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Chamomile in Our Easter Vase

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I love tea. I drink it all day long...after my morning coffee, that is. But I do not like chamomile tea. It's weird. It's the only tea that I really can't stand. But when I saw chamomile at the market - in a bunch! - I realized how I could get chamomile onto my table: in a vase!


This arrangement was a family effort. D and I painted the wooden eggs with some Natural Earth Paint and Jake put the little hooks into the wooden eggs. R just worked on a different project. I was inspired by the wildflowers we encountered on our trip to the desert last week.


What do you think? Is there a tea that you absolutely cannot stand? What it is? And why don't you like it?
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  1. SarahApril 8, 2015 at 1:41 PM

    how pretty! i had no idea what chamomile looked like. i like tea, but only certain kinds--most black teas, mint tea, chai, and some herbal teas. i'm not really a green tea or red tea drinker, and fruity herbal teas aren't my favorite either. good thing there are so many to try! :)

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    1. Camilla M. MannApril 8, 2015 at 2:40 PM

      Thanks, Sarah. I've come across fields of chamomile on different hikes and I can't stand the smell of it! I knew that I was leaving this vase at my parents' to enjoy.

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