A cup of tea can work wonders

I’ve never liked coffee. I have the tastebuds of a 6 year old and I don’t enjoy strong flavours such as bitterness or sourness. So chocolate milk was always my drink of choice, until one of my birthdays when someone gave me a gift basket with a china cup, a tea strainer and a bag of loose leaf Earl Grey tea. This changed my life forever.

Not only the delicious flavours but also the anticipation in the sound of the kettle, the smell of the tea leaves unfurling in the hot water, the touch of the china, the colour of the milk making clouds from the bottom of the cup…it’s a ritual that brings me back to myself.