On Being the Bringer of Tea

[clovehitched]

Inspired by the lovely ishottheserif, may I present a photo of me and my stash:



Be very afraid!

Comments

[asknosecrets.livejournal.com]

...please, at least tell me that you have them in random order, and they're not colour-coded?

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

They are colour coded, sort of.

[the-local-echo.livejournal.com]

Note that the stash doesn't include teabag tea. We have some of that too, kept on a different shelf, and getting that out for a photo would be too much like hard work.

[gesundyke]

i'm lovely? o.o

aw, thanks!

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

Was there ever any doubt? :-)

[nicollegurrl.livejournal.com]

Amazing!

How long does that last??

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

Not measured the churn rate, but months, at least.

[phonemonkey.livejournal.com]

That's a vision of purest loveliness right there.

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

It's giving me caffeine cravings. 'Scuse me whilst I put the kettle on.

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

I don't see any Darjeeling in there (unless it's just that I can't read it on the labels). Do you partake of same?

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

I am currently bereft of Darjeeling, 'tis troo.

[snakey.livejournal.com]

Junkie! :D

What's the one up from the bottom? Is that lapsang? If not, why no lapsang?

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

It's Lapsang, yes.

[techiebabe.livejournal.com]

I can't see Rooibus First Flush?

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

I have not encountered it. Where might I acquire some?

[kaet.livejournal.com]

No Malabar!?

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

'Fraid not, but I do love that video!

[natalie-456.livejournal.com]

mmmmmm tea!!!

I discovered somewhere that sold the tea i drink regularly (Twinings Assam) as loose leaf tea - and it was £1.15 for the leaf tea (when the same weight in tea bags is £2.30 or something)!

Shocking!

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

Shocking indeed! Leaf is clearly the way forward, with a nice Bodum teapot!

[nixwilliams.livejournal.com]

yay! another tea addict! our tea cupboard looked like this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nixwilliams/1430422104/) almost a year ago... it's even more packed now. i think i feel some organising coming on!

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

Ooh, pretty!

[lost-angelwings.livejournal.com]

That is some stash :O

[alicephilippa.livejournal.com]

Dammit, does this mean I have to photograph my stash?

It be not as impressive as yours though. :(

Oh, and I have a suitably big teapot now — no more using the 1.5L caffetiere to make large volumes of tea. However, I'll need to get a bigger kettle to fill it properly.

[tekalynn.livejournal.com]

Oh, EXCELLENT! That's the way to do it.

I'm not near that organized, I just keep them all in their boxes.

[tekalynn.livejournal.com]

I love that skirt!

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

You're as bad as me on the tea front although I'm nothing like that organised- just have a cupboard full of tea caddies and packets!

Wot! No Russian Caravan?

Nice skirt! Very hippy chick- I was wearing stuff like that back in the seventies :oP

[auntysarah.livejournal.com]

Wot! No Russian Caravan?

Second blue one down.

Nice skirt! Very hippy chick- I was wearing stuff like that back in the seventies :oP

Thanks! I was wearing it to try and persuade summer to happen!

[bloodbeauty.livejournal.com]

gah. i miss having tea with you now!

i think i may have to hunt down some chocolate chai...

[(Anonymous)]

All of that is tea? Is tea really that popular in the U.K.? There are different kinds?
Please forgive me, but I've never had tea.

Becca in Denver, Colorado.

[pteppic.livejournal.com]

*NEVER HAD TEA*

My Gods, how do you live?
Tea is the one thing that makes this country great.

[pteppic.livejournal.com]

Your tea collection ma'am is made of very serious win.

My collection alas stops at around a dozen different varieties. I may now be forced to take it upon myself to do something about this, and invest in some of Mr Whittard's finest (considering I'm working around the corner from there).

[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Mr Whittard does maintain a pretty good collection. Might I recommend the mango indica blend? A pleasant black tea with the addition on mango flowers and a little dessicated mango- it's just sooooo refreshing! It's fab chilled with a little ice too!

At which point she heads off to put t'kettle on :o)

[danitbanani.livejournal.com]

I think it's hilarious that your shoulders are behind your waist/legs in order to support the tall stack! I also like the skirt! Since i'm American, i don't normally drink tea, but i do appreciate a good coffee! ;)

[sillystudent.livejournal.com]

Looking at the picture, I squinted my eyes and made out the word "Chai" I said, "dear God, that's all TEA".

lol