by Roseanna M. White I'm a coffee drinker. Oh, I love tea too, but when the day is new and I make my way out to the kitchen to sta...

By Roseanna M. White It was nearly five years ago that Carrie Pagels made mention of "brick tea." I don't even remember now ...

Photo from bauhausfrau on Flickr In the 18th century tea drinking was an established social custom with a recognized etiquette and di...

Many of our visitors have been guests at our new book release tea parties here at Colonial Quills. So, I thought I'd share som...

A Family of Three at Tea, 1727 Attributed to Johann Zoffany (German-born British painter, 1733-1810)       Tea is served usu...

You may recall my post on February 5, 2014 about colonial tea tables ( An 18th Century Tea Table ). The research for that article prompted m...

There was a boatswain’s whistle, and in silence one group boarded the Dartmouth. The Eleanor and the Beaver had to be war...