Re: *SFTGFOP1*

by Silmaril Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:09 am

Divine bracelet Snorkmaiden, I feel somewhat revived just looking at it! Really I can almost catch the scent from here. . .

by LindaJo Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:51 am

That combo is just my cup of tea.

by Trollsister Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:48 am

Beautiful combo, it suits me to a T(ea) Wink

by Mini Gnome Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:20 am

SnorkMaiden wrote:
Mini Gnome wrote:Beautiful combo, and I love the Swiss watch paired with the tea cup- they look great together!!

And I am probally being dense here, but can you tell me what the title of your thread stands for?

TY!

It's a description of tea quality, in this case the highest grade available in leaf tea.

S(pecial) F(inest) T(ippy) G(olden) F(lowery) O(range) P(ekoe)

Meaning only the finest buds are used, and the leaves are not crushed or torn in the process.

So good in fact that some Tea junkies think it stands for "Far too good for ordinary people"!

Thank you for the explanation! It sounds quite neat- I never knew teas were graded! I will have to try some soon!!

by Tweedy Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:54 pm

what a great bracelet!

by igglyplop Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:59 pm

It's the colours of your bracelet that are spectacular! Beautiful combo!

by jt56 Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:27 pm

I love Tea Snorkmaiden - and I love this bracelet.

I looked at your bracelet and remembered this poem by the British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.

TEA

I like pouring your tea, lifting
the heavy pot, and tipping it up,
so the fragrant liquid streams in your china cup.

Or when you’re away, or at work,
I like to think of your cupped hands as you sip,
as you sip, of the faint half-smile of your lips.

I like the questions – sugar? – milk? –
and the answers I don’t know by heart, yet,
for I see your soul in your eyes, and I forget.

Jasmine, Gunpowder, Assam, Earl Grey, Ceylon,
I love tea’s names. Which tea would you like? I say
but it’s any tea for you, please, any time of day,

as the women harvest the slopes
for the sweetest leaves, on Mount Wu-Yi,
and I am your lover, smitten, straining your tea.