Tea for Texas, Tea for Tennessee….
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86713)
United States
January 9, 2024 8:28pm CST
This afternoon Heather (@GardenGerty ) posted a discussion about having a cup of tea. Hey, that’s right up my alley! 
There’s something relaxing about tea. Maybe it’s American “mentality,” where we associate drinking coffee with getting up, getting ready for work, going to work, drinking it at work, etc. Having hot tea, on the other hand, is thought of as a “put your feet up and relax” thing.
Well, not for me. I don’t drink coffee (love the aroma, can’t stand the taste…go figure). However, there is something special about tea.
So, since Heather showed off her lovely tea mug, I thought I would likewise show off mine! This lovely floral print tea cup came from my co-workers, a retirement gift. The inscription on the inside of the mug is “Right now is a beautiful thing.”
This afternoon I had some Lemon Lift tea from Bigelow. Tonight, it’s the banana chocolate from The Republic of Tea. And I’m singing Jimmie Rodgers’ “Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas)” as ”Tea for Texas, tea for Tennessee.”
I hope you have a warm, relaxing, nice-cup-of-tea evening!
Here’s Heather’s discussion that inspired this:
There’s something relaxing about tea. Maybe it’s American “mentality,” where we associate drinking coffee with getting up, getting ready for work, going to work, drinking it at work, etc. Having hot tea, on the other hand, is thought of as a “put your feet up and relax” thing.
Well, not for me. I don’t drink coffee (love the aroma, can’t stand the taste…go figure). However, there is something special about tea.
So, since Heather showed off her lovely tea mug, I thought I would likewise show off mine! This lovely floral print tea cup came from my co-workers, a retirement gift. The inscription on the inside of the mug is “Right now is a beautiful thing.”
This afternoon I had some Lemon Lift tea from Bigelow. Tonight, it’s the banana chocolate from The Republic of Tea. And I’m singing Jimmie Rodgers’ “Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas)” as ”Tea for Texas, tea for Tennessee.”
I hope you have a warm, relaxing, nice-cup-of-tea evening!
Here’s Heather’s discussion that inspired this:Since I am at home I have the leisure to put on a kettle and have some tea. One of the teachers I work with gave me a lovely mug as a Christmas present. His...
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@BearArtistLady (6029)
• United States
10 Jan 24
I love drinking tea, and will have a cup of coffee at "Tea Time". What's really fun is that my Siamese, Freya, has a taste for tea too. She will get up on the arm of my chair, pat my tea cup, and stick her nose in my tea and have a nice long drink of tea. The company I have drop by gets a huge kick out of seeing her getting a drink of tea out of my cup. It isn't normal for a cat to enjoy tea that much, and she usually does it every day.
She enjoys Lipton tea, but also enjoys coconut tea too. I don't add milk to it, nor sugar. She likes her tea plain like I like mine.
My "Tea Cup" is a Starbucks mermaid mug that my husband gave me. It's the only one that I will use.
My "Tea Cup" is a Starbucks mermaid mug that my husband gave me. It's the only one that I will use.4 people like this
@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
10 Jan 24
Bruno lived with my sister before she passed. She drank Crystal Light Peach Tea from a big (44 oz.) cup and he would stick his head clear in to drink it with her. He will spill any drink he can find here at my house.
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
I have some coconut chocolate tea I got from the Republic of Tea. It’s amazing.
It’s funny how we gravitate toward one “favorite” mug, isn’t it! I actually cleaned my regular cups, which is why I have the “fancy” one out tonight.
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
10 Jan 24
I like herbal tea,green tea and barley tea but I drink all kinds.
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
I’ll try just about any kind once. Most of the time I’m drinking herbal or decaf at night to make sure I’m not bouncing off the walls at 3 AM (even though tea has less than half the caffeine of coffee).
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
10 Jan 24
@FourWalls But something about caffeinated tea keeps me awake more than coffee. Love them all, though.
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
@GardenGerty — maybe we think that, since tea isn’t as caffeinated as coffee, we can drink more!
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
10 Jan 24
I knew I was familiar with lemon lift. I try to not do too much caffeine other than my two cups of coffee. I like a couple of peach teas. One is Country Peach and the other is Peach Ginger and Turmeric, I believe. So relaxing.
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
I know Celestial Seasonings has a peach tea (herbal) that’s wonderful, especially cold in the summer!
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
A lot of people in America drink hot tea when they’re sick as well. In the southern US, sweet iced tea is the drink.
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
@LadyDuck — well, sugarcane is an important crop in the south, so they use A LOT of sugar to keep the industry strong.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
10 Jan 24
@FourWalls The southern sweet tea is really SWEET.
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@Dena91 (17039)
• United States
10 Jan 24
Mike is drinking some raspberry tea now. We thought we would try a fruity tea. We both think it's okay but probably won't get it again.
We like the spice flavor teas, bengal spice being our favorite. Vanilla, chamomile and honey a close second and another spice blend (can't think of its name right at this moment.) is our third favorite.
Love your mug and the inscription
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
Bigelow used to make chocolate and caramel chai teas. The caramel was very good. I love licorice tea when my throat is sore.
This mug is the antithesis of my Marvin the Martian “where’s the ka-boom??” mug. 
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@MarieCoyle (59217)
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11 Jan 24
I enjoy tea sometimes. Some favorites are just plain, Constant Comment (kind of orange and cinnamon) Ginger Peach, Chocolate Mint...Oh, I have had blackberry as well, I need to get some of that. So good.
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
11 Jan 24
LOVE Constant Comment. That’s what got me hooked on drinking flavored teas, wayyyyyyy back in 1980.
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@MarieCoyle (59217)
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11 Jan 24
@FourWalls
It is just a good tea, with a wonderful aroma and great taste!
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Jan 24
Tea for me, please, always... but sometimes cocoa.
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@BarBaraPrz (51819)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
10 Jan 24
@FourWalls Just had one now.
Just had one now.1 person likes this
@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
I have some hot chocolate mix, too, but mostly tea.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17240)
• China
10 Jan 24
I like green tea,in winter I sometimes drink black tea ,because it has warm nature.I am fussy about tea cup and YiXing clay teapot is my favorite.
https://cn.bing.com/images/search?q=yixing%20clay%20teapots&qs=SC&form=BESBTB&sp=2&lq=0&pq=yi%20xing%20clay%20teapot&sk=HS1&sc=10-19&cvid=60022300396E498BA1295D26F9B053B9&first=1&ensearch=1
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
I don’t do a wake-up cuppa anymore since I retired.
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@wolfgirl569 (135770)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Jan 24
@FourWalls I am usually up about an hour before I have breakfast and my tea
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@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Jan 24
And you got me singing tea for two and two for tea. Shall we do a little two step????
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
11 Jan 24
Personally….I think Heather’s is prettier.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
10 Jan 24
We have tons of tea; and I should start drinking it again. Have a good day.
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
I’ve pretty much stopped drinking sodas, save to get my big pills down. You have a good one as well.
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
I like green tea as well. And thanks, you enjoy your day as well!
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
10 Jan 24
I drink coffee occasionally. I will have tea regularly in the morning. My husband makes awesome ginger tea.. That's a beautiful tea cup and I love the quote on it .
. That's a beautiful tea cup and I love the quote on it .1 person likes this
@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
Thanks. I like that quote, too. Easier to live life like that once you retire.
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@FourWalls (86713)
• United States
10 Jan 24
I always do enjoy it! I think the tea mug is almost “too pretty” to use regularly.
