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Tea Kettle Philosophy — A Return to Good Manners
Lately, there seems to be a tendency more and more for people to be rude. Tea is a chance to return to gentility and display good manners, at least for the duration of the tea time. We’re not talking about such trivialities as avoiding the pointing of the pinky when raising cup to lips (which… Continue reading
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Book Review — “Distinguished Leaves — Poems for Tea Lovers”
During my speaking engagements I often mention my mission statement (to bring back the teapot and to encourage people to take time with tea) and what better way to uphold my mission statement than to relax with a book of tea poetry (or as the author beau-tea-fully puts in ‘Poetea’). I “met” Elizabeth Darcy Jones… Continue reading
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Souvenir Tea Mugs
True and dedicated tea drinkers know that all of those so-called “coffee mugs” out there are really tea mugs. And souvenir tea mugs are the best, so amassing a collection is a natural thing to do for a tea drinker who travels. When hubby and I met, he had already acquired several very nice souvenir… Continue reading
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“Tea; Its Effects, Medicinal and Moral” by George Gabriel Sigmond
I wasn’t able to turn up much background information on George Gabriel Sigmond, author of Tea; Its Effects, Medicinal and Moral. There are a few other books of his floating around in the great digital cloud, one about drama and another about medicine. In this book he’s identified as “Professor of Materia Medica to the… Continue reading
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Tea and the Color Wheel
Tea color is a key indicator of what you’re drinking, both dry and in the cup. To complicate matters, lots of tea flavoring and blending is going on these days. Reading through a company’s offerings can set your head to spinning and your eyeballs to rolling in their sockets like an old-time cartoon character. By… Continue reading
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Aging Gracefully with Green Tea?
“Anyone can get old,” as Groucho Marx once said. “All you have to do is live long enough.” Of course, as we’re all aware, old age brings with it varying levels of debility, a situation that’s largely dependent on the individual and their circumstances. While there will probably never be a bonafide fountain of youth,… Continue reading
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Hansel and Gretel Can’t Eat This Tea-for-One Set
The story of Hansel and Gretel is fairly widely known — a couple of urchins who nibble on a gingerbread house in the deep, dark forest, and almost end up as dinner for the witch who lives there. Fortunately, no such urchins exist in our house nor would they be so obtuse as to try… Continue reading
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Cooking with Tea: Hot and Sour Sesame Noodles
This recipe was inspired by a dish served at a bistro in a small New Jersey town. I convinced the chef/owner to give me his list of ingredients, and from there I tweaked it around. One key component that I added was tea. As I tried various teas to see which one worked best, I… Continue reading
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Tea and the Carhartt Hoody
Often when we think of tea time we picture women in floral dresses with hats and sometimes gloves (white cotton or delicate lace) and men in suits and ties. For me, especially if I am “taking tea” out on the deck in cooler weather, it’s my Carhartt hoody (a hooded, zip front sweatshirt). Yes, you… Continue reading
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Novelty Tea Kettles
If you find the tea making process entirely too taxing, there are many gadgets these days that seek to automate the process as much as possible. While some of them do the job quite nicely, there’s typically a price to pay – an actual financial price, that is – for all of this high-falutin’ gadgetry.… Continue reading
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