The Varying Levels of Tea Lovers
Tea drinkers seem to love tea in varying degrees of intensity, with extremes on both ends. The lower end buys boxes of teabags from the grocery store, the kind that just say the ingredients are “black tea.” They might drink a green tea now and then, but it’s probably that sweetened stuff in the bottle. They might have tried white tea once, but were confused because the beverage looked yellow, and never tried it again. They don’t know a true tea from an herbal tea and don’t really care as long as it tastes good.
Next, we have the tea appreciators, the ones who know loose tealeaves steeped in freshly boiled water taste best. The also know that this isn’t always obtainable, so being reasonable people, they will tolerate tea made from teabags. It isn’t ideal, but there are a few high quality teabags around, so they’ll take what they can get. They’ve even been known to drink an herbal tea now and then, even though it isn’t “really tea.”
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Hey, You Can’t Drink that Tea Here
Visitors to the historical Delapre Abbey in Northampton, England have been banned from drinking their tea in the walled garden. The local council feels that they’re slurping their tea and clanking their china too loudly. According to Andrew Holden, planning officer of the Northampton Borough Council, they want the walled garden to remain tranquil. Apparently, the simple act of drinking tea disrupts the tranquility of the garden.
The council, who are the landlords of Delapre Abbey, have banished the tea drinkers to parking area in front of the building. This is not a pleasing thing to the Friends of Delapre Abbey, who operate the abbey tearoom. They use revenue from the tearoom to keep the abbey and its grounds in good repair. FoDA chairman Graham Walker feels that the action of the council is petty and will cause the tearoom to lose income.
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Waldo’s Coffee House, Houston, Texas
Going to Waldo’s Coffee House in Houston, Texas is almost like taking a visit to Grandma’s house. For one thing, it literally is a white wood frame house with blue green trim. There’s a large railed wooden porch in front with cozy chairs. If it weren’t for the signs outside, you’d think you were walking into someone’s home.
The inside of the coffee house is even better than the outside. There are several rooms all filled with cozy Victorian style furniture. The sofas and chairs are well upholstered with reddish brown velvet and very comfortable. It’s easy to find a nice little nook to sit with your coffee or tea and read a book or magazine.
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You Might be a Caffeine Addict
Caffeine is a drug, a perfectly legal drug, but still a drug in the sense that it is a stimulant. The question is just how well each of us handles this drug and how much we let it affect our lives. At what point does drinking our coffee become something we depend on to function more than something we enjoy? Do you need a cup of coffee in the morning to wake you up enough to deal with life? Are you unable to function until you get that daily dose of caffeine? Do you need another cup and then another and still another to keep you going?
Do you need a cup of coffee before you can see your way to the breakfast table? Do you make sure you have your commuter cup with you but forget your briefcase? Do you have to leave early so you can stop at the coffee bar to refill before you get to work? Do you go to the break room to fill it up again before you greet your coworkers? Do you cry if the coffee pot is empty? If you do any or all of these things, then you just might be a caffeine addict.
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