I have added to my cup and saucer collection a little bit. When we were in England in May of 2009, Kevin chose a set from Harrod's in London as a gift for me. We also purchased some English tea bags, which have turned out to be my favorite.
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
365-7 "Tea with Mom"
Emily, my maternal grandmother, was English. My mother, Lucy, passed on the love for tea with sugar and milk to me. I have many fond memories of drinking a cuppa in the afternoon while I was living at home. Mom, now 96, is in a nursing home, so those days are gone. Mom has given me many of her English bone china cups and saucers and I treasure them. One must drink hot tea from a bone china cup with saucer. There simply is no other way. It simply does not taste the same from a mug.
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Gorgeous, gorgeous! We are tea sippers here, too! (especially having 5 daughters...hehe and all the 'tea parties').
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That is a gorgeous cup!
ReplyDeleteMy Great-Aunts had tea cups very similar to that - gorgeous colours/patterns.
ReplyDeleteAnd so different to Wookie's mug :)
I wanted to get here before now, but just didn't have much time to read and post a comment. WELCOME to 365!
ReplyDeleteI love tea cups and tea pots. Have many, I have actually ran out of storage room, so I am telling people, "Please, no more teacups" :(
You are absolutely right, tea tastes so much better out of Bone China.
I have a lovely tea canister from Harrods.
Love your header picture.
Blessings,
Katia