So today is something like the 4 month, 2 week, and 5 day anniversary of the day I started this blog. :) And when I titled it always time for tea, I had no idea that would spark off a total personal obsession with tea. That I would start imbibing every day. That Tim and I would switch over to (almost) solely, loose tea. We would scorn teabags. We would argue about the open tea strainer and the mesh ball. I would start collecting even more teacups with wild abandon, over Tim's protests (babe, do we really need....) I would start thinking, really, that maybe there is always time for tea. I would slow down, pause, sip. I would start taking excessive photographage of my tea habits. I would even get to experience caffeine hangover. We would explore different local honeys as sweeteners, and argue about the merits of a small jar vs. a big jar. Tim would stop drinking green tea after some weird psychadelic experiences sipping too much of it.All these things were about to happen to me 4 months, 2 weeks, and 5 days ago. And I never even guessed.
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Funny, I think most people tend to obsess about coffee...or maybe I just don't know very many die hard tea drinkers. Our coffee pot cracked the other morning and we freaked out. It was as if our air supply had been cut off. Actually, I don't like feeling SO dependent.
There are some decent teas in bags. I'm not a big tea drinker, but my husband drinks 2-3 cups on a daily basis! He loves ginger tea. An old favorite of mine is Market Spice (as in Pike Place Market, Seattle). Oh my it is so aromatic :)
http://www.pacificnorthwestshop.com/pnwfoods/marketspicetea.htm
Happy 4 month 2 week 5 day anniversary!!!
I like tea... I used to collect mugs but my brother half breaks them as quick as I can buy them... so it's not much of a collection!
Lost Earring ~ Tim gets like that about his coffee. I just surprised him with a bag of Bella Donovan from Blue Bottle Coffee, they're from Oakland, CA. My favorite teas in bags are Good Earth's Sweet and Spicy, and Tazo's Sweet Orange. Yumyumyum... I'll check out the Market Spice. :)
Charismagic ~ I break things a lot in the kitchen, mainly because I just need to slow down, but the nice thing about my collection is that it's all thrifted, so if I break one, it's not a huge loss. Apart from sentimental reasons, that is. :)
I am really loving all your posts about your tea sets etc. This photo is particularly nice because we can see the the growth of your collecting is quite organic.
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