Gifted tea

Yesterday my kitchen table looked like this. I was in the throes of a swap. No place for tea or even a mug. As an aside, you can see my two hurridly made replacement "days" in the top right of the photo.


All that's left of the swap, and the only things on my kitchen table today, is this empty envelope from my dear friend Halle that I intend to snag the postage stamps from before I recycle it to my compost pile. Along with the package was a gift of two tea bags. Now Halle, also a Tea Tuesday participant, knows I'm not a "tea bag" person, but I accepted her generous offer to send me a couple of her favorite teas. She offered more, but I suggested we apply the "wait and see" approach. Since I've never had Yogi tea, but have seen many of the Tea Tuesday participants (found on Kimmie's sidebar) drink it, I thought I would give it a try this rather chilly morning.


Now all I need to decide is what Taylor and Ng mug I want to drink it from. I'm thinking La Chien, or the Dog. It's a good thing these guys provided pictures along with the words, since I don't speak French!

Today's blog, Tea For Joy, combines both art and tea. If you want to see some pretty special art, most of it originating in the UK, you will enjoy this blog. If you are only interested in the Tea portion, simply click on the tab at the top and you will be there. But I got a kick out of the London photos, too. So different from the US. And the origami covered phone booth was a real hoot. So, if you like art and you like tea (and who doesn't if they visit me), you will like Tea For Joy today.