We started the year off with a sibling tea party. I've never given tea. Luckily we had gone to one of Pyper's and were ready. Pyper had a great time devouring the goodies in front of her.
Well the Chinese figured out a lot of stuff before the Western world, one was tea. It was an accidental discovery like many finds in history.
Who knows if this story is true or not, but upon searching google, the earliest date I came accross was 2737 BC. Emperor Shen Nong was traveling and the court stopped to rest. The servants were boiling water and by chance, dried leaves from nearby fell into the boiling water and created a brownish liquid. It made the water have an interesting, refreshing flavor, so they made more. Ah, the beginning of tea.
Tea didn't come to England intil the mid 1600's when trade routes were established.
So tea time is pretty much in my whole being. But I also like to call it snack time.
Tea for five
Nothing like a great tea spread, is it proper to stuff your face like that?
A couple days before New Year, Kathy treated us to sushi, a walk down the Hyatt gingerbread lane made by local architects, and an amazing Christmas Carol performance downtown. It was a wonderful way to wrap up the year.
Jane Goodall must have Googled this too. It is in her book about plants and their relationship to humans, to the world.......Magical Tea.
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