As the calender days roll by we have seen the first spring holiday come and go. The village is starting to wake up from winter and the shop keeps are dusting off and rolling up sleeves to get ready for the next big thing which I suppose is Mother’s Day.
But before I get ahead of myself, I must give a shout out to Earth Day (formerly known as Arbor Day), which is April 22. This under estimated day is probably one of the most important days in the spring. Arbor Day is the gentlest of holidays, a thoughtful, reflective day that originated in Nebraska in 1872 by one of the courntry’s earliest ecologists, J. Sterling Morton. He became increasingly alarmed with the wanton clearing of the Western plains by settlers and with the land being void of any greenery the nineteenth century maps of the Nebraska Territory bor the legend “ The Great American Desert.” It was recorded that our counrty’s first Arbor Day- April 22, 1872- saw the planting of one million trees across Nebraska’s desolate prairies!
“Dear little tree that we plant today, what will you be when we’re old and gray?”"The savings bank of the squirrel and mouse, For robin and wren, an apartment house. The dressing room of the butterfly’s ball, The locust’s and katydid’s concert hall. The schoolboy’s ladder in pleasant June, The schoolgirl’s tent in the July noon. And my leaves shall whisper them merrily, A tale of the children who planted me.” -Nineteenth-century anonymous
Speaking of planting and blooming, The Stillroom has Blooming Spring Tea pods ready for you. Our blooming teas are a fun way to end a fine day of planting! Also know as art tea for it’s beauty, when the art tea pod is steeped, a large Calendula and a flurry of Osmanthus flowers bloom in the pot! We have glass tea pots just for these but they are just as spretty in a mason jar…that depends on your level of fancy or casual. This showy tea has a distinctive apricot flavor and goes great with our apricot biscotti. Let the show begin! These are cool and they may be enjoyed hot (if it’s a cold late April day) or iced if it’s a warm weather day!
As for Mother’s Day, we always have a delightful selection of Mother’s Day Tea Tins with silk tea sachets in addition to this-n-that!
