Thanksgiving - have a cup of tea!

 "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

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.

Updated : 8/20/18

A Cup Of Tea For Mom's Today

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


Edited 2/28/15

Portrait of a Lady

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. Eliot: The Poems (British and Irish Authors)

Holiday Tea & a Book

During the Holidays I am taking a little time to enjoy Hibiscus Spiced Tea from and reading The Celtic Way of Prayer: The Recovery of the Religious Imagination by Esther De Waal.

This book serves as a good introduction to Celtic Christianity for those unfamiliar with it. The reader will find out what makes Celtic Christianity compelling and unique, and discover the beauty and richness of the Celtic way of life with Esther  de Waal as she 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 Perfect Afternoon: A Purring Cat and A Fine Cup of Tea.

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

"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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