When I was about seven years old I got to spend a week at Pop's and Grannie's cabin up at Spray in Banff. I was so happy to have Pop and Grannie all to myself. Pop was a true mountain man and I thought he was the coolest grandpa ever. He taught me how to feed Jimmy the tamed squirrel with peanuts from his roll-top disk. Grannie was a genteel English/Italian lady who loved flowers and tea. She taught me how to brew a proper cuppa. I must BOIL FRESH water and pour it over the tea in a ceramic tea pot, so that it could STEEP properly. Since then I always admired tea drinkers, and actually got into it in my college years when herbal teas became cool. Over the years I drifted in and out of tea drinking phases, but now I'm back. One of the reasons for that is because I've become a tea snob with my discovery of loose leaf tea. So much more flavorful than the tea bags at Superstore. And so many fabulous flavors. I love Teavana, the loose leaf tea store in Seattle, and now I've discovered one in Edmonton. Guess that means its time for a tea party :)
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Oh do have one Coleen. I will make cucumber sandwiches and we can enjoy strawberries with - not devonish cream yuck - but some whipped cream.
yum! yes they were really into making Chay in Slovenia and would use loose tea leaves and steep it in a boiling kettle for about half an hour.... it was so good though! we will also have to have a delish cuppa together soon- in LA or EDM
Sounds fantastic! I've always loved herbal tea. So cozy :)
I'm in. Do make sure there is a little clotted cream for those strawberries, I'm actually a big fan!
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