Time For Tea
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Every morning I look forward to my cup of tea: green tea, lemon-ginger, apple, or chamomile, whatever suits my mood.
The hot liquid soothes my soul, warms my body, and urges me to sit and sip and pray and think. It’s a ‘me time.’ And I so look forward to it.
Just for fun, I checked out what other people think of tea. Here are a few fun quotes.
“Where there’s tea there’s hope.” -Sir Arthur Pinero
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” – C.S. Lewis
““Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea? How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea.” – Reverend Sydney Smith
“What better way to suggest friendliness and to create it than with a cup of tea?” – J. Grayson Luttrell
If you are cold, tea will warm you;
If you are too heated, it will cool you;
If you are depressed, it will cheer you;
If you are exhausted, it will calm you.
William Gladstone
And finally—
“If tea can’t fix it, it is a serious problem.”
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If you have a ‘tea story,’ please share it and I’ll click cups with you!
Well, most of the time I am a coffee person .
However , I love a cup of Earl Gray or Green tea .
It seems to be more relaxing and social .
Funny thing is , I do not remember my mother drinking either one . I will share a cup of tea with you any chance we can . 😀
Thanks for your sweet note, Etta Mae. I’d love to meet you for a cuppa sometime soon. I will get my second vaccine next week. Then by mid-March I will feel safe to get together.
I got my first one today so I guess we will have t wait a little long . I look forward to see you . We will keep in touch ❤️
Ah Tea: Hot tea or iced tea, any tea is good tea, however I learned to enjoy a good cup of coffee on a cold morning walking from the dorm in college to the cafeteria. Then when my son was in high school I became the “Mom” who made the BEST iced tea. I made it by the gallon and kept it in the refrig and if you wanted hot tea we just heated it. My son-in-law said I made the BEST iced tea and he could hardly wait for me to move in with them and he could have my ice tea again. So when I moved here that was my job! My fingers and hands will not let me continue but we have good memories. One of our grocery stores sells it by the gallon and either with or without sugar or lemon. My Son-in-law says it is close to mine!smile.’
I still stay in touch with my son’s best friend from High School and he still talks about my “sweet tea”. Not a bad reputation to have, is it??
I just HAD to brag a little ~ smile. Love you and enjoy that tea, I enjoy a
cup of it also and some when it is cold. Margaret
What a fun memory about your tea-making days. Lovely. Brings a smile.
Karen,
I enjoy your blog and haven’t left a comment in a while, but had a few minutes extra, so here I am. I have been very busy writing and moving and packing and unpacking and traveling and and and and. I noticed what you called your time, “Me Time.” I love it. I have been in the process of trying to reschedule my time. With so much to do and scheduling, you quickly learn about your priorities in life. Tea time has been one of mine. Just before bed I make some peach tea and add a tablespoon plus of honey and then heat the concoction and sit on my bed and enjoy. The heated tea w/honey makes me drowsy. Why? Don’t know. (Actually don’t care, I only know that it does.) I need some more times like this. I am by myself and my “Me Time” has been at my computer writing. It is my passion. Thanks to you Karen and Christian Writer’s Guild. I am a journeyman graduate (nonfiction) of that class and have even taken Jerry’s Novel Blueprint Course (fiction), and graduated. Although I love writing, I have to get away sometimes and that tea time blesses me. Keep writing Karen. Do you still edit? God bless. Jim Warren
Hi Jim: Thanks so much for your long and newsy comment. It’s fun to hear about your ‘me time’ ‘tea time.’ As for editing, I still do some. Contact me at my email for more into. karen@karenoconnor.com
Years ago I was having my quilt club in for lunch. I was serving coffee and one of the women asked if she could have tea. I remembered I had been given a little tea pot as a gift and never used it. So I pulled it out of the cupboard and made her a little pot of tea. Then a few days later she wrote me a note saying that little pot of tea made her feel so special and loved. Recently her husband left the marriage and being served her own little pot of tea was what she needed that day. It made me realize it’s the little things you do for a person that make a difference.
This is a beautiful personal story, Joan. How lovely of you. It reminds me of a neighbor who brought me a pot of tea and some homemade cookies when I moved into her neighborhood. I felt so special. You are so right that little things mean a lot.
Ah! A cuppa is always good as you know from sharing time with me dear friend. Coming from UK ( N. Ireland) and loving the British and European shows especially on PBS we notice always a cup of tea is offered in every situation and allows time to settle and refresh! I am a constant knitter these days and knit teapot coseys with matching hot pads for my tea drinking friends and family.. cheers! Here’s to a wonderful tradition that is also very healthy depending on the types of teas consumed!! My day is always started with green tea, nothing added, which gives a boost to my immune system to get going for the day. Looking forward to sharing many more cups with you Karen. ❤️😊👍❤️
Thank you, Kathleen. Green tea is one of my favorites too. And I love sharing a cuppa with you. What lovely knitting you are doing for tea-drinking friends. 😊❤️
One of my most cherished memories is getting a “Green Drink” (Green Tea Frappichino) or a Hot Chia Tea with my Mom at our B&N.
She taught me to love tea & books and we shared many “tea parties” with lengthy discussions of our current reads.
I’m continuing the tradition with others now while missing her humor & reading depth terribly.
Thanks for sharing this post Karen. Enjoyed the quotes.
Smiles, BRC
Thanks, Beth. What special memories you have of drinking tea and sharing books with your mom. My daughter Julie and I have similar memories and though we live too far apart now to have tea parties as often as we once did it is a treasured memory that we indulge in when we are together in person.
Sweet!
Smiles, BRC
Hi Karen. Have you read Lisa See’s fiction, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane? It’s a beautiful story about a Chinese family’s ancient practice making puer tea. I learned to appreciate the spirituality of creating and drinking tea through this book.
Thanks, Stephanie, for this reading recommendation. This book is new to me. It sounds like something I would enjoy and maybe my readers too.
I’m British and as such always use a teapot to steep my tea. The anticipation starts by heating the water, putting tea in the pot then letting it steep. It is a ritual I enjoy with the anticaption of a good cuppa and the new day in the Lord. It teaches me that anything worth it’s self needs patience and comfort.
Thanks for sharing your British custom. It’s lovely. My daughter Julie ‘steeps’ her tea, as well.
My Mother was British (she was a war bride). My Dad and her met in Hyde Park when he was stationed in England during World War II. All this to say, since all of us girls were babies my Mother gave us tea and we had cream and sugar in it. To this day, that is the way I drink my hot tea. It brings me memories of my Mother as I drink this and do my devotions.
Barbara, thank you for sharing your tea story with us. What a lovely custom and now one that keeps your sweet mother in your mind and heart.