Our Staff

Lorna Reeves
Editor

Lorna Reeves was introduced to the pleasures of tea at the venerable Williamsburg Inn during a needlearts seminar years ago. She was immediately smitten, and it wasn’t long before tea drinking became an essential part her daily routine. She starts her morning with a pot of green tea and sips other kinds during the day, ending with chamomile at bedtime. “I can gauge the busyness of my day by how many pots of tea I drink,” Lorna says with a laugh.

Lorna graduated with honors from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and is fluent in both French and Spanish. She began her career at Hoffman Media in 1991, where her needlework skills and love for the art served her well during her tenure as editor of both Just CrossStitch and Sampler & Antique Needlework Quarterly. Next, Lorna, an accomplished home cook, guided one of Hoffman’s quite successful publications, Taste of the South, through its first five years before trading spatulas for teacups in her move to TeaTime. She brings with her both a keen interest and an expertise in all things tea, as well as her abiding fondness for the soothing beverage.

Lorna balances the rigors of a career with the joys of parenthood as she and husband, Brent, raise their two wonderful teenage children.

Anne-Harris Jones
Assistant Editor

Anne-Harris Jones always knew that her ideal career would be one that combined her passion and skills for writing and baking. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in English from Elon University in North Carolina and a degree in Baking and Pastry from The Art Institute of Atlanta, she went to Maryland to gain experience in the publishing industry. She returned home to Birmingham and in early 2011 began her career with Hoffman Media. Her first position was that of editorial assistant for Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade magazine. Recently she joined the TeaTime staff as assistant editor. Although then a tea novice, she has since discovered a passion for all things tea and is always eager to try new blends and to discover foods to pair with them. As a lover of baking, she frequently re-creates TeaTime delicacies in her own home for friends and family.

Lucy W. Herndon
Stylist

Lucy Wilson began her career at Hoffman Media in May 2008 as editorial/stylist assistant for both TeaTime and Victoria magazines. With a Bachelor of Arts in art history from Hollins University and a Bachelor of Arts in interior design from Southern Institute School of Interior Design at Virginia College, she always wanted a job that would allow her to use her creative instincts. As the stylist for TeaTime, she has found just that. Her favorite infusions are White Ginger Pear and Dragon Pearl Jasmine. Born and raised in Birmingham, Lucy currently lives with her Boston terrier, Maggie.