Some days, I’d rather skip the tea pick. 🍵

A Xigui tea pearl makes that easy: a little ball of compressed leaves, ready to unwrap and brew in a gaiwan.

Loose leaves, tea cakes or tea pearls — which do you usually reach for?

Going with the 'royal' set today - this teapot is by Royal Winton and then our regal purple teacup is by Paragon

This tea is very nice, enjoyable on its own

12g for 24 oz - 212/100 - 4 min. No additives

Didn't get too fancy with my tea set today just grabbed whatever. Happy Saturday, everyone!

Not sure of the teapot maker, it just says "Made in England" and has a gold 2064 handwritten on it - so maybe Sadler? It was my husband's grandmother's teapot and what got me started with "the fancies"

The teacup/saucer are Elizabethan that I procured from eBay.

This is a nice tea, I added maple syrup as recommended here on Reddit, and will stir in just a spot of cream

Very nice flavor, has dried raspberries in it. It was suggested on another sub and I have been enjoying it in the afternoons. Not a very strong presence of bergamot, but pleasant all around.

New order of Shan Lin Xi had stems

This is my favorite cup, an Aynsley that I purchased from eBay. I chose this green tea because I did not want to obscure the inside of the cup - it is very nice green tea blend with fruit, rose petals and a dash of Amaretto to make it interesting.

This photo is 3 years old but I love it because I had tea with my mother. She's gone now and I miss her so much. No matter how old we are, we always want our mommies in this world.