I love tea.
Husband not so much… We generally stagger into the mornings fortified with coffee, but I could drink tea at any point during the day. When I was working it was only the consumption of several cups of tea between meetings that kept me going.
After reading about the amount of microplastics that leach into your cup from most brands of teabag, including Yorkshire Tea – my go-to brew of choice for many years – I decided that enough was enough. I would go back to using proper leaf tea and make a bit of a celebration of it.
And so, I bought a teapot. Made by a potter from a local village, I loved it as soon as I spotted it.
I loved the shape, and the subtle markings on the clay body. I loved that it holds 1.3 litres of tea! That’s a goodly few mugfuls, with the capacity for seconds if needed.
My afternoon routine now revolves around time for a proper cup of tea in the caravan, as I browse the seed catalogues, look out at the rain/sleet/snow of a Skye winter, and prepare dinner.
I’d quite forgotten how delightful that was.
Ravencroft Skye 
Yes. I’m more of a coffee drinker, but the ritual is important and makes the tea (or coffee) taste so much better.
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That’s a delightful teapot!
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Isn’t it? Its from lenz ceramics, a local Potter called Kat Lenz who makes wonderful daily use pottery
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Just how it should be… no point in hiding beauty in a china cabinet when it can be enjoyed 🙂
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Totally agree.it’s meant to be used and enjoyed 😘
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🙂
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What a gorgeous teapot!
After much searching to replace my giant teapot that had start to crack, we found a 72 ounce pot that has a handle above the spout to hold while pouring. 😀 Finally, a teapot big enough for my daughters and I! 😀
I also have another, “normal” sized teapot (it holds about 1.5L) for my “office”.
Neither are as pretty as yours!
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That sounds like what we call a CWA Lady teapot (large enough to require two strong men or one farming woman to lift and pour).
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Lol!!!
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Love that! And yep, when it’s full that’s a good description. It doesn’t stay full for long though 😊
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1.5 litres! Wow. I have big teapot envy 😊
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😄😁
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A beautiful teapot is a necessity! Your tea set is gorgeous. My daughter and I swap to tea in the afternoons too (I am a huge coffee drinker). We accordingly bought some expensive loose tea and an individual teapot each. It is our afternoon ritual to read and sip tea.
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I cant exist without tea!
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No, me neither. I’m loving my afternoon sit down with a pot 😊
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