Tea Tuesday: Cooking metal

Today I am back outside, enjoying the cooler weather this morning after the "unseasonably warm" weekend (the newscaster's words, not mine). We are supposed to get rain, so I'm on a mission to "cook" a bunch of metal before the rain sets in later today. I've already started the fire and have my metal ready to "cook." I even have a full cup of tea that I'm getting ready to enjoy. Remember to click on each photo to see the full picture in a manageable size.


I apologize to Melinda, who sent me this tea I'm drinking today, because no matter how many photos I took using my Vivitar camera (see previous post about my Kodak camera no longer working), I could never get a good photo of the packaging. If you squint really hard and twist your head a bit away from the monitor, you can read that this is "Tea Licious" Lavender Earl Grey tea. This loose leaf tea came in a generous sized bag, which I will be drinking often.


Since I prefer a dark tea, I really appreciated this tea, which smelled wonderful when I tore open the pouch. I have everything ready to enjoy this tea before it cools, so I had better get the metal pieces in the hot fire.


It didn't take long and the coals needed to be stoked again. In fact, about the length of time it took to drink most of this delicious tea. I'm off to stoke the fire and fix another cup of this fun blend. Thank you Melissa.

Today's tea blog goes to a collaborative blog called Gongfu Girl. There is a head writer, the blog founder, and guest tea contributors. Their resumes and interests are fascinating and I can tell they know a WHOLE lot more about tea than I. If you want to see some fantastic tea objects and accouterments, be sure to check out Gongfu Girl today.