Wednesday, February 23, 2011

What's my cuppa tea?

Jilly asks today "What's your cup of tea?" Easy, I love tea, but my favorite cup of tea is English Breakfast. I like its hearty kick. It helps me wake up and start my morning. I also like green tea and mint tea, but not those sissy herbal teas made with rose hips. Rose hips and I don't agree and most herbal teas seem to start with them.


I also love my cups. This one is a gift from one of my daughters. The cup is newish, but I have an antique cream pitcher that matches it. I'm sure that's why she sent it.





I have some special Nevada City Blend tea, that is blended in Nevada City,a great northern California gold-rush town. My daughter wanted me to taste it because it's naturally sweet, without sugar. I can always do with "without sugar."

This cup also has a design on the bottom. How clever of them to put one there.













I also love bears. This bear comes from Paris. He's a gift from another daughter. I think he's the only French thing I own, but what's he doing in the tea cup?









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8 comments:

  1. I just saw your question, but I guess you figured it out. Your set goes so well next to mine! I love the daintiness of it! Let's have a cuppa!

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  2. Silly bear! What IS he doing in the tea cup?

    I've recently cleared out my 'mug cupboard'. There's still a full shelf of mugs to choose from (I don't live alone or there'd likely only be 3) ~ and there's three tea cups that are special to me and used most often.

    I loved reading your experience with tea. Thank you ...

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  3. What a beautiful set! I guess the bear thought so, too!

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  4. It's my pleasure to own pretty china. One of my daughters has adopted the "earthquake china." A friend once owned it and acquired it slowly, piece by piece. It didn't fare well in the Saugus-Newhall earthquake (a long time ago). Her insurance replaced it with a different pattern and I adopted the earthquake leavings.

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  5. I'm with you on those sissy herbal teas! English breakfast is my favorite too -- followed very closely by Twinnings Irish Breakfast.

    I haven't had mint tea in ages -- a cafe near my college use to serve mint iced tea -- it was very good.

    Beautiful set of china -- I'd love to have more but since my kids do the dishes I try not get anything too nice. : )

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  6. Jessica My blue flowered tea set that my Grandmother gave me survived the children. The idea is to remain calm like it was the plastic set you bought at Target.

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  7. I like your tea set-it is lovely! I drink green tea, but not too often. I have to admit to being a coffee gal in the morning.

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  8. Love you tea cup, it is so beautiful. And I love the sound of that tea, naturally sweet!

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