by Caroline on November 19, 2018
From reactions to Friday’s post, it seems that no matter our politics, most agree that chocolate is nice. So I’m supplying chocolate quotes this week in time for Thanksgiving. “There are four basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles.” –Anonymous
by Caroline on November 16, 2018
To end on this week’s theme of love is a quote by cartoonist Charles Schultz, “All you need is love. But a little bit of chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”
by Caroline on November 14, 2018
Continuing with this week’s theme, here’s a quote from the song “Nature Boy” (anyone remember it?) by Eden Ahbez. “The greatest thing yo will ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.”
by Caroline on November 12, 2018
With all that’s going on in our nation, this week’s quotes remind us how to unite us with kindness and love.
“So many gods, so many creeds,so many paths that wind and wind. While just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.” Ella Wheeler Wilcox, poet.
by Caroline on November 9, 2018
Humor unites us all, so I’ve chosen to end the week on a funny note. (Photo is of me taking tea at Brown’s in London)
“American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It’s never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957.” Tom Holt, novelist.
by Caroline on November 8, 2018
I won’t post a quote every day, but there are a few such appropriate ones I’d like to post now. Here’s a favorite by Spanish writer & philosopher Miguel de Unamuno.
“Men shout to avoid listening to each other.”
In my What’s Your Potion? book, this quote was to accompany my “Keep a Secret Tea.” The publisher, to cut down on number of pages, left it out.
by Caroline on November 7, 2018
Hello All!
I’ve decided that after these elections, we all need to pull back and pull together for the good of all. To that end, I’m launching a new feature on my posts. I’ll be sharing quotes to cheer, energize, and at the same time help relax the tension many of us have been feeling, including me. As I can’t choose a new quote each day for all of the media I engage in, the daily offerings will repeat on my website www.carolinedowbooks.com, Facebook’s Morwyn Dunraven, Facebook’s Caroline Dow, and on Twitter’s Original Morwyn. I hope you enjoy them.
Today I start with a quotation by Clive Barker from Weave-World that I find appropriate to the midterm elections, no matter which side you are on. “She had that brand of pragmatism that would find her the first brewing tea after Armageddon.”

Valentine’s Day Tea
by Caroline on October 29, 2018
I’ve got great news! My latest book, A SANCTUARY OF YOUR OWN has been accepted for publication by Llewellyn Worldwide. Stay tuned for more details.
by Caroline on April 4, 2017
by Caroline on March 29, 2017
The next chapter in my POTIONS book is called Home Sweet Home and has potions for friendship and a happy home life. One recipe is called “Courage to Clean Up Juice,” which theoretically you whip up and drink before tackling the mess in your home. I don’t have a photo with this, but am including a photo of my hot tub and pony barn on a lazy summer evening. I also have a wonderful quote that again got left out of the book. So while you’re contemplating spring cleaning, contemplate this by Anne Gibbons, American cartoonist and illustrator:
“Nature abhors a vacuum and so do I!”