Tea makes me feel rich. It makes me feel that all is right with the world. When I can make a pot of tea and have it hot and waiting for me, to drink as I want, then I am at peace, and the day can unfold with ease.
I went to Linen and Things today, bought a large white ceramic teapot at their close-out sell, 30% off, and now I'm looking forward to having a good hot pot of tea sitting next to my chair in the morning while I read the paper. Even though I have many decorative tea pots (I'm a hobby collector), they aren't always functional to use for making and serving tea. They are pretty but not useful.
I have to decide on making a cozy for it. Should it be knitted, crocheted, quilted? Should I use wool or cotton yarn? It feels luxurious to look thru my stash of yarns, and fabric, feeling each one, and then looking for a pattern that will be just the right one for keeping my nice new tea pot hot and ready to drink.Should I make it look like a big crocheted strawberry? Or I should make it look like a big cupcake? I could go Victorian with lace and satin. Or rustic and cut up an old pair of blue jeans. The choices are many.
Waking up on a Sunday morning, making a pot of tea, having a banana bran muffin for breakfast, then kicking back and reading the Sunday paper for hours - life feels so good like this. Slow paced and easy-going, thanks to that simple pot of tea.
Edey
