Last week I gave a talk on tea to a
ladies guild at a local church. One of the women there had an
extremely unique teapot and cup to share with everyone. As it turns
out, it was a teapot and cup from the Queen Elizabeth, which had been
purchased in 1970 when on a trip to England. She went on to say
that the Queen Elizabeth had been taken over seas and turned into a
school. Unfortunately, one day after the last group of students
left, the ship caught on fire and was ruined.
Later on during the week, I was
watching the James Bond film, The Man with the Golden Gun. As 007 is
being whisked away in a boat, the boat he is in passes by a rusted
and sunken ship. That ship as it turns out in the movie is the Queen
Elizabeth.
It was interesting how in a weeks time
someone could be holding a piece of nautical history in their hands
and also have a reference about the vessel that held it in a movie.
But think about all of the history with
tea and the vessels (both ships and teapots) that have served it
and from which it has been supped. Maybe you have a teapot that
belonged to your great grandmother or a teacup from an aunt. Most
every piece of tea ware will undoubtedly have a special story behind
it.
I know when I spoke to the ladies
group, most everyone had a little story to tell about their own tea
cup. You too, probably have history and stories to tell about your special tea ware. So that these stories won't be forgotten, be sure to use some
of your tea time to quickly write out the history plus little stories
of a particular teapot or tea cup. These stories can then be shared
with other generations which will enrich them and their knowledge of
the history of a particular item.
So be bold and write your tea ware
stories down. Who knows, there may be other stories that will be
added to the same item in the future.
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