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Category: Over a Cuppa

Over a Cuppa is feature semi-weekly updates as though we were IRL friends sitting across the table from each other sharing a cuppa. These blog posts link up with others in the blogging community under #weekendcoffeeshare and have been happening in various incarnations for over a decade.

Over a Cuppa: Eighteen (Analog Nostalgia)

Posted on December 13, 2025December 13, 2025 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Thank you for joining me on this unseasonably warm (almost) Winter day! I’m so happy you’re here! How the heck are you?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea your heart could desire….

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Over a Cuppa: Seventeen (Snow Daze)

Posted on December 6, 2025December 6, 2025 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Thank you for making the trek out here on this very cold and blustery day! I’m so happy to see you! How the heck are you?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea…

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Over a Cuppa: Sixteen (All the celebrations!)

Posted on November 30, 2025November 30, 2025 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Goodness, I’m so happy to see you on this beautiful Autumn day! How the heck are you?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea your heart could desire as well as some apple…

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Over a Cuppa: Fifteen (of daylights and night times)

Posted on November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Goodness, I’m so happy to see you on this beautiful Autumn day! How the heck are you?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea your heart could desire as well as some apple…

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Over a Cuppa: Fourteen (Comfort vs. Learning Zones)

Posted on October 25, 2025October 24, 2025 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Goodness, I’m so happy to see you on this beautiful Autumn day! How the heck are you?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea your heart could desire. It’s a little chilly out…

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Over a Cuppa: Thirteen (Presence)

Posted on October 11, 2025October 11, 2025 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Goodness, I’m so happy to see you on this beautiful Autumn day! How the heck are you?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea your heart could desire. It’s a little chilly out…

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Hi, hey, hello! I'm Melissa, a word weaver, book lover, tea drinker, multi-crafter, ghost chaser, soil tender, and good-trouble maker. Grab a cuppa and sit for a spell. I'm so glad you're here!

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