have a cuppa tea

Have a cup of tea with The Kinks.

One to warm the cockles that's for sure.

Granny's always ravin' and rantin'
And she's always puffin' and pantin',
And she's always screaming and shouting,
And she's always brewing up tea.

Grandpappy's never late for his dinner,
Cos he loves his leg of beef
And he washes it down with a brandy,
And a fresh made cup of tea.

Chorus:
Have a cuppa tea, have a cuppa tea,
have a cuppa tea, have a cuppa tea,
Halleluja, halleluja, halleluja, Rosie Lea
Halleluja, halleluja, halleluja Rosie Lea.

If you feel a bit under the weather,
If you feel a little bit peeved,
Take granny's stand-by potion
For any old cough or wheeze.
It's a cure for hepatitis it's a cure for chronic insomnia,
It's a cure for tonsilitis and for water on the knee.

Chorus

Tea in the morning, tea in the evening, tea at supper
time,
You get tea when it's raining, tea when it's snowing.
Tea when the weather's fine,
You get tea as a mid-day stimulant
You get tea with your afternoon tea
For any old ailment or disease
For Christ sake have a cuppa tea.

Chorus,

Whatever the situation whatever the race or creed,
Tea knows no segregation, no class nor pedigree
It knows no motivations, no sect or organisation,
It knows no one religion,
Nor political belief.

Chorus.

Hallelujah indeed!

for all the tea in China

Driving through London town today, I caught a tantalising glimpse of the celebrations for the Chinese New Year, the year of the tiger.  Today was the culmination of the fifteen days of celebration to mark the new year, and the streets of Soho and Chinatown were filled with colour. It reminded me of the vintage stylised illustrations used in  Chinese packaging from the early 20th Century.
  Here are some vividly bright examples... 

 

 

 

 Tea has had just as much if not more importance in the culture and history of China than in ours.

This quote seems to capture what we all mean when, in troubled times, we say 'I'll put the kettle on'!

“Tea induces lightness of spirit, clarity of mind and freedom from all sense of constriction, 

whether mental of physical; and it promotes such serenity that mundane cares fall away 

 so that whatever is strident of exacerbating in daily life can be put out of mind for a while.” 

The Emperor Song Hui Zong

So if you're partial to jasmine or oolong, 

here's wishing you a delicately flavoured and purifying new year!

pictures from here,here and here

cup of love

Fill your heart with love and tea.

Valentine's Day tea time to pour love for those you love,

with tea made from rosebuds in a clear glass teapot.

Sweetly fragrant and so romantic.

Rosebud tea is also packed with vitamin C so good for fighting off those February sniffles.

We adore it at the Golden Afternoon Tea Company, you can't help but be filled with joy and love as you sip!

Have you tried 

Pukka's Love Tea

a sumptous blend of rose,chamomile and lavender.

Described as

'Roses and lavender the fragrant symbols of love

with Elderflowers, marigolds, limeflowers and chamomile to relax your emotional heart'

Gosh, I feel more relaxed just reading that! 

Served in a rose painted vintage teacup, that's how to spoil yourself this Valentine's Day.

Oh and your best beloved too!

 

May all your kisses be rose flavoured.

Tootle pip

Lula

A cup of tea...

Makes everything better...

 Whatever the weather, shake those blues away with a cheery cup of sunshine in a pretty flowery teacup and life seems so much brighter. Tra- la-la!

And if we get a little raucous and start dancing on the cupcakes,

well who could blame us..

Kick up your heels and dance on tables!

Now doesn't that put  a flounce in your petticoats ?

Tootle pip..

Have a lovely weekend filled with tea and dancing(table not necessarily required!)

pics from here

All aboard

Jump aboard for a hot cup of tea.

Have a peek at  these clever people at Free Tea Party, they drive a tea bus around America and serve free cups of tea bringing good cheer to the  people of California, making the world a better place through drinking tea and building a spirit of community and wellbeing. Wonderfully hippy!

Of course, we at the GATC are already aware that tea parties make everyone happy and bright, now we just need a bus and the road trips could begin!

Well, one lump or two..

Ah there you are..welcome to the Golden Afternoon Tea Room, now sit yourself down
and I'll pour you a cup.. slice of lemon or sugar lumps for you?


I hope you'll stay for a refill and follow our tales of vintage teacups and delicious cakes. This is the place to share our love of all this and more.
With stories about The Golden Afternoon Tea Company and our love of afternoon tea,
it really is the finest time of day.

Now where did I put the cake slice..