Legend, and most sources, credit the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung (28th century B.C.) with the discovery of tea. A fastidious man, he always had his drinking water boiled, convinced that this would protect him from the the prevalent diseases of the time.
One day, while making a tour of the provinces, […]
The previous quote sums up how I feel about “Taking Tea”. I am not quite sure why I developed a love of Afternoon Tea. I started drinking tea when my children were preschool age. Somewhere along the line we started having Afternoon Tea together after school. My children are […]
Tea has played a vital role in world politics, wars, literature, romance, and cuisine. It has been ascribed a spiritual and mystical connection to the soul in the East, while in the West it has been considered in turn to be an evil liquor, a medicinal cure for almost any ailment, and a symbol […]
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