It’s always time for tea!

 Welcome!

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Well, I am going to try to make this new Blogger format work. I have had limited success in the past couple of months. I keep hoping they will work the bugs out sooner rather than later.

😕

So, today’s blog adventure is 

All About Tea

I think this cutting is by Julene Harrison

There’s just something about a hot cup of tea...

Vintage advertisement (1920-1930)

We have recently had snow (!),
so out came the boxes of tea that have been put away for the summer.
We are pretty much hot tea drinkers only.

Colder temperatures call for hot tea!

One of my favorite artists, Inge Look

Okay, just gave up on the new format.
I am Sooo glad I can switch to the old one.
That goes away the end of this month.
😩

By Cardthartic, Pinterest

A Rosina tea cup from my collection

So many kinds of tea...
here is a nice chart to help with steeping times:

Courtesy of an article in BestofTips, 2017, Pinterest 

Tip:
Pour hot water into your cup first, then empty.
Now put your tea of choice in and add hot water.
It helps the steeping time and taste.

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Meinesvenja, post from perpulchra, Pinterest

Cuecas na Cozinha, Pinterest

“There is something in the nature
of tea
that leads us into a world
of quiet contemplation of life.”

- Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living

Another favorite artist of mine, from Sydney, Australia
Matou en peluche (Etsy)

A Royal Albert tea cup from my collection

“A cup of tea would restore

my normality.”

- Douglas Adams

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, screenplay

Novelty teapot found on eBay, Pinterest & Etsy

Next is a fun chart I found that suggests

what tea to drink when you are

in a certain mood -

A Lenox teacup from my collection

Tea advertisement from the 1890’s

Vintageadbrowser.com

“My dear if you could give me

a cup of tea

to clear my muddle of a head

I should better understand

your affairs.”

- Charles Dickens,  Mrs. Lirriper’s Legacy

Stephanie/31 Daily, Pinterest

HubPages, Pinterest

Well, that’s it for today!
Thank you, sincerely, for taking the time
to read my meanderings
and letting me share beautiful art with you.
Oh yes! and also for giving me a place
to share paper dolls, quotes and poems.
❤️

‘Til next time,
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Truth:
 (usually discovered either before coffee, or 10 am)
Be aware when pouring boiling water from the kettle;
it works best if the spout is actually 
over the cup.
Date learned: 9/12/2020, 8 am.

Tomie dePaola, St. Patrick's Day countdown and a little Irish cheer

Good morning! Welcome to my Saint Patrick's Day Countdown, Day 2!



vintage clip

"Saint Patrick's Day is an enchanted time -

a day to begin transforming winter's dreams

into summer's magic!"

 - Adrenne Cook

I love the art that Tomie dePaola does. His  children's books are numerous and all just wonderful. He has earned awards many times. This book is just perfect for our Irish Theme:

Go to http://www.amazon.com/ and put into the search box at the top: Tomie dePaola

You will see many of the books he has published available.

Here are a few more titles of his with Irish Themes:

Here is another Irish Story, illustrated by a different artist:

http://www.amazon.com/Brigids-Cloak-Bryce-Milligan/dp/0802852971/ref=pd_sim_b_13 

Today the sun is struggling to shine through a sky of high white cloud cover. A bit of blue is playing hide and seek here and there, trying to find cracks to shine through.  The wind is blowing, making things a tad colder....

Time for some Irish Cheer!!!!

Grasshopper Coffee

6 ounces coffee

1 ounce creme de menthe

1 ounce white creme de cacao

1 tsp. brown sugar

1 scoop chocolate ice cream or whipping cream

> Add liqueurs and sugar to coffee. Top with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream.  Sip and enjoy!

recipe from Colorado Cache Cookbook, 10th Anniversary Edition

My favorite however, is probably this:

  * 1 mug coffee, 10 - 12 oz.

- I enjoy using the coffee singles from Maxwell House or Folgers that make just one cup.

  * A blurb of Baileys Irish Cream.

> Taste, and add another blurb of Baileys if needed!

Cathair Dhuin Iascaigh Fortress of the Dun Abounding in Fish, Ireland

"If one could only teach the English how to talk,

and the Irish how to listen,

society here would be quite civilized."

- Oscar Wilde

 I forgot to mention that the Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe I gave you previously is from Better Homes & Gardens recipes. They have tons of recipes available online:

 http://www.bhg.com/recipes

"The mills of God grind slowly but they grind finely."

- Irish Proverb

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