Because I didn’t grow up in a traditional tea-drinking household—and don’t typically prepare tea using a kettle and teapot—there are a few aspects of classic tea rituals I wasn’t very familiar with. Tea cosies, for example, were something I assumed had fallen out of favor. But that turns out not to be the case. As… Continue reading

“Never trust a man who, when left alone with a tea cosy, does not try it on.” — Billy Connolly I’ve never actually used a tea cosy (or “tea cozy,” as it’s sometimes spelled). That’s probably because, as a solo tea drinker, I rarely brew tea in a teapot—so I’ve never really had a need… Continue reading