Rainy day stuff . . .

A day inside brings out inside projects. The last time we were at an art store we picked 

up some scratch boards. I hadn't used one of these since high school. It was so fun, and 

such a different way of drawing . . .

We played some good old fashion board games . . . 

I also made the yummiest chai . . . 

I usually like making it entirely from scratch, or I use a simple chai tea bag. 

This time I was in a hurry,  but I wanted the real deal, so I did this half-way version. 

This is a rough guess as to what I did:

Chai

Bring to a simmer then simmer for several minutes:

2 cups water

2 black chai tea bags 

1 black tea bag

3 ginger tea bags

a few whole allspice

a dash of ground cardamon

a dash of ground cinnamon

a pinch of ground nutmeg

a pinch ground black pepper

Pull out the tea bags and add:

3 cups almond milk

Honey or agave syrup to taste

Of course now it is sunny again . . . but there is still that 

clean-ness to the air, and sparkle to the clouds.

                              ~ Marica