I love a good cup of tea. Every day starts with a mug of the stuff and if I’m in a situation where I can’t have my morning cuppa, I’m out of sorts for most of the day.

I remember when there was always a pot of tea on the go. A proper pot of tea-loose leaves, a warm pot and a strainer. Back when I always left some tea at the bottom of my cup because of the stray leaves.

Question: Milk? Before or after? (depends who it’s for)

Metallica headlining ‘Download’ in 2006 (polystyrene cup)

A friend’s wedding reception-on the dance floor (cup and saucer)

Multiple lay-bys the length and breadth of the UK (a flask lid)

Somewhere over the Atlantic when I had raging tonsillitis (a cup without a saucer)

Turkey-anywhere in the shade (a beautiful glass cup with no handle)

A caravan surrounded by rabbits (1970’s design chipped coffee cup)

In bed when I’ve woken up way too early on a Saturday morning (a variety of mugs depending on my mood)

…Just some of the MANY places I have enjoyed a cup of tea!

Tea and biscuits-pure bliss…although I do prefer my rich tea dunked in coffee!

Making time for tea. I rarely ever do this. Yes, I make tea all day long, but the ceremony of it has gone. I reach for a bag, toss it in a mug and add hot water. The teapot is hidden at the back of the cupboard with the milk jug. One day soon I am going to take out all of the props and end the dress rehearsal with a standing ovation for the beautiful performance that is a pot of tea. Savoured during the middle of the day for no other reason than I’m still in my pyjamas at 2pm.

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Amanda Bird

Amanda has always thought of herself as an armchair traveller, and since early childhood books and stories have provided the portal to other worlds. Her love of reading sparked a passion for writing and she has been writing stories since... a very long time ago! She now lives in Hove, and the view allows space for her imagination to roam.

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