Jet, the video of the eagle and the goat was something else.  I was glad when they both survived.  Thanks for letting us know that the goat got thrown off the cliff by the eagle in your video, View.  I was prepared.  And the crop art photos are stunning.  Wow!  I confess that I have never seen crop art from a plane.

I am going to stay logged on and drop in for awhile for tea.  Some of my most memorable times as a girl were having tea with British missionaries when I was growing up in China.    That's where I learned about putting boiling water into the teapot and letting the teapot sit while another kettle of water was boiled, then dumping the water out of the teapot, putting the tea leaves and then the boiling water into the teapot. After that a tea cozy was placed immediately over the teapot.  It is amazing to me how differently tea tastes when it is prepared this way.  Tea bags can replace the tea leaves without losing much flavor, but not warming the pot with boiling water before going to the step of brewing the tea makes a huge difference in flavor.    I remember when we got back China and were living in Memphis, Tenn.  Stan Ford, a retired boxer, who had been Britain's white hope to beat Joe Louis, came to work with my parents in a children's ministry.  After he had his first cup of tea at our house, he made this pronouncement to my Mom.  "Thank God. Betty.  So far the tea I have had in this country is water bewitched and tea begrudged."  For some reason I found this hilarious and have never forgotten it.  

Then one summer I got to spend several weeks in Norwood, Ontario, Canada and two maiden ladies, friends of my Canadian grandmother and great aunt., invited me over to spend a couple of nights.  Now there were two ladies who knew how to serve tea, and for the first time ever I was treated to a high tea with all the goodies that accompany it.  

Hope to see you all  later.  I'll bring scones, clotted cream and marmalade.





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Last edited by KeepOnSinging (1/10/2016 3:48 pm)

Exactly!!!  scones and clotted cream

More dainties




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Hi Guys *waving*   how are you all today????

KeepOnSinging wrote:

Jet, the video of the eagle and the goat was something else.  I was glad when they both survived.  Thanks for letting us know that the goat got thrown off the cliff by the eagle in your video, View.  I was prepared.  And the crop art photos are stunning.  Wow!  I confess that I have never seen crop art from a plane.

I am going to stay logged on and drop in for awhile for tea.  Some of my most memorable times as a girl were having tea with British missionaries when I was growing up in China.    That's where I learned about putting boiling water into the teapot and letting the teapot sit while another kettle of water was boiled, then dumping the water out of the teapot, putting the tea leaves and then the boiling water into the teapot. After that a tea cozy was placed immediately over the teapot.  It is amazing to me how differently tea tastes when it is prepared this way.  Tea bags can replace the tea leaves without losing much flavor, but not warming the pot with boiling water before going to the step of brewing the tea makes a huge difference in flavor.    I remember when we got back China and were living in Memphis, Tenn.  Stan Ford, a retired boxer, who had been Britain's white hope to beat Joe Louis, came to work with my parents in a children's ministry.  After he had his first cup of tea at our house, he made this pronouncement to my Mom.  "Thank God. Betty.  So far the tea I have had in this country is water bewitched and tea begrudged."  For some reason I found this hilarious and have never forgotten it.  

Then one summer I got to spend several weeks in Norwood, Ontario, Canada and two maiden ladies, friends of my Canadian grandmother and great aunt., invited me over to spend a couple of nights.  Now there were two ladies who knew how to serve tea, and for the first time ever I was treated to a high tea with all the goodies that accompany it.  

Hope to see you all  later.  I'll bring scones, clotted cream and marmalade.





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Oh wow....I love the tea story   and I have never "warmed the pot" before making tea....I may have to try that one