Welcome, Evening Shire and my friends in the real world, to a new start for 2024. I have never forgotten you and talk about you often. On the verge of a New Year, I just needed to be back in touch with all of you. EveningShire was my English Village conceived in an extremely trying time- the Pandemic. My daughter was visiting me and after some brainstorming lo and behold the birth of My Village. It was a small village; everybody knew everyone else’s business like in small villages. That was good because you were never alone. Someone was always around to see how you were or if you needed help ..read more

Evening Shire is committed to supporting our artists and vendors. We will never sell ads directly in our shops. Because of this we rely on affiliate links to help support our artists and vendors. There are affiliate links throughout this article and we may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Welcome to Tea with Evening Shire. We thought it would be nice to share some tea together.   Today we are drinking Teabox’s High Mountain Oolong​ Tea. This day was a warm sunny day where the breeze off the ocean was brisk but not bracing, the sun was bright but not too h ..read more

You’ve been asking me to finish the tale I began for a bit now. What with one thing or another I haven’t had a chance, so- I told you before I listened in when Siobhan told her grandson of her adventures with the fair folk. I ended it where she’d paused – when she’d mentioned their duties. So, I will pick up where I left off with…  Why They Watch story by K.T. Seto See the thing you must understand is that Fae kind predates humanity. Things were different at our beginnings – magic was more accepted and we could see it in the world around us without any trouble. Our little village has ..read more

Late Summer Blooms A beautiful group of Late Summer Blooms Blooms from a bouquet of flowers from Metro Flower Market in Chantilly VA. Photos by Lisa Missenda.   ..read more

Evening Shire is committed to supporting our artists and vendors. We will never sell ads directly in our shops. Because of this we rely on affiliate links to help support our artists and vendors. There are affiliate links throughout this article and we may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Welcome to Tea with Evening Shire. We thought it would be nice to share some tea together. Today we are drinking Teabox’s Assam Exotic Summer Oolong​. I Happen to be Standing by Mary Oliver  What a beautiful day. Today is known as late summer in Chinese 5 Elements. And ..read more

Evening Shire is committed to supporting our artists and vendors. We will never sell ads directly in our shops. Because of this we rely on affiliate links to help support our artists and vendors. There are affiliate links throughout this article and we may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Recipe used in Last Month’s Tuesday’s Tea in Evening Shire Gluten Free Blueberry Scones 1/2 cup butter, diced kept cold 3 cups gluten free flour (with xanthin gum) 1/3 cup granulated 2 tablespoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon lemon zest 3/4 cup buttermilk 1 cup ..read more

Evening Shire is committed to supporting our artists and vendors. We will never sell ads directly in our shops. Because of this we rely on affiliate links to help support our artists and vendors. There are affiliate links throughout this article and we may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Welcome to Tea with Evening Shire. We thought it would be nice to share some tea together. Today we are drinking Teabox’s Darjeeling Summer Oolong. “Morning is the best of all times in the garden.  The sun is not yet hot.  Sweet vapors rise from the earth.  Ni ..read more

Bright and Beautiful Blooms A beautiful group of Spring and Summer Blooms from gardens around the world to celebrate. If you have a 500px.com account click the hearts to give some love to these photographers.   ..read more

After the excitement in the village square, Shaun and Fiona and the whole Hughes crew head off to the train station to pick up their middle child Shannon from boarding school. Shannon spent the whole year in Cromwell and everyone was looking forward to the whole family being together for the summer. “Welcome Home Shan! “ said Shaun as he gave her a hug. “Thanks, Pa. I am so glad to be home.” On the way back through the village Rose, Shannon’s older sister, brought her up to date on all the news around the village especially the story about her father and the missing necklace. “I am so bummed ..read more

Evening Shire is committed to supporting our artists and vendors. We will never sell ads directly in our shops. Because of this we rely on affiliate links to help support our artists and vendors. There are affiliate links throughout this article and we may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Welcome to Tea with Evening Shire. We thought it would be nice to share some tea together. Today we are drinking TeaBox’s Red Thunder Autumn Oolong Tea.    It’s tea time in Evening Shire. It’s been quite a month. This morning’s tea time was a perfect time to sit still ..read more