Tuesday 4 ~ Coffee? Tea?

 Coffee? Tea?

Welcome once again to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.



The longest living cat on record, Creme puff, lived to be 38 years old and was given coffee at breakfast all his life. Breakfast for him was bacon, eggs, broccoli and coffee.
The previous ownder of the record was Grandpa Rex Allen who\ lived to be 34 years old on the same diet.
Coffee reduces chances of Alzheimers, Parkinsons.
Tea without adding milk can "tan" your bladder making for many problems Milk binds the tanic acid making it safe to drink.
Homemade food increases an animal's life span too. Let's talk about it, okay?


1. Coffee increases a bee's memory and does the same for you. Bees love caffeinated coffee flowers. What do you love about coffee or tea?
Oh dear...I don't drink coffee at all. Never could develop a taste for it. My mother loved her coffee every morning, but my Dad preferred tea, although I never saw him drink it regularly.  My hubby drinks coffee,  so I make a pot for him every morning, and I drink tea while he enjoys his coffee. What do I love about tea? Well, it helps to start my day off right...it helps me wake up and it also helps with things like regularity! (you asked, so I'm telling. LOL).  I love the variety of different kinds of teas, but I mostly stick with Lipton's black tea every day and save the others for special occasions.

2. If you opened a tea or coffee shop in your neighborhood what would it be named? How would you decorate it? Would pastry or cake be served?

I've always thought it would be fun to have a Tea Party place. It would be a special place for ladies (or men if they so desire) to gather with their friends or their daughters, mothers, sisters...and be treated to a really fun and happy tea party. It would be decorated with all kinds of tea pots and cups and saucers, and lovely table settings that make every person feel really special when they come there.  Ladies would be encouraged to wear fancy hats and gloves, and dress up for a fun party. I may have to name it something like "Pamela's Victorian Cottage and Tea Room".   As far as food, yes, pastries, tea cakes, and other special tea party foods...scones, dainty dishes of delightful food...but there would be healthy food too...not all sweets.

It would be fun to have an outdoor garden tea room...I found this on the internet and I really love it. Someday I'm going to do this!

Internet Photo

3. Beethoven required 60 beans per cup of coffee. How particular are you about your coffee or tea?
I'm not THAT particular, but I like my hot tea hot, and I don't like it too strong or too weak. It needs to be JUST RIGHT! LOL.

4.Italian clergy in1600s declared coffee the devil's brew and forbid it.
Pope Clement the VIII wanted to taste it, loved it and blessed it ... today, new research shows black coffee is drunk mainly by psychopaths...
Sweden banned coffee in 1746 as dangerous and Islam banned it for causing free thinking!
How do you take your coffee you free thinking, radical and what's your favorite brand of devil's brew?

Since I don't drink coffee I don't have a favorite brand. The price of coffee lately has been ridiculous. Hubby drinks either Maxwell House or Folgers, whichever one is on sale. He's not particular, but he sure wants it hot and fresh!  I am thankful that he's not real particular about brands, etc.,  and that he's not into the current coffee trend of having to go to places like Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts, etc., to get a special coffee all the time. I honestly don't know how people afford it. Our little town just recently got a new Dunkin Donuts place, and it amazes me to see the line of cars around the building every day, waiting for their coffee or latte or whatever it is they are getting. I never knew coffee and donuts was so popular!  

Here's a link to one of my posts about tea parties.  There's a lot more in the side bar under the categories of Tea Time or Tea Party.

I found this in a little book by Emilie Barnes, entitled "Everything I know I Learned Over Tea".

In case you can't read that, it says; 

"A Loving Recipe for a Perfect Cup of Tea"

"1 willing friend who loves to sit and share

1 grateful heart to have a friend that cares

1 beautiful garden to show us God is near

Many wonderful memories of times shared throughout the years

Lots of smiles and laughter to brighten up our days

Many prayers that we prayed for each other along the way."

Author Unknown

And that, to me, is what tea time is all about. Or it could be coffee time. I guess it all depends on the heart and attitude of those enjoying the time together, no matter what the "brew".  

Thank you, Annie, for being our hostess. I've missed out on the past few weeks of Tuesday 4, so I thought this would be a good one to jump back in again.  If you wish to join in the fun, you can go HERE and join in!  Whatever you do, have a lovely day!!

My new TEA mug, hard at work already!