The Power of Tea

[sawyl]

Eva Wiseman in the Observer on the comforting power of a nice cup of tea:

I prefer tea to drink. Not the taste, of course. Because what does tea taste of, really? It tastes of what I imagine eBay tastes like. Like an old book, fallen in the bath. And not the burning sip, of course, because it is never the right temperature, first being scalding and then almost immediately being tepid and a huge disappointment. And not the “Britishness”, of course, because that whole myth is Ukip- ish and twee. No. I like tea for the ritual and for the settling down. Also, it is home. It is like building a fire when lost in the woods – you put the kettle on, and there you are.