Friday, May 7, 2010

Morning tea


This is my morning. Tea is first on the agenda, and waking up. I am not a morning person. I need hot tea to unclog my head & my mind. Usually 2  green Constant Comment teabags and 1 Red Raspberry Leaf.  I have a sitting area in my bedroom where I come to check my email, get my day lined up.


My little table started life as someones funky, homemade padded footstool, that I then made a pull on
 slipcover  for it.

When I rearranged my bedroom last month, instead of being used as a side table, I pulled it in front of my loveseat. But I was afraid that it would end up with teen agers' feet on it, since the tv is right across from it. So I decided to make sure everyone knew it's function.

And this was where I first started picking up aluminum trays. I saw this one in an antique store, for not much $, and realized it would suit my purpose...


Then I just collected my items and set them up. A tiny milk glass sugar & creamer, though since I started a low carb diet I haven't used them. Sometimes one of the kids will join me, and they do use the sugar & creamer. A pretty grape embossed vase serves as a spooner. A little milk glass berry dish is my *waste* bowl. A Buchan pottery Thistle teapot is just big enough to hold 3-4 cups of tea, and sits on a  milk glass plate I got at a thrift store. The tiny handle-less mug is for my 4 year old, 6 of 6. He likes to have tea with me.

Usually I will also have tea in either the late afternoon, or after 8 pm. Afternoon teas are usually Stash's Moroccan Mint, and evening tea is Good Earth's Green Jasmine tea. One of these days I am going to branch out into loose teas. But I haven't quite got the energy to adding another step to my morning routine. Maybe I'll start loose teas for afternoon tea.


My private oasis, until someone starts calling for me anyway.

4 comments:

  1. How adorable. I love tea also. I've been drinking Kombucha lately.
    I can't have caffeine in the mornings because it will make me wired, my energy starts winding down around 3pm and that's when I can hit the caffeine :)

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  2. We tried kombucha, no one got into.

    Tea doesn't kick me in the pants as much as coffee does. Which is why I like tea for mornings. Coffee is for a little later in the day, but lately only if I really need it. Or my 4 yr old spent the nite in my bed kicking me.

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  3. What a pretty little oasis! I need a spot like that. Hard to find in a tiny house filled with people and clutter. :-)

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  4. Such a cute idea to set this up in your bedroom! We're so happy to hear that Bigelow's Green Constant Comment is a part of your morning routine. Enjoy!
    -Deb for Bigelow Tea

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