No worries! Haven’t made a single purchase on Amazon since Jan 2017. No intention of ever doing so again. 😎

'Tea and Books' by Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt

Could not have said it better… Please stop buying from Amazon.

Discovered an unexpected bit of decor in our employee bathroom this morning—courtesy of an anonymous member of our team? Spooky. @artfultea.bsky.social 💀🧘🏻

What a marvel. So impossibly delicate. Makes me very happy.

So dismayed by the demolition of our democracy. Self-soothing with knitting. (This is pair #2 completed. Third pair is currently in progress)

Today in Santa Fe, NM.

Began knitting my first pair of socks in February. Finished them in June. And now it’s FINALLY chilly enough to wear them! (Have since finished a second pair — pics coming soon — and am now working on the third)

A neighborhood in Santa Fe showing its unity. “Resist”

CO Representative Jason Crow @crow.house.gov making it clear exactly how we demonstrate our power:

Good Morning, have a great Wednesday! 🥰

Yeah, us too.

Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966 #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

“No Kings” protest at the Round House in Santa Fe, NM. (Sound on!)

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I'm on my way to the Senate floor to talk about the assault on my colleague, Senator Alex Padilla. This is a horrifying moment in our nation’s history.

A good batch of strawberries from the garden requires strawberry shortcake. Even for breakfast.

The Democratic Women’s Caucus calls it the “Big Bad Billionaire Bill.” 👍 @demwomencaucus.bsky.social

Thank goodness for the iris that stop me in my tracks enough to forget—for a few moments—all the things in the world I’m dismayed by, and remind me there is also incredible beauty right outside my door.

Exactly.

Ages 0-4 are the most important, emotionally & intellectually, in human development. Yet, in the US, we have a very high rate of childhood poverty and a broken child care system. Congratulations to New Mexico for leading the way forward for high quality, free child care. Other states must follow.

"So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country. Our leaders must follow their example." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...

Good grief. For a self professed “genius”, he sure says “I don’t know” a lot.

This is just to say I have lost The F/A-18 Super Hornet That was on the USS Harry S. Truman And which You were probably saving For bombing Forgive me It was the second one So sweet And so expensive

May the fourth… 🐝 with 🫵

You really gotta love the creative expression in Santa Fe. Marvelous!

May Day Rally Thursday, May 1st at the Roundhouse, 5:30-7:00pm. Join us!

Right there with you on that. (Was averaging about $200/month at 🎯. Final purchase was in January. There will be no more.)

Please don’t fall for Amazon’s “Book Sale” on Saturday, which is shamefully calculated to undercut Independent Bookstore Day. Instead, please support your local bookseller or Bookshop.org.

It’s Earth Day. What will you do differently today?

Sign of the day…

1775: Tariffs on tea help start a revolution. 2025: Tariffs on tea help start a revolution.

Our resident poet @mhwack.bsky.social created this amazing list pairing 30 books of poetry with 30 teas from ArtfulTea. More than a labor of love, it’s a veritable feast! Enjoy! 📚🫖

I'm just going to leave this here while I remind you that the American Revolutionary War started 250 years ago this week on April 19, 1775...

There is no clearer way to say it. Letters from an American - April 13 @hcrichardson.bsky.social

May I also have a cup?

Just one of the many marvelous signs at today’s #HandsOff protest in Santa Fe, NM

I can hear my daffodils shouting: “We protest! We will NOT be beaten down!”

Truly.

Grateful for the bits of beauty springing up.

Used to find this quote by Letitia Baldrige amusing: “Tea is the finest solution to nearly every catastrophe and conundrum that the day may bring." What fresh hell today? 🫖

Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt #Sunday

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I love a deadline. Especially that WHOOSHING sound it makes as it flies by. 💨

Definitely need an extra cup of tea this morning—while I try to figure out what time it is. ⏰☕️🫖

Fearless? Not so sure. But definitely proud of what our small, dedicated group of wonderful women has accomplished.

Full disclosure: I may have a significant interest in this tea store. 🫖 🌱