Mariage Freres--best tea in the world

If I ever make it back to Paris,

I will have to stop in the place

where the 'best tea in the world' is made.

A place called Mariage Freres.

http://www.lasplash.com/publish/FoodAndBeverage/cat_index_paris_food/Mariage_Fr_res_-_The_Best_Tea_in_the_World.php

They put out a book a few years back called

The French Art of Tea

You can find it at Amazon.com

"The simplicity of the tea-room

and its freedom from vulgarity

make it truly a sanctuary

from the vexation of the outer world.

There and there alone can one consecrate himself

 to the undisturbed adoration of the beautiful.

Nowadays industrialism is making true refinement

 more and more difficult all the world over.

Do we not now need the tea room

more than ever? "

Having tea makes me slow down...

water coming almost to a boil...

waiting for it to steep...

stirring... stirring...

sipping...

Ahhhhhhhhh!

Join Kimmie and all of us

Tea on Tuesday bloggers

for tea, won't you!

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Tea Tuesday Creativity

Happy Tea Tuesday!

 I love to fill my own tea bags

with purchased bulk tea,

or my own tea blends.

Tea balls and tea strainers are all good,

but sometimes tea bags are just quick and easy,

and good to take on the road with you.

I buy my empty 'press and brew' tea bags

from Mountain Rose Herbs.

I filled some bags yesterday with Yerba Mate.

Then I needed a container to put my newly filled tea bags in....

one I can travel with easily, if I choose to.

 I love to recycle, so

for my tea bags

I recycled a small tea container I already had,

( just about anything will do ).

Decorate the container with whatever you happen to have on hand...

 (I had some bits of decorative paper from a previous project )...

and finally, put a label on the container.

 (I used a scrap of yarn to tie the label on,

so it's easy to change out ).

 You may want to add a date on the label too.

 The green sticker at the bottom says,

"Enjoy the simple things in life".

While preparing and drinking my tea,

I will think of this quote for the day.

This quote was in my paper scraps,

but you could print out any quote you choose

 and add it to your new container.

Get creative!  Have fun!

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

Tea happiness times 3...

I was trying to come up with a title for this
Tea on Tuesday post,
and thought of the words
'tea happiness'.
So I googled those words,
and what did appear,
a great tea blog called
Tea Happiness.
Go visit and tell her Yvonne sent you.

My own tea happiness today comes in the form of
a new tea I found, and what is on their web site.

http://www.peaceicedtea.com/

What is unique about their site is that

they are looking for artists and musicians,

so you may want to check it out.

Another 'tea happiness'

comes from my sister Lanette.

She purchased a white blouse

with a white lace overlay,

at the thrift store.

She soon got a bad stain on it.

Her friend Vicki suggested

that she tea dye it.

So she did and is very pleased with the results.

Here is her tea dyed blouse.

You can't see the old stain at all.

Lanette told me she used about 10 black tea bags

and let it sit overnight, then rinsed with cold water.

She believes she will get even more use out it now.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne