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A Kinrowan Estate story: A Most Unusual Tea Party

It couldn’t have been any more atmospheric, for on that deep winter afternoon a dirty leaden light filtered feebly through the high narrow windows of the Robert Graves Memorial Reading Room. Outside one could hear the ‘Winter wind as it … Continue reading

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Sara Perry’s The Tea Deck 

Presentation is important. It’s what catches our attention, induces us to pick up something (or someone). It’s the prequel to a relationship. It is a step that can be skipped, but people in the business of selling rarely do. As … Continue reading

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Kim Wilson’s Tea with Jane Austen 

Books are a lot like meals; sometimes you want something long, drawn-out and filling, other times you want something light and easy, but with enough substance to make it worthwhile. I have to admit that my current diet of epic-length … Continue reading

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Jeff Koehler and Fajer Al- Kaisi’s Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World’s Greatest Tea

Tea is my favourite beverage since I was resident in southern Asia some decades ago as it was much easier there to find good tea than it was to find even one cup of coffee that was anything but horrible … Continue reading

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A Kinrowan Estate story: Pumpkins (A Letter to Tessa)

A letter from Lady Alexandra Margaret Quinn, Head Gardener here in the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to Tessa, her botanist friend who was on an extended botanical collecting trip in the Ottoman Empire and elsewhere. Dear Tessa, I loved your … Continue reading

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