Brewing a proper pot of tea!

With a proper English teapot!

This is the first article in a series
 that I've  been longing to write
for years , detailing
the proper way to serve a
fabulous tea for any occasion.
As I always say, once you know the rules you can break the rules.
That's when it gets to be fun, so stay tuned!

Lately, I've really been drinking a lot of good cups of tea.....actually, not just craving, but obsessing over them. I've reread every book about tea that I own, and I’ve even gone out to buy a few more. I have at least 10 different kinds of Earl Grey…my favorite. I've been fantasizing about a tea room , or perhaps a salon where friends could come and have a wonderful cup of tea and a sandwich (or two or ten!)

This fascination with tea and all of the ritual that accompanies it has been with me for a very long time, actually ever since I was a little girl. Fortunately for a child like me, I had a mother with wonderful taste, who made it a point to introduce me to the art of afternoon tea very early in my life! Some of my most fav…