I’m sure that you’ve been asked the hypothetical question, “If you had the chance to meet anyone, dead or alive, who would it be?” Now I think that it is a fabulous and revealing question, but for the sake of this blog I would like to modify it to, “If you had a chance to have tea with anyone, who would it be and what would you drink?”
Of course I would have difficulty answering my own question, but a recent birthday present has helped me. Last week my aunts gave me one of my great-grandmother’s tea cups (shown above). I would have to say this is by far one of my favorite and most meaningful birthday presents ever, especially considering my love of antiques and family. The cup is oh so delicate and refined, with its elegant roses and dainty handle.
So to answer the questions, I would have tea with my great-grandmother and would choose to drink Pomegranate Rose Decaf Green (Zhena’s Gypsy Tea). The rosebuds in the tea would flow nicely with the floral cup decor, and decaf would be necessary since my excitement would make me quite jittery (without the caffeine burst).
So, who would you have tea with? And what would you sip on?
funny…as soon as i saw your twitter I said “grandma” and then I saw the post title…hee hee…
I would have tea with Grandma C. (mostly because I never saw her drinking coffee). A simple cinnamon tea is always wonderful in crisp mornings/evenings in the mountains where I grew up.
I would bake madeleines (which I’m sure she never saw in her life time having lived in a secluded town in Mexico) and I would have asked her sooooo many things…
sigh…she passed away almost 21 years ago…
That is a wonderful sentiment. Green Tea with Pomegranate would look pretty in your great-grandmother’s tea cup as well. Julie for Bigelow Tea
Reading this post made me teary eyed. I would have tea with my maternal grandmother. Growing up I spent every possible moment with her. She was a second mother to me. Sadly, she died very young at 69. I have always missed her. If given the chance, I would have tea with “Memaw” and I think we would drink Peppermint Tea by Harney and Sons. Memaw was full of life and energized those around her - Peppermint Tea makes me think of her.
What a lovely question…hmmm…this will seem rather an odd answer: my father-in-law. He passed away 14 years ago and was the first gentleman, true gentleman that I had ever met (other than my own father) and he was an avid tea drinker. I think I’d set the table with earthenware mugs, daffodils and daisies, scones and jam and a lovely Earl Grey from G.H. Ford Tea Company. Earl Grey is not my favorite, but it would suit him just fine.
Thanks for wandering onto my blog…it is a pleasure to meet another tea lover!
Wonderful post. I love Zhena’s Gypsy Tea. My favorite is the Raspberry Earl Grey. To answer your question, I would have Genmaicha green tea with my grandfather, who passed away. What a wonderful notion. Thank you.
I would love to have tea with my grandmother (Mudder) who has been gone for 11 years now. She also had a beautiful collection of tea cups and saucers, which I am fortunate enough to have now. Mudder was a good old Lipton lady!