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  • Tea and the Backgammon Game

    There is nothing like a cuppa tea to make just about any activity seem extra special. Whether it’s reading a book, balancing your checkbook, or playing a game with your nearest and dearest, the event is somehow extra special. So it was with the first backgammon game hubby and I had ever played together. We… Continue reading

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  • How Do You Bake Your Scones?

    Scones are a top tea time treat. They are the heart and soul of a “cream tea” that features them along with clotted cream and fruit preserves (often raspberry or blackcurrant). They are also part of breakfast for many of us and have even been known to show up for lunch, dinner, and that all… Continue reading

  • Teapot Styles — Electric

    You read that right: electric teapots. Sure there are tons of electric kettles, but electric teapots are a little less well-known. Apparently, they were the rage at one time but are now found on ebay.com and in consignment shops — which is where I found mine just recently. I named him “Ed.” When you search… Continue reading

  • The Tea Trolley

    “Clang! Clang! Clang went the trolley…” sang Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis. But it was definitely not a tea trolley. It was just some big, noisy contrivance that ran along rails laid down in the streets of St. Louis and that had a loud bell on it that was rung when the… Continue reading

  • Can You Get a Premium Silver Needle Tea from India?

    Some of us tend to think of Silver Needle as the sole purveyance of the Fujian Province in China (see an earlier article comparing versions). But is that just tea snobbery or tea ignorance or maybe even a bad tea experience? In my case it could be all three. Sigh! Fortunately, I am always eager… Continue reading

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  • If Your Teapot Could Talk…

    I’ve been exploring some of the many teapot styles available to all us tea lovers out there and got a comment back about a treasured teapot in which many a fine cuppa had been steeped and if only that teapot could talk. Well, that, of course, sets the mind to wondering: if your teapot could… Continue reading

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  • Is There a Perfect English Tea?

    The idea of perfect tea and being able to make that ideal cuppa seems to be all pervasive. We have featured several articles on this blog by fellow writer Bill Lengeman on this topic (see list at end of this article). Nevertheless, I am diving into the topic with gusto and adding to the huge… Continue reading

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  • Tea in the Movies — “Goodbye, Mr. Chips”

    Classic novels often make their way to the screen—sometimes more than once. Such is the case with Goodbye, Mr. Chips. So let’s steep a proper tea and revisit what, to me, is the best film version. A Tea to Match the Occasion We need a tea worthy of the setting—life at an English boarding school… Continue reading

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  • Tea Room Charm Is Not Dead

    There’s been a lot of discussion lately about attracting more men to tea rooms—and whether that shift has somehow diminished their charm. Some suggest tea rooms need to feel more like “man caves” or workshops to appeal broadly. While it’s true that a few modern tea rooms have adopted a more minimalist or industrial aesthetic,… Continue reading

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  • Teas of the World: “Tippy” Teas

    Tippy is a term that describes a tea which has many golden tips (the newly budding leaf). It usually designates a higher quality of tea, especially as part of the Orange Pekoe grading system. For example, there is TGFOP (Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe) which represents some of the most precious tea in the world.… Continue reading

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