The rip - off, impersonation, or imitation?

I didn't start out with a plan to rip off, imitate, or impersonate Patty's Tea Tuesday post from last week, but that's sort of what it looks like today. Here's the story:


Early this morning in already 100 degrees F (~38 degrees C), I went to the market for some dyeing supplies and, while I was there, I picked up fruit. The pineapple and cantaloupe need to sit at room temperature for a couple of days, so I set them on one of my cobalt blue plates. As I was placing the strawberries in the refrigerator, I grabbed a glass and put a few in it, thinking about the halos that Patty talked about last week. I commented that I often have these halos after eating a complete strawberry, which is the only way I will eat them. The next logical thing was to press the strawberry greens as Patty had done.


That's when I decided I wanted to celebrate eating these strawberries while drinking tea. I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate pressing the greens than to enjoy the strawberries with a cup of hibiscus tea, the same tea sent to me by Annette. So although this post might remind everyone that it looked like it had been posted by someone else before (last week, in fact), it was unintentional until after I saw the photos on my computer screen. And remember, Patty, imitation (and impersonation) is the greatest form of flattery!

Someone who can't be impersonated is Kimmie, who keeps the links to our Tea Tuesday posts. So be sure to check out her blog for all my other tea drinking friends.

And please be aware that I am still unable to leave comments on blogs with embedded comment areas. There is simply no box or anything I can press in the area under the words "Post a Comment." I keep reading that others are having the same problem, so I know I'm not alone in this frustrating Blogger mess.