Mommy Therapy

Good Monday to you all!

 I very successfully missed the sunrise. Partially due to the dreary, England-like weather we're having States-side. I figured it was a perfect morning for a cup of tea to replace my routine cup of coffee.

I'm currently sipping a lovely Holiday Spiced Plum from one of our favorite tea companies, Republic of Tea. Its light, but the plum adds the sweet while the spices add a hint of zing.

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“As far as her mom was concerned, tea fixed everything. Have a cold? Have some tea. Broken bones? There's a tea for that too. Somewhere in her mother's pantry, Laurel suspected, was a box of tea that said, 'In case of Armageddon, steep three to five minutes.” ~Aprilynne Pike

Lately I've been pondering the uses of tea. Douglas Adams said
"A cup of tea would restore my normality"

I couldn't agree more. I've been on a roller coaster this weekend. Funerals, relatives, inebriated neighbors, and exhaustion. I must say, my tea this morning feels like a breath of fresh air. There is nothing quite like a cup of tea and a good friend to reset such a bad day. Several times during my weekend that can only be described as emotional chaos, I called my dear friend. Her words were, "If I wasn't in another town I would come right over with a cup of tea." Music to my ears. I'm quite certain the kind of tea would have been the last thing on my mind.

“Honestly, if you're given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don't say 'what kind of tea?” ~Neil Gaiman

Okay, sure, my life wasn't quite at an Armageddon this weekend, but you get my point. When your world, emotional or otherwise, is collapsing tea can be one of the most important ways in which to calm your nerves and reset your thinking. I think this is because usually that cup of tea is accompanied by a good book, or a good friend, or simply some solice to let your mind clear from the debris of what has been the end of your world. Whether or not your debris is the injustice you're living with or simply the need for calm in life with a two year old boy with his diaper off, running around throwing blocks, tea and a good book/friend should be all you need to pay for any kind of "mommy therapy."

“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”

~C.S. Lewis 

Thought of the Week

Good morning fans of tea!

      I've been thinking of how many teapots are out in the world and never used or rejected and disregarded. There are of course so many things you can do with a teapot if you are one who chooses not to drink tea. Such as.....

a new idea for old teapots from the pintrest search "teapots"

     But, if you will, humor me for a moment. What if you were to take those broken, old, and desheveled teapots and think about the story they represent? In the book "If Teacups Could Talk"  (one of my favorite books on the art of tea) the writer suggests that every teacup and teapot has a story as to how they found their appearance. Some of them represent the story of a favorite tea party with children, or going on a walk by an old house only to find a teacup left abandoned, or a cup and pot passed down among the generations.

    So, before you toss out your old teapot or teacups think about the times you had with them and the memories they gave you. It might be a special story to tell to the generations after you while you serve afternoon tea.


With a love for heirlooms,
Erin

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From your Tea lover,
Ashley