Tag: tea
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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…
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Another Morning at Character Café — Featuring Ben Findlay of A Not so Persistent Suitor
Meet Ben, a junior reporter with the Cincinnati Times-Star in 1884. Well, junior reporter is an exaggeration. Since refusing to date his boss’s daughter, Ben is back to type-setting and writing advertisements. With everything that has happened, he has had to end his courtship with the lovely Cora. Ben sure needs a pick-me-up from Character…
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Mornings at Character Café — Featuring Ally from Deep End of the Lake
Character Café is the last stop on a CelebrateLit tour! Stay tuned until the end for an incredible GIVEAWAY opportunity! Ally, it is so good to have you here at Character Café! To be honest, I didn’t have much faith that you were going to survive the scary incident in Lake Surrender. I was sitting…
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Mornings at Character Cafe’
Episode One — Violet from Violet’s Vow Welcome to Character Cafe’, Mrs. Violet Brooks! I am so glad you could take a little break from working in your shop to have some morning tea with me! I so appreciate you having me. And now that I have an assistant at Fragrant Sentiments, I have much…
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