Tea Time with Her Majesty
Jacqueline Gillam Fairchild

author, interviewer, gardener, pastry chef, retailer of English China, tea, exquisite  jewelry, romantic things to wear

Dear Friends, Have you watched Bridgerton? I am fascinated and rather glued to my comfy sofa ...yes I love the costumes, and I adore the story lines, but the food, well that captivates me. And so does this cookery. <iframe sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" style="width:120px;height:240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Oper

Dear Friends, as silly as it sounds, of course dogs have birthdays. True. And today is PiePie's. Ha ha, but yes we do celebrate our beloved pet's birthdays. This is Riona with PiePie. Pekes tend to be extremely friendly and laid back. This is not my dog but does show how gentle and caring they can be. As does this picture. For any of you who have read my novels, these are my first Peke's who I wrote about. This is Sasha with PiePie. You can see how much they love each other.

Dear Friends, My friend and fellow author Andy Zach pointed out to me there are more great old author's card games. So I thought I would share them with you. I do not know if this deck is all Louisa May Alcott or all women authors. I did see the price of 19 cents The graphics are fabulous... Again I make my offer, if you are an author and would like to post on my Facebook page Drink Tea and Read Books, please do so my readers can get to know you. And if you are a collector o

Dear Friends, When I was a very young girl living in Willoughby, Ohio, my mom had a birthday party for me. And my neighbor Gaylund gave me a deck of Authors Card Game as my gift. I was endlessly fascinated with the art work and the authors... Of course many of them I had no idea who they actually were... But I knew what they did. They wrote books. They were authors... And just like that, I wanted to be one of them. My deck is long lost but I am a writer. Here's to inspiration

Dear Friends, Mother's Day is right around the corner. A special thank you to all the mom's out there and women who served as mom's. We cannot thank you enough for all you have done. Remembering my own mom who has passed on, with tenderness for all she taught me. And her inspiration to follow my heart. These retro aprons remind me of my grandmother who wore them. We all learned from our moms even if at times we didn't want to. It is hard to put in words what mother's do. It s