Thursday, March 2, 2017

A cup of tea

For numerous reasons, the last month has been a grueling one. And when life gets tough, the answer is tea. Not the flowery herbal kind or the cold-busting-sleep-aiding-mind-cleansing concoctions that seem to be the fashion here in the US, but a good old fashioned cup of English tea. With milk. And a biscuit.

There are many things that I miss about the school in London where I first taught, but recently tea has topped the list. The staff room kitchen cupboards were stacked full of boxes of tea bags, and at every break or after school meeting one of our small congregation of faculty members would take the tea orders and set to work with the heavily scaled electric kettle. Then we would sit around on scratchy bright blue couches, blowing on the steam from our matching yellow school logoed mugs, and enjoy a brief pause from our hectic day. Reviving, restorative, rejuvenating. You just can't beat a proper cup of tea.

6 comments:

  1. I think you just can't beat that type of collegial camaraderie, especially in a school! Loved the alliteration...and I hope you get your tea soon!

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  2. That sounds lovely! I would surely join you!

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  3. Your description makes me wish for a yellow logo-ed mug, too! I want to be part of that team!

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  4. I wrote about caffeine today too, except mine was diet coke. There absolutely is something reviving, restorative, and rejuvenating about tea, I absolutely have to agree. I might love my diet coke, but tea is much more calming!

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  5. My daughter was born in Ethiopia. They take their coffee very seriously. I am sure that you feel the same way about your tea! I like mine only with lemon and honey - won't drink it with sugar (or milk - sorry!). Hope this month provides you with a respite from the need for tea, so that you can drink it because you enjoy doing so.

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  6. I don' really even like tea, but this post makes me want a cup!
    My favorite line is: Then we would sit around on scratchy bright blue couches, blowing on the steam from our matching yellow school logoed mugs, and enjoy a brief pause from our hectic day - so descriptive!

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