Tea Leaves AND Time

Tea leaves…Time…Laughter…Memories.

I’m normally a coffee drinker. Love my coffee. Every morning.

My momma, my daughters, and I are enjoying a girls trip. We are visiting my aunt and family in North Georgia. My aunt and cousin love to go to tea at the neatest little place. {Tea Leaves & Thyme}

So much fun! They even provide hats to wear! Of course, I HAD to wear a hat. {2 hats actually}

There’s something about getting away. Doing different things. Trying new experiences. It refreshes and renews your soul.

My sweet aunt purchased my first tea-cup and saucer at an antique shop today. I let my girls pick the cup and saucer that they wanted so that we can have our own tea parties at home. {whether they like it or not} 🙂

Being present looks different on each day. Today it looked like a tea party. Tomorrow, who knows. I plan on BEING PRESENT whatever the day brings our way.

Time is a gift. Time is valuable. When it’s here it’s here and when it’s gone it’s gone. Spend it wisely.

Until Next Time,

 

 

 

 

Fun facts about Tea and Tea Parties:

Tea is a natural antioxidant, and rich in vitamins and contains vitamins B2, B1 and B6.

Tea is also rich in potassium, manganese, folic acid and calcium.

At 11 o’clock in the morning, to stay alert, in England it’s common to take a break with a cup of tea and some cakes: Elevenses is what they call it. Before dinner, however, you can take ‘high tea’: a kind of reinforced snack.

There are many different kinds of tea, but they are all derived from just one plant: Camellia sinensis. The color and variety of the tea (green, black, white, oolong) depends, however, on the way the leaves are treated.

Tea bags were invented in America in the early 1800s, and were initially used to hold samples of teas brought from India. Today, 96% of all cups of tea served around the world were made using teabags.

The first tea used in England came from Dutch sources between 1652 and 1654. When Charles II of England married the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza, she introduced the pleasures of tea drinking to the English Court.