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Taking Time for Tea: 15 Seasonal Tea Parties to Soothe the Soul and Celebrate the Spirit (Self-Indulgence Series)
Take some time to appreciate the important things in life: friends, family, and tea! Diana Rosen shares fabulous suggestions for relaxing and celebrating over a specially selected cup of tea. Discover how tea can bring people closer together and brighten any event, including family reunions, after-school snacks, and engagement parties. Offering 15 custom-tailored seasonal tea parties to soothe the soul and enliven your day, Rosen encourages you to savor the joys of pairing an inviting warm mug together with good friends. What better way to appreciate life’s special moments, large and small, than over a cup of tea? Tea invites you to relax, slow down, and take some time to reflect upon and celebrate this moment, this day. With Diana Rosen as your guide, you’ll discover the perfect tea for every occasion. From a quiet fall morning at home over a cup of Irish Breakfast tea to toasting the soon-to-be-newlyweds with a cup of Darjeeling at a summer engagement party, Rosen offers inspiring suggestions for how to set the scene, including a menu, decorations, and even a fitting blessing, meditation, or activity. Curl up with a cup of tea and let the evocative text and stunning art on each page of “Taking Time for Tea” transport you to a place of peace, enjoyment, and celebration.
80 pages, Hardcover
Storey Publishing, September 2015
“A deceptively slim little volume, “Taking Time for Tea”, by Diana Rosen, is actually brimming over with delightful tea tidbits and tasty treats. Ms. Rosen’s tea expertise and love of the subject are blended with insights into the production of tea and gentle reminders to be as good to yourself as you are to others. There are also a number of suggestions for themed tea parties. My favorite was “Irish Breakfast on a Rainy Morning”–an Autumn morning with the sound of the rain beating on a cottage roof. A mug of hearty black tea, sweetened with milk and a little sugar, is accompanied by warm, freshly-baked soda bread, butter, and marmalade. The recipe for the “Irish Breakfast Soda Bread” sounds wonderful, and I mean to try it very soon! Prepare yourself a tray loaded with a pot of your favorite tea, delicious little sandwiches, cookies, and other nibbles, and settle in to read this beautifully produced and very enjoyable book.” Virginia Campbell
Taking Time for Tea