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A Tribute to Her Majesty
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II, who passed away at the age of 96 on September 8, 2022. Her Majesty dedicated her life to serving her people. Even before she was queen she was in the Auxillary Territorial Service, working as a mechanic. She was also a… Continue reading
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Historical (Sorta) Decisions Made Over a Pot of Tea
If you’re expecting anything serious… or historically accurate… or even remotely factual—this is your cue to move along. This is strictly tongue-in-cheek. You’ve been warned! The “Green Light” for Knossos Palace (2000 BC) So they didn’t have tea in Crete yet… or did they? I can’t imagine committing to a project of that scale without… Continue reading
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“The History of the Tea-Cup” By Rev. G.R. Wedgwood
You might not stop to think about the history of a relatively mundane object such as a tea cup but it has a history nonetheless, a history that was explored in an 1878 volume appropriately titled The History of the Tea-Cup. It’s not completely clear if the author of this book, Rev. G. R. Wedgwood,… Continue reading
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Tea in America – Some History
For those of us who appreciate tea, it can be easy to forget that tea drinkers are somewhat of a minority in the United States. Despite popular belief, Americans did not abandon tea following the Boston Tea Party. Today, the country is perhaps best known for its consumption of iced tea and sweet tea, particularly… Continue reading
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The Original Tea Partiers
It’s a funny thing about tea. Specifically the fact that a drink that we tend to associate with prim and proper little ladies sitting down to ever so civilized afternoon teas or perhaps with equally refined scenes of Asian serenity, as in the Japanese tea ceremony, should also have been associated, over a period of… Continue reading
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