Tag: tea
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A Morning at Character Cafe — Estelle’s Endeavor
Welcome to Character Café, Estelle. It’s great to have a fellow book lover with one of my dream jobs here for a visit. I would love to work in a library and have the task of planning a book sale for a cause. I am blessed to have a job where I can share my…
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A Morning at Character Cafe with Julia and Fatima
Good morning, Julia. I am so glad you stopped by. [Hands Amy a box of tomatoes, zucchini, and yellow squash and then pulls off gardening gloves] Don’t mind my muddy knees. I needed a little cultivation therapy this morning. Look at the size of these tomatoes! I just love what you have done with your…
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A Morning at Character Cafe with Sophia
Good morning, Sophia Bidershem. Welcome to Character Café! [Sophia looks around the café fearfully, and then her shoulders relax.] Oh goodness. I was afraid someone may have overheard you. I’m known as Sophie Biddle here in Stone Creek, Michigan. And I confess, I’ve had to pass off my baby as my little sister. I’m so…
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Mornings at Character Café — with Charlotte Harper
We are living on a farm, the Storey’s farm near Keswick. My mother’s childhood friend’s home. It’s been an adventure since the moment we were picked up at the train station by Ian Storey, and I had to ride in the back of the wagon sitting on a hay bale.
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Ivy’s Time in Durham
Despite my effort, Pigeon would not thrive. I fed him buttermilk with the tiny bottle every hour. And I followed all of Mrs. Hudson’s directives, which led to some messy proceedings. I thought perhaps the kitten was cold in my bed chamber, the second floor of Birmingham Hall being quite drafty with September’s bluster. I…
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An Afternoon at Character Café with Rachel from Lilac Cottage
Come on in and join me for some tea and a sweet or savory, Rachel. Totally my treat – because I know you are going through some tough things right now. Thanks, Amy! I have to admit, I’m more of a French press coffee kind of gal but if you have some strong black tea,…
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A Morning at Character Café — featuring Ivy from A Brighter Dawn
Oh, Ivy. I didn’t expect you would be up to dropping by Character Café for a while. I cannot tell you how sorry I am for your loss. Thank you, Amy. It is all still surreal. I cannot wrap my head around the fact that my parents are gone. As I began reading your story,…
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A Morning at Character Café: Olivia from Mail-Order Bride Substitute
Good morning, Olivia. Welcome to Character Café. Wow! You are far from your old life as a rich city gal. Are you hanging in there okay, out in the wilderness with the Shannon family? Thank you for the welcome. I am doing just fine. I can’t say it hasn’t been difficult. My best friend and…
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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at Character Café
Featuring Characters from Voices in the Sanitorium Over a decade ago, I had a tea party with two of my best friends on the grounds of the former West Mountain Sanitarium located on the hillside above Scranton, Pennsylvania. Thus began my fascination with the history of tuberculosis and specifically the staff and patients who had…
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Mornings at Character Cafe — featuring Lottie from the Brides of Pelican Rapids series
Welcome to Character Café, Miss Charlotte Kennedy. Oh, I’d be obliged if you’d call me Lottie. We don’t hold to formalities these days, as much as my Pa wishes it weren’t so. Pa would like to pretend the War of Rebellion never took place, Magnolia Glen wasn’t stripped of all its silver and jewelry, Mama’s…