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Betty Magazine is just my cup of tea
It has been a long time since I have been excited about a magazine. The last magazine I fell in love with was the original Victoria, way back in 1987. But Victoria was eventually sold and...
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Lemon Cake recipe from The Tea Rooms in London
Those of us who love frequenting tea rooms (you know who you are), just can’t help ourselves from obsessing over their decor, teapots, cups and saucers, and food. And although we wouldn’t dream of ever...
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A Brief Encounter Over Tea
As a tea enthusiast, I’m always on the look-out for anything related to tea. As an Anglophile, I’m always on the look-out for that English connection. And as a lover of cinema, I’m always on the...
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Tea, poetry and breast cancer
Today, I celebrate 8 years being cancer free. My breast cancer was detected in July 2005 during a routine mammogram. Early detection can save lives – please be diligent with attending your mammogram...
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Open this tea rapper for a lively brew
Yesterday, in Big Brother is watching you ….. make tea, I wrote about George Orwell’s essay A Nice Cup of Tea, in which he outlines his eleven personal “rules” for tea making. Today, I share with you...
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Fancy a Cuppa? book review
Do you love tearooms? I love tearooms. I used to have a dream of opening a tearoom, but my research revealed that tearoom owners don’t just sit around all day with their customers drinking tea, but...
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Tea in Art: What does it tell us?
Family of Three at TeaRichard Collins, c. 1727 Tea and tea drinking has been loved and enjoyed in England for over 350 years, popularised initially by Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II....
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Sugar in Tea
When Tea in England gets a new Twitter follower, I like to welcome them to the fold with a brief introductory tweet; not a generic message, but one that tells something about them. In order to do that,...
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Wartime Tea Making Tips, c.1941
In 1941 wartime England, the country was going through some of its darkest days. Believe or not, the simple cup of tea was extremely important to everyone, not only as a comforting solace, but as a...
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