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  • Taking a Tea Time Photo Tour of London

    Want to stroll through London, tea capital of the UK, with your teacup in hand, and take in all the quaint, picturesque sites there? Okay, let’s go! No jets, passports, or suitcases required. And you don’t have to worry about that tea sloshing out of the teacup all over you when someone bustles by. This… Continue reading

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  • 5 Signs That You’re “Going Texan” at Tea Time

    Everything is bigger in Texas – at least that’s the standard saying – and tea time is no exception. So it seems logical that largeness would be one sign that you’ve “gone Texan” at your tea time. But there are other signs, some more subtle and others – well, they’re definitely Texan! However, as a… Continue reading

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  • Afternoon Tea Is No Trifling Affair

    Popular history is nearly always wrong; or perhaps not quite right. Many people now know that, no matter how many thousands of times it’s repeated on the internet, The 7th Duchess of Bedford, Anna Russell, did not ‘invent’ afternoon tea – which is often incorrectly called ‘High Tea’, just to add to the confusion. The… Continue reading

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  • Checking in on New Year’s Tea Resolutions

    New Year’s resolutions are not for everyone- a little like the British delicacy of marmite, they seem to be something that you either love or hate. But, if you are in the habit of making them, it is usually around this time that you might stop and take account of how your New Year’s resolutions… Continue reading

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  • What the Man Boiled in His Billy and Other OddiTEAs

    The famous Australian bush ballad “Waltzing Matilda” has lyrics that seem quite strange to those of us not familiar with that local lingo. Terms like “swagman,” “billabong,” “tucker bag,” and most importantly for this article “billy.” And the words we think we know, well, they have very different meanings in the song: “waltzing” means to… Continue reading

  • Compo Tea 101

    When I was but a young fellow I didn’t really have much of a concept of what tea was. Tea, at our house, was a powdered concoction that came in a big jar and was mixed in a pitcher and stored in the refrigerator. I drank just enough of it to confirm that it was… Continue reading

  • Tea Can Clear a Cloudy Day

    Gray skies getting you down? A nice cup, or even a whole potful, of tea can clear a cloudy day, turning those skies a brilliant azure blue! Just another of the amazing effects that tea can impart. Winter is the time (in the Northern Hemisphere) when folks tend to get most down. The hours of… Continue reading

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  • How to Add That Spa Touch to Your Tea Time

    Time to de-stress, detox, and generally recover from those holiday indulgences, parties, and other excesses (such as going too long without sleep). There is a sure-fire way to do this. You need to add a spa touch to your tea time, and here’s how! What a Typical Spa Offers: Massage — You get a trained… Continue reading

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  • A Very English Tea Affair

    by Guest Blogger Sarah Rosalind Roberts [Editor’s note: Sarah’s second contribution to our blog — we hope to see more.] A teapot full of freshly brewed Earl Grey tea, an array of cucumber sandwiches and freshly baked scones with clotted cream and homemade jam make for the perfect way to enjoy the day and see you… Continue reading

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  • The Day-After-Christmas Tea Time

    It’s the day after Christmas and time to relax after all that stress, anxiety, planning, expectations, guesses, disappointments, and fulfillments. The season can be thrilling with all the colors and lights and music, but it can also be a time when we just feel overloaded to the point that the day after is a release,… Continue reading

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