As I said to my students on a course last night, my body is held together with tea. If anyone exhumes my body 6 months after I've shuffled off this mortal coil, they will find it completely intact, I'm convinced of it
As for losing tea, bwhen I was at uni I was sitting on my bed having some breakfast when there was a knock on the door. After dealing with the caller I went back into my room and thought to myself "I could have sworn I had a cup of tea. Oh well, I must have finished it " Three weeks later when I thought I ought to make my bed I discovered a half cup of tea and a plate of toast under the bed.
A couple of observations:
1. Whoever invented the teasmade should have been shot. The tea it makes is like coloured dishwater, which I don't make a habit of drinking by the way.
2. I don't wish to start WW3 or anything but in my experience Americans cannot make tea. If you ever go there stick to the coffee, which is marvellous and, usually in eateries, bottomless.
I must now return to my second cup of tea before persecuting a feline.
LOL. Re cat: It's ME you should be concerned about. I've been used as a launchpad, been woken up by having my nose licked, my toe bitten, used as a crash pad, or all three. And I'm being bankrupted by the amount they eat!
Greetings from the US! You can get PG at the local market, but unless you buy loose tea, most come with strings. I prefer bt0. My kettle and I are long-time and daily companions.
BT0 is a great choice - that's what I'd still drink now if I weren't trying to convince myself that that splash of milk to turn B into W is helpful to prevent staining. Do you drink iced tea, Nancy? I've seen that it's very popular in the US. It's not an everyday drink here, even in the height of summer - we still like ours HOT! My SIL is from the central US, and when they went over to visit her family my brother would struggle to get hold of 'tea with milk' in cafés and diners. They'd serve him a black tea together with a glass of milk, which I thought made perfect sense where WT isn't the norm. I always find these differences really interesting!
I like iced tea, too. I live in the North Eastern US, but in the south, they like their iced tea made with a sugar syrup and very very sweet. Most places by me will give you hot water, tea, sugar and milk so you get the cuppa you want. As you say, it's sensible as people tend to have their preference. It's a different experience depending on where you go here.
I loved this, Rebecca as a fellow Brit and avid tea drinker, I love the way a cup of tea can instantly make everything alright again. Whatever the circumstances I always feel better after a good, strong cuppa!
Thanks, Rosy! And there's nothing better than a cup of tea to set the world to rights, is there?
I love that I'm discussing tea with Rosy Gee - it's gorgeous that 'a cup of Rosie' is contracted Cockney rhyming slang for 'a cup of tea' - I've always thought it to be an absolutely beautiful expression. 😊
I drink tea with some regularity, but not every day. I drink loose leaf tea, and have both stringed and stringless tea bags for bagged tea. I’m also not committed to a specific kind of tea, though when I’m at someone else’s house, I usually drink King Cole Orange Pekoe (there are two brands of orange pekoe sold with great volume in Atlantic Canada, and I grew up in a King Cole house, so that’s my choice. They are stringless bags).
Oooooh, honey - that's interesting, Alison! That's a whole different flavour that's probably absolutely gorgeous with tea! And you're not only stringless, you're a loose-leafer - respect! 😃
Funny, after your tea bit this morning, I went off to play my morning word games (4 of them, all completed within about 10 minutes), and in Waffle I got the funniest pun on the words. Do you play Waffle, by any chance? If so, you have to read the word definitions at the end. I won’t tip you off, that would be cheating. #waffle309 1/5
Oh wow, Tom - another fabulous word game - I play several, but hadn't come across Waffle! I've just had a go at 309 - two stars, but I'm just a beginner! Thanks for the link - I'm going to enjoy waffling immensely!
(Oh, and I have to say, Phyllis, it's the most breathtaking ***** of teapots I have ever seen!) 🤣
Thank you, Tom, for introducing me to Waffle. I totally blew the first one, as I was not quite clear on the rules, but I have bookmarked it and will try again tomorrow. I start every morning with coffee, the Merriam Webster online crossword and Wordle (https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html) . Just to wake up my sleepy, sluggish old brain.
Original black Red Rose, because each box comes with tiny collectible figurines, like a Cracker Jack prize steeped in teapot for 4 mins. Warmed by a homemade tea cozy. Poured in bone china teacup preloaded with a splash of milk. Never cream. And never lemon.
I'm also a nonstop tea-drinker who should probably cut back. I'm lucky to have a wonderful tea company in town where I can get loose and bagged tea, and I'm not much of a purist about either (though I couldn't drink a cup with the bag in... ick!) I did switch to decaf because I also drink tea at night and realized it was messing with my sleep. The caffeine headaches are no joke :-( Always some variety of black tea with a dash of honey (ideally from the beehives) and lots of milk.
And I totally know what you mean about leaving a half-drunk cup somewhere. I do it all the time. The saddest part is finding it too late, because it's just never the same rewarmed in the microwave :-(
Wow, your local tea company sounds amazing, Jacquie! I'm jealous!
You keep BEES! Dad used to keep bees - we could never understand why, given his allergy to stings and his dislike of honey - my brother and I LOVED honey season, when we would be set to work turning the handle of the extractor. We'd have to stand on stools at the kitchen table - which like us was dwarfed by the scale of the thing - and it was such fun!
You're right - tea is a different animal altogether if it's been microwaved. I can't bear tea that's been in a flask, either - the taste isn't anything like the same.
You had an extractor?! Now I'm jealous! I just use my potato masher, haha. I haven't had enough bees to justify more than that, but maybe one day... They are a lot of fun, though, and I love seeing them in the garden :-)
It would have been second- (or third-, or fourth-)hand! It was a big barrel in which we'd arrange the combs vertically around the clock face, if you see what I mean, once Dad had sliced the cappings off with a hot knife. He used to give us spoonfuls of the cappings to chew while we were spinning it round by turning the handle - it was like nature's chewing gum, but better. It all changed - stopped! - when I became diabetic - the cappings-eating, I mean, not the honey extraction! Bees are amazing though, aren't they? We would have to do our extracting with the doors and windows closed because the poor loyal creatures would try to come in en masse to reclaim their treasure! HOT WORK!
I think you're right, That Guy - that's why I do have a splash of milk in mine now that I'm drinking the stuff again, although I think I prefer it without. Oh the sacrifice....!
Coffee has always been my morning go-to, but if I had to give it up I'd replace it with tea. I live in an area of the US that has four distinct seasons and tea is a cold weather beverage I enjoy during the afternoons/evenings (when I'm not having a Happy Hour of red wine or Tito's vodka!) I love the many flavors available and even got 'serious' about the whole thing, buying a single cup brewing basket & a looseleaf Indian brand called Vahdam. I appreciate their commitment to sustainable & ethical wellness. I still use the bags & strings, too and am focusing now on Green Tea, Turmeric, and such due to alleged health benefits.
'Vahdam' sounds like some kind of superhero - love it! I can't imagine living anywhere without four seasons, if only so as to have some weather issues to complain about (tea is not the only British obsession - so is whingeing about the weather!).
My MIL loves green tea - her bags are stringless, but she leaves them in! I've not tried turmeric tea, but I've heard it's jolly good!
I love red wine, too. This time of year I have it half and half with boiling water - it's very warming!
Thankfully I wasn't drinking my coffee when I got to the part about "conversion therapy." LOL! I loved this! And now I want to run to the kitchen and throw out my accessorized tea bags. I've never been so unsure of tea before in my life! Perhaps you can include a video tutorial in your next post?
First, we mostly drink iced tea here in the Southern U.S.--the more sugar, the better (but not for me...I prefer unsweetened). *Your* hot tea with milk is the color of my morning coffee, so now I'm not sure we even have tea that is proper tea. More research needed...
LOL Holly! I came across instant iced tea in Germany - a jar full of what looked like pale instant coffee granules but which was actually, tea, lemon and sugar, all in granules. Sweet as anything!
My tea is exceptionally dark - I don't enjoy the taste of milk, and only have it in the perhaps vain attempt to guard against staining my teeth again! But the tea has to put hairs on my chest (metaphorically!). Round here I'm unusual in how strong I take it!
Instant tea is blasphemy here in the South! Pour boiling water over tea bags, steep until nice and dark, remove bags, and pour in sugar while the tea is still warm. Add more water as needed. Serve over ice!
LOL! I'm going to try this in the summer, Holly, but with sweetener! That too is why I wouldn't go near the instant stuff! Thanks for the instructions! 😃
I'm an American, but I've never been a coffee drinker. One of my favorite things about the year I lived in London was having hot tea available everywhere. Good hot tea and milk. I was spoiled and now I'm back stateside I can only have good tea at home. I use tagless PG Tips, unless Im feeling fancy and brew loose leaf black tea in an infuser. Demerara sugar and a splash of milk. ☕️
Tea oozes from our pores, Sarah! And tagless PG Tips - when you're not going all-out and brewing tea leaves, that is - you're a lady after my own heart! 😊
I adore the national obsession Britain has for tea. My British landlady back in San Diego, California (who's been in the states since the 60's) drank tea, but I'm not remembering the brand. She would make herself a cuppa with toast and marmey (marmalade).
I think tea is also about the ritual. Putting the kettle on, getting out cups and saucers, doling out the tea into the teapot, waiting a few minutes, splashing it with cream and then....settling down with a nice mug of your addiction.
I live in Portland, Oregon so it's very "coffee-forward" (as am I). It's 30% addiction and 70% ritual. I love preparing my coffee and knowing that "oh my god my coffee is almost ready, oohmygodohmygod". I'm fairly positive I've never had a proper cup of tea. Oh sure, I drink herbal tea in the evening to wind down, but it's nothing like what you folks have. Come to think of it, l love black iced tea, no sugar. Sooo good.
It's in our wiring, Erin - we're programmed! I LOVE that your landlady called marmalade 'marmey' - that's gorgeous!
The process is cool, isn't it - like a kind of ritual? I think they've nailed it in Japan in particular. My cup and saucer days died along with my grandma, I'm afraid. But cream? In tea? Not sure I could go for that!
Is black iced tea, no sugar, the same as just making a cup of tea and not putting sugar in it, and then letting it cool down? Or is there a recipe? Sorry for such a naive question - it's a genuine question, though!
Just black tea (English breakfast I think) steeped until nice and dark, then chilled. Pour over ice et voila. So brisk and delicious. That's the kind of tea I crave. In the south it's "sweet tea" because of the added sugar, which I do not crave whatsoever. ;)
LOL! Well, I know what it's like to enjoy a decent cup of tea, Mark, but I can't claim much knowledge about the stuff beyond that! Glad you enjoyed the read!
I loved this line: "[I] was actively resenting the sofa for making me lie on it." I have a perverse sofa just like that. It is damned impossible to resist. But, Rebecca, just reading your words "...drinking 20 cups of tea a day" made me begin to jitter. I had to sit down. I cannot imagine ingesting that much caffeine in one day. I am glad you worked it out.
That sofa is bad news, Sharron, honestly! Yes, I was horrified when I counted up just how many cups of tea I'd been drinking. I didn't leave the house for months during the first lockdown, and although I was very busy and productive and getting on with things as well as I could, I had inadvertently fallen into an addictive pattern with my tea drinking. I was horrified! I can't believe how relatively little I suffered once I put the kibosh on my habit.
I'm trying to be more sensible with it these days!
I'm a black coffee drinker but I'm trying out tea with a string (hehe) I love the lemon ginger flavor and yes my teeth were stained too! I had to be mindful of my cups of coffee, (writing a book and drinking coffee to keep going...what can I say) thank goodness for dental cleanings to help with the stain on my teeth...yikes. Thank you for sharing Rebecca.
The string thing's funny, Julie - I don't know what it is about it that winds me up so much! I think it's probably because rather than allowing my tea to infuse over time I prefer to mash the teabag wildly with a spoon against the side of the mug, and of course if there's a piece of string involved in that equation then I have to unwind it from the spoon.....! I'm glad it's not just me with tea-related dental issues - not that I'm glad that YOU have them too - oh, I'm sure you know what I'm trying to say!
Oh no worries at all! I DO know what you are saying. :) and thank you. I'm laughing as I can see the string being a tricky thing. Have a great night and cheers to a cup of tea tomorrow.
As I said to my students on a course last night, my body is held together with tea. If anyone exhumes my body 6 months after I've shuffled off this mortal coil, they will find it completely intact, I'm convinced of it
As for losing tea, bwhen I was at uni I was sitting on my bed having some breakfast when there was a knock on the door. After dealing with the caller I went back into my room and thought to myself "I could have sworn I had a cup of tea. Oh well, I must have finished it " Three weeks later when I thought I ought to make my bed I discovered a half cup of tea and a plate of toast under the bed.
A couple of observations:
1. Whoever invented the teasmade should have been shot. The tea it makes is like coloured dishwater, which I don't make a habit of drinking by the way.
2. I don't wish to start WW3 or anything but in my experience Americans cannot make tea. If you ever go there stick to the coffee, which is marvellous and, usually in eateries, bottomless.
I must now return to my second cup of tea before persecuting a feline.
American here. It must have been awful to drink terrible tea in all 50 states and 500,000+ restaurants. My condolences to you.
And don't be mean to the cat.
LOL. Re cat: It's ME you should be concerned about. I've been used as a launchpad, been woken up by having my nose licked, my toe bitten, used as a crash pad, or all three. And I'm being bankrupted by the amount they eat!
I reckon I've got tea coursing through my own veins too, Terry!
Greetings from the US! You can get PG at the local market, but unless you buy loose tea, most come with strings. I prefer bt0. My kettle and I are long-time and daily companions.
BT0 is a great choice - that's what I'd still drink now if I weren't trying to convince myself that that splash of milk to turn B into W is helpful to prevent staining. Do you drink iced tea, Nancy? I've seen that it's very popular in the US. It's not an everyday drink here, even in the height of summer - we still like ours HOT! My SIL is from the central US, and when they went over to visit her family my brother would struggle to get hold of 'tea with milk' in cafés and diners. They'd serve him a black tea together with a glass of milk, which I thought made perfect sense where WT isn't the norm. I always find these differences really interesting!
I like iced tea, too. I live in the North Eastern US, but in the south, they like their iced tea made with a sugar syrup and very very sweet. Most places by me will give you hot water, tea, sugar and milk so you get the cuppa you want. As you say, it's sensible as people tend to have their preference. It's a different experience depending on where you go here.
I loved this, Rebecca as a fellow Brit and avid tea drinker, I love the way a cup of tea can instantly make everything alright again. Whatever the circumstances I always feel better after a good, strong cuppa!
Thanks, Rosy! And there's nothing better than a cup of tea to set the world to rights, is there?
I love that I'm discussing tea with Rosy Gee - it's gorgeous that 'a cup of Rosie' is contracted Cockney rhyming slang for 'a cup of tea' - I've always thought it to be an absolutely beautiful expression. 😊
Oh yes! There’s nothing like a cup of Rosie Lee to set you up!
I drink tea with some regularity, but not every day. I drink loose leaf tea, and have both stringed and stringless tea bags for bagged tea. I’m also not committed to a specific kind of tea, though when I’m at someone else’s house, I usually drink King Cole Orange Pekoe (there are two brands of orange pekoe sold with great volume in Atlantic Canada, and I grew up in a King Cole house, so that’s my choice. They are stringless bags).
No milk, a bit of honey.
Oooooh, honey - that's interesting, Alison! That's a whole different flavour that's probably absolutely gorgeous with tea! And you're not only stringless, you're a loose-leafer - respect! 😃
Highly recommend giving honey a go in tea! It melts beautifully and it does have such a complex sweetness that really goes with teas.
I like to say that I take my coffee black, like my soul. No tea for me!
Black like your soul, Tom?! That's really made me laugh!!!
You try it on, it’s fun to say ... even if it isn’t slightly true!
Well, I cooooould... but then I'd have to take my coffee black, rather than with milk! I take your point about the soul, though... 🤣
Funny, after your tea bit this morning, I went off to play my morning word games (4 of them, all completed within about 10 minutes), and in Waffle I got the funniest pun on the words. Do you play Waffle, by any chance? If so, you have to read the word definitions at the end. I won’t tip you off, that would be cheating. #waffle309 1/5
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🟩🟩⭐🟩🟩
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🔥 streak: 29
🥈 #wafflesilverteam
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Oh wow, Tom - another fabulous word game - I play several, but hadn't come across Waffle! I've just had a go at 309 - two stars, but I'm just a beginner! Thanks for the link - I'm going to enjoy waffling immensely!
(Oh, and I have to say, Phyllis, it's the most breathtaking ***** of teapots I have ever seen!) 🤣
Oh good, I hope you like it--that and Quordle are my favs! And the puns on the word definitions are a daily delight
Thank you, Tom, for introducing me to Waffle. I totally blew the first one, as I was not quite clear on the rules, but I have bookmarked it and will try again tomorrow. I start every morning with coffee, the Merriam Webster online crossword and Wordle (https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html) . Just to wake up my sleepy, sluggish old brain.
Every morning, timed with my second cup of coffee, I play Wordle, Waffle, Quordle, and then Duotrigordle, in that order. It’s become a total ritual. Months ago I wrote about this competition in Quordle that I have with my friends ... we’re still going. https://open.substack.com/pub/tompendergast/p/when-wordle-became-bordle-we-turned?r=ofba&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Original black Red Rose, because each box comes with tiny collectible figurines, like a Cracker Jack prize steeped in teapot for 4 mins. Warmed by a homemade tea cozy. Poured in bone china teacup preloaded with a splash of milk. Never cream. And never lemon.
Oh wow, Amie, that sounds like all my dreams come true! WONDERFUL! Even the name is beautiful. 😊
I'm also a nonstop tea-drinker who should probably cut back. I'm lucky to have a wonderful tea company in town where I can get loose and bagged tea, and I'm not much of a purist about either (though I couldn't drink a cup with the bag in... ick!) I did switch to decaf because I also drink tea at night and realized it was messing with my sleep. The caffeine headaches are no joke :-( Always some variety of black tea with a dash of honey (ideally from the beehives) and lots of milk.
And I totally know what you mean about leaving a half-drunk cup somewhere. I do it all the time. The saddest part is finding it too late, because it's just never the same rewarmed in the microwave :-(
Wow, your local tea company sounds amazing, Jacquie! I'm jealous!
You keep BEES! Dad used to keep bees - we could never understand why, given his allergy to stings and his dislike of honey - my brother and I LOVED honey season, when we would be set to work turning the handle of the extractor. We'd have to stand on stools at the kitchen table - which like us was dwarfed by the scale of the thing - and it was such fun!
You're right - tea is a different animal altogether if it's been microwaved. I can't bear tea that's been in a flask, either - the taste isn't anything like the same.
You had an extractor?! Now I'm jealous! I just use my potato masher, haha. I haven't had enough bees to justify more than that, but maybe one day... They are a lot of fun, though, and I love seeing them in the garden :-)
It would have been second- (or third-, or fourth-)hand! It was a big barrel in which we'd arrange the combs vertically around the clock face, if you see what I mean, once Dad had sliced the cappings off with a hot knife. He used to give us spoonfuls of the cappings to chew while we were spinning it round by turning the handle - it was like nature's chewing gum, but better. It all changed - stopped! - when I became diabetic - the cappings-eating, I mean, not the honey extraction! Bees are amazing though, aren't they? We would have to do our extracting with the doors and windows closed because the poor loyal creatures would try to come in en masse to reclaim their treasure! HOT WORK!
WT0 but if I'm especially tired or cold I might have WT1.
I heard somewhere and it may not be true but doesn't milk in tea prevent the staining?
I think you're right, That Guy - that's why I do have a splash of milk in mine now that I'm drinking the stuff again, although I think I prefer it without. Oh the sacrifice....!
Coffee has always been my morning go-to, but if I had to give it up I'd replace it with tea. I live in an area of the US that has four distinct seasons and tea is a cold weather beverage I enjoy during the afternoons/evenings (when I'm not having a Happy Hour of red wine or Tito's vodka!) I love the many flavors available and even got 'serious' about the whole thing, buying a single cup brewing basket & a looseleaf Indian brand called Vahdam. I appreciate their commitment to sustainable & ethical wellness. I still use the bags & strings, too and am focusing now on Green Tea, Turmeric, and such due to alleged health benefits.
'Vahdam' sounds like some kind of superhero - love it! I can't imagine living anywhere without four seasons, if only so as to have some weather issues to complain about (tea is not the only British obsession - so is whingeing about the weather!).
My MIL loves green tea - her bags are stringless, but she leaves them in! I've not tried turmeric tea, but I've heard it's jolly good!
I love red wine, too. This time of year I have it half and half with boiling water - it's very warming!
Thankfully I wasn't drinking my coffee when I got to the part about "conversion therapy." LOL! I loved this! And now I want to run to the kitchen and throw out my accessorized tea bags. I've never been so unsure of tea before in my life! Perhaps you can include a video tutorial in your next post?
First, we mostly drink iced tea here in the Southern U.S.--the more sugar, the better (but not for me...I prefer unsweetened). *Your* hot tea with milk is the color of my morning coffee, so now I'm not sure we even have tea that is proper tea. More research needed...
It's getting easier to find the good stuff here. I can even find PG Tips at our Walmart now. ☕️
LOL Holly! I came across instant iced tea in Germany - a jar full of what looked like pale instant coffee granules but which was actually, tea, lemon and sugar, all in granules. Sweet as anything!
My tea is exceptionally dark - I don't enjoy the taste of milk, and only have it in the perhaps vain attempt to guard against staining my teeth again! But the tea has to put hairs on my chest (metaphorically!). Round here I'm unusual in how strong I take it!
Instant tea is blasphemy here in the South! Pour boiling water over tea bags, steep until nice and dark, remove bags, and pour in sugar while the tea is still warm. Add more water as needed. Serve over ice!
LOL! I'm going to try this in the summer, Holly, but with sweetener! That too is why I wouldn't go near the instant stuff! Thanks for the instructions! 😃
I'm an American, but I've never been a coffee drinker. One of my favorite things about the year I lived in London was having hot tea available everywhere. Good hot tea and milk. I was spoiled and now I'm back stateside I can only have good tea at home. I use tagless PG Tips, unless Im feeling fancy and brew loose leaf black tea in an infuser. Demerara sugar and a splash of milk. ☕️
Tea oozes from our pores, Sarah! And tagless PG Tips - when you're not going all-out and brewing tea leaves, that is - you're a lady after my own heart! 😊
I only drink unsweetened ice tea when I'm dining out. Used to have it all the time at home but don't anymore.
I'm definitely going to give it a go one of these days, Matt!
I adore the national obsession Britain has for tea. My British landlady back in San Diego, California (who's been in the states since the 60's) drank tea, but I'm not remembering the brand. She would make herself a cuppa with toast and marmey (marmalade).
I think tea is also about the ritual. Putting the kettle on, getting out cups and saucers, doling out the tea into the teapot, waiting a few minutes, splashing it with cream and then....settling down with a nice mug of your addiction.
I live in Portland, Oregon so it's very "coffee-forward" (as am I). It's 30% addiction and 70% ritual. I love preparing my coffee and knowing that "oh my god my coffee is almost ready, oohmygodohmygod". I'm fairly positive I've never had a proper cup of tea. Oh sure, I drink herbal tea in the evening to wind down, but it's nothing like what you folks have. Come to think of it, l love black iced tea, no sugar. Sooo good.
Not the same, I know.
It's in our wiring, Erin - we're programmed! I LOVE that your landlady called marmalade 'marmey' - that's gorgeous!
The process is cool, isn't it - like a kind of ritual? I think they've nailed it in Japan in particular. My cup and saucer days died along with my grandma, I'm afraid. But cream? In tea? Not sure I could go for that!
Is black iced tea, no sugar, the same as just making a cup of tea and not putting sugar in it, and then letting it cool down? Or is there a recipe? Sorry for such a naive question - it's a genuine question, though!
Just black tea (English breakfast I think) steeped until nice and dark, then chilled. Pour over ice et voila. So brisk and delicious. That's the kind of tea I crave. In the south it's "sweet tea" because of the added sugar, which I do not crave whatsoever. ;)
Oh wow, I can manage that! Thanks, Erin - I'll give it a go in the summer!
This post is steeped in love and knowledge!
LOL! Well, I know what it's like to enjoy a decent cup of tea, Mark, but I can't claim much knowledge about the stuff beyond that! Glad you enjoyed the read!
I loved this line: "[I] was actively resenting the sofa for making me lie on it." I have a perverse sofa just like that. It is damned impossible to resist. But, Rebecca, just reading your words "...drinking 20 cups of tea a day" made me begin to jitter. I had to sit down. I cannot imagine ingesting that much caffeine in one day. I am glad you worked it out.
That sofa is bad news, Sharron, honestly! Yes, I was horrified when I counted up just how many cups of tea I'd been drinking. I didn't leave the house for months during the first lockdown, and although I was very busy and productive and getting on with things as well as I could, I had inadvertently fallen into an addictive pattern with my tea drinking. I was horrified! I can't believe how relatively little I suffered once I put the kibosh on my habit.
I'm trying to be more sensible with it these days!
I'm a black coffee drinker but I'm trying out tea with a string (hehe) I love the lemon ginger flavor and yes my teeth were stained too! I had to be mindful of my cups of coffee, (writing a book and drinking coffee to keep going...what can I say) thank goodness for dental cleanings to help with the stain on my teeth...yikes. Thank you for sharing Rebecca.
The string thing's funny, Julie - I don't know what it is about it that winds me up so much! I think it's probably because rather than allowing my tea to infuse over time I prefer to mash the teabag wildly with a spoon against the side of the mug, and of course if there's a piece of string involved in that equation then I have to unwind it from the spoon.....! I'm glad it's not just me with tea-related dental issues - not that I'm glad that YOU have them too - oh, I'm sure you know what I'm trying to say!
Oh no worries at all! I DO know what you are saying. :) and thank you. I'm laughing as I can see the string being a tricky thing. Have a great night and cheers to a cup of tea tomorrow.