cake and tea and withnail

This is one of my favorite movies ever but I'm not sure that the joy of tea was fully appreciated by Mr. Withnail and Mr. I in this scene at the Penrith.  Yet everyone else stayed unflappably British and not a tea cup was broken nor any jars of lemon curd disturbed.  But, according to this great website detailing the major filming locations of Withnail & I, this quaintest of tearooms doesn't even exist and is instead a chemist's shop.    

the power of tea

Steam rises from a cup of tea and we are wrapped in history, inhaling ancient times and lands, comfort of ages in our hands.

Faith Greenbowl

Pictured:  The Samovar -- William McGregor Paxton, 1926 (Wikimedia Commons)

maybe at a walgreens near you?

I noticed last week that one of the downtown Chicago Walgreens had a variety of de LISH brand teas for sale, including English Breakfast, Roobois Chai Spice, Acai Pomegranate Blueberry Green and Peppermint.  All at $2.99 for a box of 20 bags.  Nice price and variety, but I haven't been able to find anything beyond the English Breakfast on-line or at other Walgreen's stores.  So I'm not sure if we're a test market or these other kinds of tea are being discontinued.  Nonetheless, the de LISH Peppermint has a pleasant zing and scent, and it's always a good idea to have herbal peppermint tea in the house for upset stomachs or stuffy noses or just a calmly uplifting way to start or end the day.  Also a great tea to pair up with any form of dark chocolate.