Day 9 of Blog Every Day in May: A moment
in your day
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Truth be told, this isn't a moment from my day today--I snapped this shot a few weeks ago. But it may as well have been taken today because without the ritual represented by this photo, my mornings wouldn't be my mornings and I wouldn't be me.
You see, I grew up in a family of tea snobs. A family who mail-ordered loose tea from the finest sources and always made sure to replenish the stock before the last teaspoon of Buckingham Palace made its way into the teapot (even the names of our teas are a tad pretentious). A family who hesitates to order tea even in the best restaurants, fearing that a tea bag might make an appearance. A family who wouldn't drink Lipton if you paid them.
Ok, I'm exaggerating a little bit. We really aren't that bad. Let's just say this: I know how to make a mean cup of tea. My mornings revolve around it. And if you ever visit, I promise you will reap the benefits of my tea snobbery.
Unfortunately there aren't an abundance of places to get loose tea around here (mostly Starbucks) but there is a Baltimore Coffee & Tea company in Annapolis, MD. If I have time this weekend, I'll try and pop in and see what's good. We are heading to MD tomorrow morning...I'm co-hosting a wedding shower on Saturday
ReplyDeleteTea is a huge part of my day too. On the weekends, there is always hot water ready. That Buckingham Palace tea sounds delicious!
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Oh have fun at the shower! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's so delicious, just a little more special than regular Earl Grey :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Chloe! :)
ReplyDeleteto milk or not to milk, that is the question! I take my tea black (no sugar, even) which is a total anathema in England. it got to the point sometimes that I'd just drink the milky tea I was given rather than go ten rounds with a BUT TEA MUST HAVE MILK IN IT enthusiast!
ReplyDeleteHaha I love it--I totally expected a comment from you about English tea! I grew up drinking tea with cream and sugar (I believe it's the Irish way), but gradually stopped the sugar because my husband doesn't drink it with sugar and so I started doing that too. Recently, I've been experimenting with soy milk in my tea--I bet the English would be horrified by that!!
ReplyDeleteOh, the horrors of Lipton! Blegh. I'm definitely not a tea snob, but I love the idea of it. Tea is just so wonderful! I tend to stick with bags, but loose tea feels very special.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think once you get used to drinking loose tea regularly everything else pales in comparison! Sometimes I do buy bags for herbal teas, but they are from the same company that I buy loose tea from, so the tea leaves are still high quality. Makes all the difference!
ReplyDeleteyou know I love tea, so the idea of my family being "tea snobs" sounds lovely, although my husband likes sweet tea on occasion so Lipton still has a place in our home. But for the most part we are a loose leaf, or at least whole leaf in big sachets, type of tea people.
ReplyDeleteThere are some things in life that we're allowed to be snobby about, right? :) I like whole leaf tea in sachets too, I think that's a really elegant way to serve tea and you get the same flavor as loose leaf. Have you ever seen the "buy your own" sachets that you can then fill yourself with loose tea? I'd love to try those someday!
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