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Tea and Sympathy


Well….. What can I say…? I imagined 2010 being a great year for me and all my friends. When really it’s been a good year for me and an average or bad year for some of my friends.

However, I have been able to offer tea and sympathy to them and hopefully some grains of advice that might help them, if not just someone to listen to them. I am very thankful that (touch wood) I haven’t had any trauma in my life this year and it’s all gone smoothly for a change, this is also good as I have been able to give my friends my full attention when things have been going wrong for them. Obviously I can’t divulge too much as it’s their business and up to them to broadcast.

I am now hoping that 2011 will be a fab year for all. There is a lot to look forward to already, well for me anyway, there is Rome, 30th Birthday’s, possibly Holland and a wedding.

I think nothing cures all ills and calms people down as well as a nice cup of tea. I can be quite a tea snob and like my Assam, Oolong, cha etc. I am sure each of these is good for different types of moods and occasions, I am sure more to come on this at a later date. I think I should design or track down a tea which is ideal for a tea and sympathy situation, that perfect blend to refresh, reawaken, soothe and calm.

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