I introduced some American friends to the ritual of tea-making last year. They thought tea was 6 bags of fruit stuff, a bag of sugar, boiled water then chill it. It was utterly utterly vile, so I gave them Earl Grey with lemon and no sugar instead. Blinkin' rednecks.
IOr maybe it just harks back to girls being given tea sets when we are little?!
I had a toy iron when I was a girl. Can't see me getting nostalgic about that ... :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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Teabags and I need at least two large mugs on a morning before I can face the world!
Probably have 4 or 5 more thru the course of the day, green tea after my evening meal. None after 9pm or I'll be up in the night!!!
I prefer loose tea, and I use a tea ball. I don't like it too strong and there's too much tea in one bag for one cup. I'm the only person in the family who drinks "proper" tea - my husband is South African and prefers Rooibos (I don't like any type of herbal tea). I wish they would make decaffeinated loose tea though.
Having been brought up having to strain the tea leaves at the bottom of the cup through my teeth, ( I don't know why they always got me) I would never use t leaves. My dad used to like telling our fortunes with them. It's like tights isn't it. When i was a girl they wern't invented, so some of you youngsters may think stockingstare sexy. I just thought it was a real pain trying to keep my mini skirt below the stocking tops
Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination:beer:
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I had a toy iron when I was a girl. Can't see me getting nostalgic about that ... :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Highest debt: £35k (2005); Current debt: < £2k (2021)
MY WINS
£3,541 CASH; £50 to spend on chocolate; Harlem Globetrotters tickets; Jesus Christ Superstar tickets + 2 t-shirts; Guardians of the Galaxy goody bag; Birmingham City v Barnsley FC tickets; Marillion tickets; Dancing on Ice tickets; Barnsley FC v Millwall tickets
That's fairly obvious, isn't it?! :rotfl:
Probably have 4 or 5 more thru the course of the day, green tea after my evening meal. None after 9pm or I'll be up in the night!!!
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I drink tea by the gallon every day, so I'd be for ever washing out the pot if I had one.
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