Tea and Other Ramblings

You know, there is just something special about a cup of tea any time during the day (or night). It feels so.... comforting, so.... enabling, so.... luxurious! Whether you make it in the time-honored tradition of the teapot and china cup - you know, creamer and sugar bowl: the works - or just hot water poured over a teabag in a mug or styrofoam cup, it always seems to set things right, doesn't it? It's not just the hot drink that does the trick, it's the idea of a cuppa tea, first of all, then the wonderful aroma (ah, yes! inhale the tantalizing mix of tea, or herbs and spices...), the taste of warm liquid flavors and finally, the soothing sense of doing something special for yourself or others.