Tea Enjoyment
Moments, stories, traditions, books to read with tea, etc., showing how tea is part of life.
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Tea Room Evolution
I’ve been keeping track of tea rooms for a very long time. Not just which ones open, close, or move to a new location, but also what they offer their customers. At one time there were essentially three types of tea rooms, at least here in the USA: Asian dumpling parlours, located in a city’s… Continue reading
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Flavor First
There are any number of reasons why a person might choose to drink tea – unless you happen to be yours truly. Then there’s really only one reason. For many tea drinkers the appeal of Camellia sinensis, as with coffee and other beverages, is that it makes a fairly effective caffeine delivery system. I’m not… Continue reading
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Another Cuppa, Please!
The last drop of tea has been drained from your teacup. Your thirst for tea, however, rages on, plus some teas are ones so rich in flavor that they keep you wanting more, concerns about caffeine notwithstanding. You just gotta have “Another cuppa, please!” You need a break anyway, right? You can only spend so… Continue reading
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Favourite Tearooms in the UK — Part III
Carrying on my series of favourite tearooms in the UK, I turn to a hotel which according to Wikipedia has hosted people of historical significance. Located in Mayfair in the centre of London, my husband treated me to Afternoon Tea on our last UK visit and it was a truly exquisite experience. Greeted by a… Continue reading
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20 Reasons to Drink Tea in December
December is upon us. It’s a month chock full of all sorts of activities, from cleaning up the Thanksgiving leftovers to baking and shopping and partying to celebrate the Winter Holidays. Keep the teapot full of hot, tasty tea to celebrate these times, to serve to guests who drop in for a holiday visit, and… Continue reading
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Winter Yard Work and a Cup of Tea
Yard work doesn’t end when Winter comes. It just gets a bit easier, mainly because there are fewer bugs on the hunt for fresh feeding grounds (like my arms and legs). You do have to bundle up a little more, though, since the weather is usually a bit nippy then. A hot thermos of tea… Continue reading
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Tea and the Brass Buttons
Tea is known to stimulate and to calm. What better beverage to partake of while doing something tricky (at least to this person who rarely holds a needle and thread) like replacing all the buttons on an otherwise splendid blazer? For this teetotaler there is none. The problem: A few years ago, I bought a… Continue reading
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Tea and Art
In my last post, I talked about revisiting the UK. One of the things I decided to do was get my tourist hat on, take trips down memory lane in London, and in one of my trips, I came across this: The typeface of the letters against the backdrop of a blue sky made me… Continue reading
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UK Tea Revisited
As I returned to the UK for a blend of business and pleasure, I swelled with pride as I went to cafés and eateries and found the bar had been raised on the quality and range of teas available. A visit to the National Memorial Arboretum in the centre of England was accompanied by a… Continue reading
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