Time for Tea “Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities will always be the favourite beverage of the intellectual.” – Thomas de Quincey I begin every day with a pot of tea and a read – the luxury of the semi-retired! I have a small teapot that I love. It’s a fake Brown Betty, which just goes to show how ubiquitous the Brown Betty has become for all sorts of good reasons. A true Brown Betty is made from Etruria marl clay that is only found in Staffordshire, UK, and finished with a Rockingham glaze. [
Footnotes to a Conversation, December 20, 2021
Footnotes to a Conversation, December 20…
Footnotes to a Conversation, December 20, 2021
Time for Tea “Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities will always be the favourite beverage of the intellectual.” – Thomas de Quincey I begin every day with a pot of tea and a read – the luxury of the semi-retired! I have a small teapot that I love. It’s a fake Brown Betty, which just goes to show how ubiquitous the Brown Betty has become for all sorts of good reasons. A true Brown Betty is made from Etruria marl clay that is only found in Staffordshire, UK, and finished with a Rockingham glaze. [