Tea Stories
Another weird tea quote... March 28 2016
"Only an idiot would rely on the energy of a bean or a leaf to say awake throughout the day."
Tahereh Mafi, Destroy Me.
Tea as medicine March 25 2016
For centuries tea was used only as a medicine, and it took almost 3,000 years for it to become an everyday drink. But in some ways, it is still medicinal, and a psychological balm, at least for me. Where I come from (Liverpool, England), it is always the opening salvo: "Hello, come in, I'll put the kettle on."Reading tea leaves March 23 2016
The art of reading tea leaves is called tasseography. My Mother used to practice it and was amazingly accurate in her forecasts.Keep your tea airtight March 22 2016
Tea absorbs moisture, so it's important to keep it in an airtight container.
The mixing of the sexes March 19 2016
English tea gardens were the first public gathering place where men and women were permitted to mix in public without scandal or criticism.
A very tall tea tale March 10 2016
There was a time when tea was seen as a threat to traditional Christian values and the social hierarchy of the Western World. Some people feared developing an addiction, but anti-tea stances were also colored by xenophobia and classism. Can you believe it?
Lemony Snicket March 04 2016
"Tea should be as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a two edged sword.
Kit Snicket (A series of unfortunate events)
Lemony Snicket
Tea, glorious tea March 02 2016
"The proper, wise balancing of one's whole life may depend upon the feasibility of a cup of tea at an unusual hour."
Arnold Bennet, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
The percentages of tea March 01 2016
"Love is 60% water, because a human being, the essence of love, is 60% water. But what is the other 40% made up of? Easy - mint green tea and honey."
Jarod Kintz. (This Book is Not For Sale)
From Gerald Durrell February 28 2016
"Tea would arrive, the cakes squatting on cushions of cream, toast in a melting show of butter, cups agleam and a faint wisp of steam rising from the teapot shawl."
Gerald Durrell, My Family and Other Animals
The Tale of Peter Rabbit February 27 2016
"Peter was not very well during the evening. His Mother put him to bed and made some chamomile tea. She read the label which said "one table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime."Beatrix Potter
Words from William Faulkner February 26 2016
"The scattered tea goes with the leaves and every day a sunset dies."Charles Dickens February 24 2016
"My dear, if you could give me a cup of tea to clear my muddle of a head, I should better understand your affairs."
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy
James Boswell in The London Journal 1762-1763 February 23 2016
"I am so fond of tea that I could write a whole dissertation on its virtues. It comforts and enlivens without the risks attendant on spirituous liquors. Gentle herb! Let the florid grape yield to thee. Thy soft influence is a more safe inspirer of social joy."
A famous quote... February 22 2016
"Before Elle had come into his life, he didn't even know what tea was. Now it was a staple. Worse, he actually knew the differences in teas."
Christine Feehan, Hidden Currents
The Tea Party February 21 2016
I had a little party, this afternoon at three
'Twas very small, three guests in all
Just I, myself and me
Myself ate all the sandwiches, while I drank up the tea
'Twas also I who ate the pie, and passed the cake to me."
The Diary of Virginia Woolf, 1919 February 20 2016
"... and even a tea party means apprehension, breakage."
E.M. Forster February 19 2016
"While her lips talked culture, her heart was planning to invite him to tea."
E.M. Forster
Alan Clark February 18 2016
There are few things nicer than sitting up in bed, drinking a nice strong cup of tea, and reading.
A word from the wise February 15 2016
― Frances Hardinge
Tea and Crumpets February 13 2016
Crumpets are an Anglo Saxon invention. Just writing about them makes me want to run to the kitchen and toast one,(which I will do in a few minutes). An early reference to them comes from English Bible translator John Wycliffe in 1382, when he mentions the "cramped cake." Early crumpets were hard pancakes cooked on a griddle, rather than the soft and spongy crumpets of the Victorian era, which were made with yeast. The term itself may refer to a crumpled or curled-up cake, or have Celtic origins relating to the Breton krampouezh/Cornish krampoeth. meaning a thin, flat cake, and the Welsh crampon or crumpet, a type of pancake. There now, wasn't that all you needed to know. Now get thee to a toaster!Abraham Lincoln February 11 2016
If this is coffee, then bring me tea; but if this is tea, then please bring me some coffee.Gay Tea Dances February 07 2016
The term, sometimes spelled T-dance or T dance, is also used within gay culture to designate similar dances: particularly those held on weekends (especially Sunday evenings) in nightclubs, or at the end of the day at gay resorts. Gay tea dances are also a prevalent featured event at circuit party festivals, where they are usually held outdoors and typically precede the indoor Sunday night 'closing party' of the festival. Gay tea dances have also become a major featured entertainment component on-board many gay-oriented cruises.