I'm a yankee, but my Grandma Poppy made sweet tea for us every summer. That's how I knew summer had begun. She'd boil loose tea in a big ole pot on the stove top and then poured it all in a strainer over a huge bowl filled with sugar and lemons. No one else had iced tea that tasted like Grandma Poppy. It wasn't until I went to grad school in Clemson, SC that I found out other people had that tea and they had it (gasp) year round!
Gram's sweet tea is still a sign of summer to me. I'm hoping to make a big pot next week to celebrate the start of this wonderful season. As much as I dread the heat of summer and the bone rattlin' of winter, it is so awesome to have seasons. Being in the Northeast we have such a small window to enjoy the offerings of each season, it makes you appreciate what you have. Take a few moments to stop, sip some tea and savor the small beauties of the moment.
PS. stamps- papertrey and stampington & co. Inks- colorbox chalk ronin. cardstock- amuse and memorybox. other- prima flowers, robins egg dew drops, copic markers, gellyroll white pen.
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ReplyDeleteVery pretty card Moriah, and I love your sweet tea memory of your grandmother. Mine used to come to Australia to visit and make iced coffee, like you I thought it was her own invention and was shocked to discover others knew the iced coffee secret, but no-one else made it quite a good as Nana :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card and wonderful story!
ReplyDeleteLove this touching memory of your grandmother.
ReplyDeleteI so love your card. It is so beautiful.
Very pretty! Lovely tribute to your grandmother, too.
ReplyDeleteThat is a sweet memory - being from the south Sweet Tea is a must. The first time my son came home from the Navy, the first thing he asked for was a glass of my sweet tea.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty card! It was so nice to meet you on Sunday -- I'm glad I ended up next to you!
ReplyDeleteOh what an elegant card... so pretty and I so loved reading your story :D
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Chris xx
Oh my gosh is this ever pretty!!! love all the layers & layers of goodness!! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty. I love the colors.
ReplyDeleteLove this card! I love drinking green tea, but I found out that it makes me hungry, so now it's just chamomile and mint tea for me.
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