Duchess of Tea

Christmas Tea With Friends

2011-12-24T00:52:00.000-06:00

Thanksgiving - have a cup of tea!

2010-11-23T09:25:00.002-06:00

"We are guessing you just might overeat in the coming week (not sure, but...just in case), remember that Green Tea helps your liver process fat and speeds your metabolism.

So, after your delicious holiday meal, have a cup or two of our Egyptian Mint, Dragonwell, Tropical Green or any other and enjoy less impact for ...your indulgences!"
~~Zhena's Gypsy Tea

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The Kinks - Have a Cuppa Tea, 1972

2010-05-20T02:48:00.001-05:00

Have a Cuppa Tea - The Kinks Lyrics:

Granny's always ravin' and rantin'
And she's always puffin' and pantin',
And she's always screaming and shouting,
And she's always brewing up tea.

Grandpappy's never late for his dinner,
Cos he loves his leg of beef
And he washes it down with a brandy,
And a fresh made cup of tea.

Chorus:
Have a cuppa tea, have a cuppa tea,
have a cuppa tea, have a cuppa tea,
Halleluja, halleluja, halleluja, Rosie Lea
Halleluja, halleluja, halleluja Rosie Lea.

If you feel a bit under the weather,
If you feel a little bit peeved,
Take granny's stand-by potion
For any old cough or wheeze.
It's a cure for hepatitis it's a cure for chronic insomnia,
It's a cure for tonsilitis and for water on the knee.

Chorus

Tea in the morning, tea in the evening, tea at supper time,
You get tea when it's raining, tea when it's snowing.
Tea when the weather's fine,
You get tea as a mid-day stimulant
You get tea with your afternoon tea
For any old ailment or disease
For Christ sake have a cuppa tea.

Chorus,

Whatever the situation whatever the race or creed,
Tea knows no segregation, no class nor pedigree
It knows no motivations, no sect or organisation,
It knows no one religion,
Nor political belief.

Chorus.

A Cup Of Tea For Mom's Today

2010-05-09T18:06:00.000-05:00

Wishing all the mothers Happy Mother's Day!

A cup of tea to say thank you
For all the things you've done,
And wishes that the day will bring
You happiness and fun.
Happy Mother's Day
©birdiekity May - 1998

Portrait of a Lady

2010-04-13T01:47:00.002-05:00

Now that lilacs are in bloom
She has a bowl of lilacs in her room
And twists one in her fingers while she talks.
“Ah my friend, you do not know, you do not know
What life is, you who hold it in your hands—”
(Slowly twisting the lilac stalks);
“You let it flow from you, you let it flow,
And youth is cruel, and has no remorse,
And smiles at situations which it cannot see.”
I smile, of course,
And go on drinking tea.
“Yet with these April sunsets, that somehow recall
My buried life, and Paris in the spring,
I feel immeasurably at peace, and find the world
To be wonderful and youthful, after all.”

~T.S. Elliot

Holiday Tea & a Book

2009-12-28T13:55:00.008-06:00

During the Holidays I am enjoying Hibiscus Spiced Tea from TenRen Tea Co. and I'm reading The Celtic Way of Prayer: The Recovery of the Religious Imagination by Esther De Waal.

Review of the book from Amazon: From Library Journal
Historian and retreat leader de Waal explores the rich legacy of Celtic songs, poems, prayers, and blessings that grew out of the dynamic meeting of Christian monasticism with an older, communal way of life ordered by kinship, a rural sense of place, the pattern of the seasons, and the cycles of birth and death. The author does a fine job tracing the strands that make Celtic Christianity compelling and unique. An important addition to Celtic literature for both general readers and specialists.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Don't Give Up

2009-08-23T23:23:00.003-05:00

frogteapot08_1, originally uploaded by Wanda's Designs.

You skinny frog, you
don't be beaten, don't give up!
Here stands Issa by you.
~~Issa

The Darjeeling toy train passing through a tea plantation | TweetPhoto

2009-06-25T13:29:00.001-05:00

The Darjeeling toy train passing through a tea plantation | TweetPhoto

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The Perfect Afternoon: A Purring Cat and A Fine Cup of Tea.

2009-01-31T01:32:00.003-06:00

the perfect afternoon: a purring cat and a fine cup of tea., originally uploaded by nerdmeister23.

When the tea is brought at five o'clock
and all the neat curtains are drawn with care,
the little black cat with bright green eyes
is suddenly purring there.
--Harold Monroe

A True Home

2009-01-16T01:23:00.006-06:00

"A roof to keep out the rain. Four walls to keep out the wind. Floors
to keep out the cold. Yes, but home is more than that. It is the laugh
of a baby, the song of a mother, the strength of a father. Warmth of
loving hearts, light from happy eyes, kindness, loyalty, comradeship.
Home is first school...for the young ones where they learn what is
right, what is good, and what is kind. Where they go for comfort
when they are hurt or sick. Where joy is shared and sorrow eased.
Where fathers and mothers are respected and loved. Where children
are wanted. Where the simplest food is good enough for kings
because it is earned. Where money is not so important as loving-
kindness. Where even the teakettle sings from happiness. That is
home." ~~ Ernestine Schumann-Heink

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You Really Must Join Me

2008-12-28T01:31:00.002-06:00

"And so it continued all day, wynde after wynde. From a room beyond came the whistle of a tea kettle. 'Now, you really must join me. I've some marvelous Darjeeling, and some delicious petit fours a friend of mine gave me for Christmas."
-Martha Grimes, The Man with a Load of Mischief

Christmas Tea

2008-12-25T01:25:00.000-06:00

The Naughty Little Mouse

I saved my cake for Santa Claus
One Christmas Eve at tea;
For if riding makes one hungry
How hungry he must be!

I put it on the pantry shelf,
Where he'd be sure to go --
I think it does a person good
To be remembered so.

When every one was fast asleep,
(Every one but me),
I tiptoed into mother's room --
O! just as still -- to see.

If he had been there yet, Dear me!
It made my feelings ache ---
There sat a naughty little mouse
Eating Santa's cake.

Unknown.

How I came to love tea!

2008-12-18T00:02:00.001-06:00

I am writing this Blog about tea because tea is such an integral part of my life. It's the way I wake up in the morning. It's the way I nurture my soul as I transition from the dreamworld to the waking world.

It's the way I nurture myself as I move through the day, revitalizing my energy as I create little mini retreats with my warm cup of tea in my hands, gazing out my window, disappearing into the quiet for a few minutes, or sitting on my patio listening to the birds.

During the heat of the summer, I like my Iced Tea during the day. I understand that iced drinks are not good for the digestive system, but this old habit is hard for me to break! Especially when it is so delicious!

A cup of tea in the in the evening helps to quiet my mind and relax my body so I can rest. A nice Peppermint or Camomile Tea is perfect.

I can't remember when I started drinking tea. I do remember drinking tea with my grandmother when I was a very young child. I still love to have a cup of tea with friends and family.

"Paint me an eternal tea-pot,
for I usually drink tea from eight o'clock at night
to four o'clock in the morning."
~~Thomas de Quincey