial..she thought Santa might tire of cookies and lukewarm milk…but cookies and milk it was..and Santa did not complain, although I suspect he washed the cookies and milk down with a large mug of Bourbon Pecan Coffee.
I hope that your Christmas was full of fond memories, past and present and hope for the future. And I hope that it was infused with gallons of really good coffee.
Around the Web: Christmas Teapots
December 23, 2007 by Marye Audet
Filed under Beautiful Things, Gifts, Tea
Teapots are an art form. I think they always have been to one extent or another but with a renewed interest in tea and tea things I think they are better than ever. Here are some of my favorites from around the web…
From The Krinkle Collection
Christmas Lodge by Fitz and Floyd
Candy Cane Tea Pot
Merry Christmas Teapot by Sandy Clough
O.k..Chef Kyrie and i had to stay home from church because she has..can you believe it? POISON IVY, so we are going to catch up on our Christmas baking.
Coffee Grinders Make the Difference
December 22, 2007 by Marye Audet
Filed under Coffee, Gifts
If you want a really good cup of coffee you have to have fresh, whole beans, filtered water, a gold filter, and a really good grinder.
In fact, a really good grinder is nearly as important as all the rest put together. There are two kinds of grinders; blade grinders and burr grinders.









































