Now for the pictures of all things tea!!!!

First are some things I forgot to put in the previous post concerning Yule tea gifts.
These are actually Demitasse spoons, but I prefer them in my tea sups than regular teaspoons.
I find it funny because the reason the smaller spoon in your basic place setting is called a "teaspoon" is because that is how it is measured in Great Britain. When a recipe calls for a teaspoon of tea, they do not mean a measuring spoon they mean the teaspoon from your regular flatware!
However, this is my preference. These are G-Clef demitasse spoons, I think the pattern is actually called rolled scroll, but they look like G-clefs to me!


This is the travelling tea set I wanted and had posted about earlier last year.


Now comes the star of the show, Tessie the Tea Plant!!!

Please ignore the sick person holding the plant.

Here is my pride and joy the tea caddy from Monticello!
This is showing it closed and with my tea clip from my purse now the holder of my key to the caddy! I will show a close up later.

Here it is opened with a the precious few chosen teas.


In the above picture, the Darjeeling Silver tips is on the left and the second flush Darjeeling is on the right.

This is pictures of the second flush and the silver tips (flowers) of the darjeeling variety. The Silver tips were OK but I wouldn't drink them with milk, it overpowers the flavor. BUT second flush was my overall favorite. Good with milk.
Second Flush


This is a photo of the first flush tea I got. Very nice flavor.


Here is the close up of the tea clip. I make purse clips for different moods and for little gifts. This one I wore on my ourse until ....I needed a protector for my tea caddy key!
You can see there are many tea charms, a pot, tea cup and saucer, a tea bag. This one is done in Swarvoski cubes and brass charms. When Sun and Moon Jewelry gets its website up, you will be able to buy tea related jewelry there as well as purse clips.

Here is my 4 cup Brown Betty. She is a lovely thing isn't she? This little teapot has quite a history. Its origins date back to the end of the 17th Century and the birth of the British Ceramic Teapot.The original unglazed teapot was made out of red clay from the Bradell Woods area in Stoke-on-Trent. Today the Brown Betty teapot is still made in Stoke-on-Trent with the same clay from the original area. British people believe the Brown betty makes the best pot of tea because of the type of clay that is used and the shape of the pot.


These technically, were more of a gift to myself! I had been asking for a pair of sugar tongs but they were never forth coming, one day while browsing ebay, I found these heavy silver, antique sugar tongs! I was thrilled! Especially when I saw the price was under $20.
They are a proud addition to my tea accessories chest.


So, that is all I got that was tea related for Yule. My dear hubby pulled out all stops trying to find me the best tea and the best pot inwhich to brew it. Now if I could wrestle him still enough to actually sit down and HAVE tea with me, I would be accomplishing something.
Let's face it, it is hard for a 6'3" man to handle those little cups and the tiny bite sized sandwiches and savories. Worse yet, all of those prettily arranged cookies and mandalines just waiting to be swept off of the tiered server.
When the mood strikes me to have a tea, I have pity on my beloved hubby and hand him a mug and a regular sized sandwich and I serve the cookies he wishes myself. We both enjoy the time together a great deal more when there is no anticipation of disaster...that also means our dog goes into her house for a bit as well.

Many tea Blessings!