Tea and a book

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”  ― Lewis Carroll

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Rainy days…

“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” ― Bill Watterson, The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book

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Tea Time magazine

Tea Time magazine is an authoritative periodical on all things tea.  Each bi-monthly issue contains reviews of different varieties of a particular kind of tea.  For example, the last issue reviewed seven different kinds of Chai. My favorite part is generally the seasonal tea ideas where they provide menus, detailed recipes, tea pairings and even…

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The Tea Hour

“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”                                                                        …

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Tea’s Popularity Growing

I thought you might enjoy this article about the growing popularity of tea.  I did! Tea may surpass coffee in popularity and health benefits

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Great Tea Rooms of America

I’ll recommend another book about tea to you – “The Great Tea Rooms of America” by Bruce Richardson It’s a nice compilation of what the author considers the best tea rooms in the U.S. and I think it makes a great checklist.  I’ve been to one of the tearooms already – see my previous entry…

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Richard Branson likes tea too!

I am a fan of Richard Branson, self made British Billionaire.  He recently published an article entitled, “The importance of tea breaks” and I liked it so much I thought I’d share it with you.  See you around the kettle!

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The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea

One of my favorite reference books is “The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea – The Art and Pleasures of Taking Tea” by Helen Simpson.  Despite the long title it’s just a tiny little book but chock full of useful information. The book is a history lesson on tea interspersed with tons of recipes, including the required standards like…

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