Tea Tuesday - Wishful Thinking

After viewing  your blogs now for a few months, I have started thinking a lot about the benefits of tea and the effects tea drinking has on friendships.  I know for a fact that just linking to all of you and discussing the beautiful tea sets and tea products has actually helped me to make a lot of friends and we haven't even sat down once together to enjoy the cup together. Its just magic what tea can do! As I said to Martha at Martha's Favorites the other day, "Your blog makes me happy that I am a woman." I feel very feminine and lady like....That's a good feeling!!  Clink on the link to visit with Martha. She will make you feel right at home.

I have decided that I do want to start collecting my own sets of tea cups and saucers. So I have decided to start my wish list. I found a picture of this beauty. I think I liked it best because of the color blue. That seems to be my favorite at this time. I also was drawn to the steaming brew...looks so yummy.

And now my very favorite! Drum roll, please....bbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmm.....

AYNSLEY!

I don't know really what it is about Aynsley that I like so much!!(?) This beautiful blue rose pattern just really caught my eye. They seem very feminine to me, I guess. This set just looks so pure. I can't imagine having a set this beautiful, but I wouldn't mind at all if I had one. So the wish list has started and I will be on the look out for some beautiful pieces.

I found this sweet tea drink recipe called, "HOMEMADE FRIENDSHIP TEA MIX."  It reminds me of something that my mother use to make years ago. We loved drinking it on cold winter days. It just sort of brought about good feelings.

Here are the ingredients:

      1  8 ounce cup of tang breakfast drink

      1  cup sugar

   1/2  cup presweetened lemonade mix, Countrytime

   1/2  cup instant tea 

      1  apricot jello, 3 ounce box

2 1/2  teaspoons ground cinnamon

      1  teaspoon ground cloves

Directions:

   Combine these dry ingredients and store in an airtight container. This recipe makes 50 servings so it is perfect for dividing up and giving away as gifts.  

Put these directions on the gift jar:  

   Use 1 1/2 tablespoons per cup of boiling water.

And of course, TEA is always good for easing stress.  Why not try some Lavender Tea. Lavender goes best with either black or green tea. Decide which one you would like to add the buds with; place the teabags in your pot and boil your water in the usual fashion. Before pouring the boiling water, simply place 1 tablespoon of culinary lavender buds into the pot. If you like sweet tea, then why not place some buds in your sugar bowl and allow them to permeate the sugar with their flavor and fragrance. Stir the sugar so the flavor disperses. Herbalists recommend lavender to calm the nervous system.

Now sit back, relax, and have a wonderful cup of tea.

Here's to your health!


Photos from Microsoft.