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Green Tea

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I enjoy a nice cup of Green tea when I’m sitting in my garden on a nice fall day. Sometimes I have one to warm me up after I’ve come inside after working in the garden for hours. Does anyone else enjoy green tea too?

I’ve actually been drinking Green Tea for several years now. It’s caffeine free, and studies have shown that it might help fight or prevent certain types of cancer. It is also said to aid in digestion.

What types of green tea do you drink? I often drink Japanese green tea. Since I try several different types of green tea I’ve been looking it up on the internet. I found a site that sells Japanese green tea online and has a lot of information about the various types of green teas, brewing methods, and storage information too.

As I was browsing the site I found a product called Matcha. This looks like it could be good! It’s powdered green tea. It may even have more health benefits than traditional forms of green tea. I must look into this.

Does anyone else enjoy a good cup of green tea or do you drink it for it’s health benefits?






Did you bring your outdoor potted plants inside?

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Every autumn, as I’m carrying in the very heavy pots of water plants, tender herbs and whatever else that seems like a plant I just can’t part with, I vow I will not bring plants in again next winter.

I don’t have a great deal of space or an abundance of bright light in my home. So all these winter vacationing plants are huddled together, leaking, shedding leaves and making me question my judgment.

But I know darn well that I’ll be carting them back and forth for years to come, if only because I’ve put in too much sweat equity to turn them into compost.

How about you? Am I the only crazy out there?

What’s the largest plant that you carry inside and outside again each Autumn and Spring? Are you getting tired of doing this too?

Binoculars for Garden and Nature lovers

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I was thinking about what kinds of gifts I could get my friends and family this coming Christmas. The idea of giving a pair of binoculars to a couple of these people occurred to me.

I think my parents in law might get some good use out of set of binoculars because they have so many birds in their backyard and surrounding area. They’re always telling me “I saw a cardinal today” or “I saw a Blue Jay and it’s mate up in the backyard maple”. I’m sure they’d be thrilled if they could take an even better look at the birds that fascinate them daily.

We have a small set of binoculars that used to be my mothers that I often use to take a better look at the birds and other creatures that frequent my backyard. My husband, curious guy that he is sometimes gets the binoculars out to look up the side street that is opposite our house to see what someones building or doing far down that street. Yeah, he’s nosy.

The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of giving my in laws some binoculars this Christmas. Perhaps a pair for my middle brother as well. He’s a nature lover and a traveler. I’m sure he’d appreciate a nice set of binoculars.

I have no idea what type I’d get for either of them though. There are so many brands and types of binoculars. I just went searching and I found a site that tells you how to buy binoculars. I think I might spend a bit of time there reading the information. Hopefully it will help me decide which type would be best for each of them. The site that I found that information on Opticsplanet.net also sells binoculars and offers free UPS shipping on orders over $29.95. I guess I’ll spend sometime looking at what they have to offer too.

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