Seven days tea

If you recall, I started this tea journey last Tea Tuesday. I figured I had collected enough tea bags, or had enough saved that had been given to me, I could once again take a seven day tea journey with Kimmie and all my tea drinking friends.


Our first stop was on Wednesday when I reviewed Traci's b00k. The tea was so hot,


I spent a LONG time trying to show the steam


coming from the cup. Trying to show the steam was more fun than the Lipton green tea I drank!


Two things happened on Thursday. The first was, I went looking for a different tea cup for the day, then made an executive decision to use the same cup each day. So, unlike Patty's traveling cup, mine only went from room to room and got very few scenic views along the way.


The second was, even though my camera is so horrible, I still decided to take both long shots and close ups of the various teas I drank.


This hibiscus tea I drank (compliments of Annette) turned an awesome color in the cup and the bag. I love the slightly acidic, almost orange-like taste I got from the tea.

As an aside, did you notice the "sandwich" shown in the photo above? I know some have asked about it. Yes, it is a set of coasters. I hate coasters that look like coasters, and this one is so much fun. It is made by Hallmark and I bought it in the late 80s. At the time, they had two styles, one of which was a hamburger in a bun. But I thought the bun top would pose problems when someone set their ice water on it, so opted for the "white bread" sandwich instead. There are six coasters, plus the plate they sit on.


Here I'm in my dining room on Friday, as the snow drifts down, this time


drinking some incredible peach tea that smells like heaven. Sadly, it's decaffeinated.


Saturday morning there was still a bit of snow on the ground before my friend Sally and I went shopping for free paint.


It was very early in the morning, and this green tea tasted more like dirt than tea.


You can see how dark it was because this is the natural light from my kitchen window and


this is the reason I don't use a flash!


Sunday was a short day because of the time change. It threw me off balance although I ate when I was hungry, not when the clock showed lunch time.


This tea was quite good. I love the smell and crisp taste. I cooked penne pasta for lunch and also made my own sauce. I used my own tomatoes (frozen from my summer garden) and herbs, along with some parmesan, to make the sauce.


This was the best close up I could get with this camera! You can still SORT of read it.


Monday morning I was up early, enjoying English Breakfast tea


from Crabtree and Evelyn.


I like this dark, rich tea and it was caffeinated, too.


Today we are someplace I seldom allow people to see. I don't know why, I guess because it's one place I keep off limits to my art supplies, so never think to take photos when I'm in my office. Guess that makes this tea even more unique. This final tea is "mystery tea." No external packet, no little tag, nothing to indicate


what type of tea it is. And it doesn't taste like anything, either! Luckily, it doesn't taste like dirt!


However, here I am in my office, where glue, paint, gesso, and such are simply not allowed. Digital images. printed images, and scans are permitted, but NO wet things. That's why this cup of tea will be moved very, very soon. In fact, right about NOW!!

Now please join my other tea friends on their Tuesday journeys this week. I'm sure a few of them will be less wordy than I.