Dear Secret Sister Ladies!
I decided to have a tea time theme this month because it has been that kind of summer. in between cold and hot and just right for tea. I remember going into a little tea shop in Calgary years ago and i was captivated more by the decorations than anything. The walls were black with different colored panseys all over and ivy crawling everywhere and of course there were lots of baskets. It was so cozy. I wanted my walls to be like that!!!. The picture above is a tea cup passed down by my mother, to me from her great aunt Jessie Orlo in 1875 about. i love it too as it has her writing on a piece of paper tucked inside.
These are my pansies that are doing very well for once as they are in the greenhouse in a special bin that someone passed on to me!!! this blog refuses to keep my pic posted so here is another pic of pansies!!!!
Encouraging Teacup Devotional
There was a couple that used to go to England to shop in beautiful stores. They both liked antiques and pottery, especially teacups. This was their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. One day in a beautiful shop they saw an exquisite teacup. They asked the clerk, “May we see that? we’ve never seen one quite so lovely.”
As the lady handed it to them, suddenly the teacup spoke. “You don’t understand,” it said. “I haven’t always been a teacup. There was a time when I was red, and I was clay. My master took me and rolled me and patted me over and over, and I yelled out, ‘let me alone,’ but, he only smiled and said, ‘Not yet.’ Then I was placed on a spinning wheel and suddenly spun around, and around, and around. Stop it! I’m getting dizzy!’ I screamed.
The Master Is At Work In You
“But the master only nodded and said, ‘Not yet’. then he put me in the oven. I never felt such heat. I wondered why he wanted to burn me, and I yelled and knocked on the door. I could see him through the opening, and I could read his lips, as he shook his head, “Not yet.”
“Finally the door opened, he put me on a shelf, and I began to cool. ‘There that’s better’, I said. And he brushed and painted me all over. The fumes were horrible. I thought I would gag. ‘Stop it, stop it!’ I cried. He only nodded, ‘Not yet.’ Then suddenly he put me back into the oven, not like the first one. This was twice as hot, and I knew I would suffocate. I begged. I pleaded.
I screamed. I cried. All the time I could see him through the opening nodding his head and saying, ‘Not yet.’
“Then I knew there wasn’t any hope. I would never make it. I was ready to give up. But the door opened, and he took me out and placed me on a shelf. One hour later he handed me a mirror and said, ‘Look at yourself.’ And I did. I said, ‘That’s not me, that couldn’t be me. It’s beautiful. I’m beautiful.’
“I want you to remember, then, he said, ‘I know it hurts to be rolled and patted, but if I had left you alone, you’d have dried up. I know it made you dizzy to spin around on the wheel, but if I had stopped, you would have crumbled. I knew it hurt and was hot and disagreeable in the oven, but if I hadn’t put you there, you would have cracked.
“I know the fumes were bad when I brushed and painted you all over, but if I hadn’t done that, you never would have hardened; you would not have held. Now you are a finished product. You are what I had in mind when I first began with you.'”
Jeremiah 
16:8
I did a black lady for my brother years ago and painted it a shiny black. it was marvelous, like a silhouette.
this is a simple story but one that make you live thru the experience! doesnt it?!!!. this is the way life is. It takes you places and either it makes you laugh or cry!!! But thru it all there is satisfaction in the end because you have done your best and that is what counts.
Ladies! have a wonderful July, remember your secret sister with a card that has sentiment in it and maybe, just maybe cake hahah! and a tea bag of course!!
Tea Time Trivia
Select the best answer for each of the following questions. answers below pic.
According to legend, tea was first discovered by whom? a. by Tutankhamun, Pharaoh of Egypt c. by Charles Grey, Earl of Bergamot b. by Shennong, Emperor of China d. by Fiacre, patron saint of medicinal herbs
Herbal, spice, and floral “teas” are more accurately known as tisanes, infusions, and decoctions. All true teas come from the plant Camellia sinensis. They include black, green, white, and all but which of the following? a. yellow b. Chamomile c. Oolong d. Pu-erh
In 1773, a group of American patriots dressed as Native Americans threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Why? a. to protest the poor quality of tea c. to protest the British tea tax b. to celebrate God’s bountiful blessings d. to counteract an algae bloom in the bay
American Thomas Sullivan invented the tea bag in 1908. Of what were those original tea bags made? a. rice paper b. cotton muslin c. waxed parchment d. hand-sewn silk
In 1930, William McKerchor introduced the CTC manufacturing method, which made tea more affordable by speeding up the production process. What does CTC refer to? a. Crush, Tear, Curl c. Cold Tea Compress b. Controlled Toasting Conveyer d. Cut, Trim, Crate
Tea is the second most consumed beverage on earth. What’s the first?
a.milk b. beer c. Coca Cola d. water
China is the top tea growing country by weight. What is the top tea exporting country by value?
a. United Kingdom b. India c. Kenya d. Sri Lanka
On average, US citizens use 1⁄2 lb. of tea annually as opposed to the 7 lbs. of tea a year consumed by natives of the country with the highest per capita consumption rate: a. Turkey b. United Kingdom c. Morocco d. Russia
In Morocco, it is customary to offer guests at least three cups of tea per visit. What do these three cups symbolize? a. life, love, and death c. eating, drinking, and merrymaking b. laughter, luxury, and longevity d. sun, moon, and stars
In Tibet, black tea is traditionally served with what mixed into it? a. cinnamon and sugar c. turmeric and lemon b. yak butter and salt d. sweetened condensed milk
Pu-erh tea is grown in the Yunnan province of China and sold in brick-like cakes. Ounce for ounce, some pu-erh is even more expensive than gold. Why? a. it’s wrapped in 14-ct gold foil c. aging/fermenting process takes so long b. its scarcity drives the price up d. all of the above
Tea Time Trivia
Answer Key: Read on to see the solutions to this little quiz:
According to legend, tea was first discovered by whom? a. by Tutankhamun, Pharaoh of Egypt c. by Charles Grey, Earl of Bergamot b. by Shennong, Emperor of China d. by Fiacre, patron saint of medicinal herbs
Herbal, spice, and floral “teas” are more accurately known as tisanes, infusions, and decoctions. All true teas come from the plant Camellia sinensis. They include black, green, white, and all but which of the following? a. yellow b. Chamomile c. Oolong d. Pu-erh
In 1773, a group of American patriots dressed as Native Americans threw 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Why? a. to protest the poor quality of tea c. to protest the British tea tax b. to celebrate God’s bountiful blessings d. to counteract an algae bloom in the bay
American Thomas Sullivan invented the tea bag in 1908. Of what were those original tea bags made? a. rice paper b. cotton muslin c. waxed parchment d. hand-sewn silk
In 1930, William McKerchor introduced the CTC manufacturing method, which made tea more affordable by speeding up the production process. What does CTC refer to? a. Crush, Tear, Curl c. Cold Tea Compress b. Controlled Toasting Conveyer d. Cut, Trim, Crate
Tea is the second most consumed beverage on earth. What’s the first?
a.milk b. beer c. Coca Cola d. water
China is the top tea growing country by weight. What is the top tea exporting country by value?
a. United Kingdom b. India c. Kenya d. Sri Lanka
On average, US citizens use 1⁄2 lb. of tea annually as opposed to the 7 lbs. of tea a year consumed by natives of the country with the highest per capita consumption rate: a. Turkey b. United Kingdom c. Morocco d. Russia
In Morocco, it is customary to offer guests at least three cups of tea per visit. What do these three cups symbolize? a. life, love, and death c. eating, drinking, and merrymaking b. laughter, luxury, and longevity d. sun, moon, and stars
In Tibet, black tea is traditionally served with what mixed into it? a. cinnamon and sugar c. turmeric and lemon b. yak butter and salt d. sweetened condensed milk
Pu-erh tea is grown in the Yunnan province of China and sold in brick-like cakes. Ounce for ounce, some pu-erh is even more expensive than gold. Why? a. it’s wrapped in 14-ct gold foil c. aging/fermenting process takes so long b. its scarcity drives the price up d. all of the above
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