Comments on: Guest Post: The Tea in London Story http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/ The Website for People Who Love Britain - Anglophiles Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:58:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kate Gover http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-22206 Kate Gover Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:23:15 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-22206 Hi Denise, So lovely to read your story. Well done for going with your heart and doing something you're so passionate about. And well done too for celbrating something that us Brits seem to have forgotten to celebrate! I followed my heart 2 years ago when I set up my own tea company in Bristol, UK. Fed up with the lack of choice, provenance and quality I launched Lahloo (www.lahlootea.co.uk) to wake people up to just how good tea can make you feel! Cup by cup I hope to change peoples' perceptions of tea and have lots of fun doing it! If you ever fancy swinging by the South West, it would be lovely to meet you. Have a great trip next time. Kate Hi Denise,
So lovely to read your story. Well done for going with your heart and doing something you’re so passionate about. And well done too for celbrating something that us Brits seem to have forgotten to celebrate!

I followed my heart 2 years ago when I set up my own tea company in Bristol, UK. Fed up with the lack of choice, provenance and quality I launched Lahloo (www.lahlootea.co.uk) to wake people up to just how good tea can make you feel! Cup by cup I hope to change peoples’ perceptions of tea and have lots of fun doing it!

If you ever fancy swinging by the South West, it would be lovely to meet you.

Have a great trip next time.

Kate

]]> By: Debbie http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-18471 Debbie Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:45:55 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-18471 Loved the story, and very jealous- married an English man and lived there- just my total dream. Glad you are well. Loved the story, and very jealous- married an English man and lived there- just my total dream. Glad you are well.

]]> By: Miss America http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-13072 Miss America Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:19:00 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-13072 LOL...c*****... Thanks for the laugh! LOL…c*****… Thanks for the laugh!

]]> By: Denise ~ Uniquely Tea Blog http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-13069 Denise ~ Uniquely Tea Blog Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:21:25 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-13069 Hello fellow tea-enthusiast Anna! Indeed, I've scheduled in a Tesco (or some other) stop on our return from Bedfordshire. I've always thought supermarket's are one of the best places to shop for "souvenirs" ! We are PG drinkers - fortunately, easy to purchase here in the U.S.. Also like Yorkshire and several Twinings teas. Interestingly enough, we fell in love with Billy Connolly's "Tickety-Boo" tea, but it is no longer made as far as I am aware. Our favorite Earl Grey is from Darvilles of Windsor. Used to buy it from the lovely Windsor Farm Shoppe. (Oh! We miss England!) Thank you for your kind words, Denise Hello fellow tea-enthusiast Anna!

Indeed, I’ve scheduled in a Tesco (or some other) stop on our return from Bedfordshire. I’ve always thought supermarket’s are one of the best places to shop for “souvenirs” !

We are PG drinkers – fortunately, easy to purchase here in the U.S.. Also like Yorkshire and several Twinings teas.

Interestingly enough, we fell in love with Billy Connolly’s “Tickety-Boo” tea, but it is no longer made as far as I am aware.

Our favorite Earl Grey is from Darvilles of Windsor. Used to buy it from the lovely Windsor Farm Shoppe. (Oh! We miss England!)

Thank you for your kind words,

Denise

]]> By: Anna http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-13035 Anna Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:13:49 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-13035 Ahhh, tea. If you're cold it warms you up, if you're hot it cools you down. If you're down in the dumps it picks you up and if you're having a great day it allows you a moment to feel smug. And now I have a little one, drinking tea means...she's fast asleep and I have a moment to myself. I do like coffee, but oh I couldn't have a day without tea! Well done Denise for doing your best to help people discover this cupful of bliss. On your itinerary, is there time to stop off at a supermarket and buy the kind of tea we all actually drink at home (Sainsbury's Red Label, Yorkshire, Waitrose Assam, Clipper and Twinings)? Hope the tour is a success. Woburn is great - we go there all the time! Anna. Ahhh, tea. If you’re cold it warms you up, if you’re hot it cools you down. If you’re down in the dumps it picks you up and if you’re having a great day it allows you a moment to feel smug. And now I have a little one, drinking tea means…she’s fast asleep and I have a moment to myself.

I do like coffee, but oh I couldn’t have a day without tea! Well done Denise for doing your best to help people discover this cupful of bliss.

On your itinerary, is there time to stop off at a supermarket and buy the kind of tea we all actually drink at home (Sainsbury’s Red Label, Yorkshire, Waitrose Assam, Clipper and Twinings)?

Hope the tour is a success. Woburn is great – we go there all the time!

Anna.

]]> By: Denise ~ Uniquely Tea Blog http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-13030 Denise ~ Uniquely Tea Blog Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:57:22 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-13030 Would, of course, love to have you come along. I will most likely lead a 2011 tour but will probably stay away from London in 2012 due to Olympics and focus instead that year on my Tea in Charleston [S.C.] tour. Would, of course, love to have you come along. I will most likely lead a 2011 tour but will probably stay away from London in 2012 due to Olympics and focus instead that year on my Tea in Charleston [S.C.] tour.

]]> By: Denise ~ Uniquely Tea Blog http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-13026 Denise ~ Uniquely Tea Blog Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:54:48 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-13026 Hey, Miss America, no prob! I remember being astounded at the number of Brits (including my lovely inlaws) who rarely drink tea, choosing c***** instead. ;-) So if you make it into the UK, you will be in good c*****-drinking company! Hey, Miss America, no prob! I remember being astounded at the number of Brits (including my lovely inlaws) who rarely drink tea, choosing c***** instead. ;-) So if you make it into the UK, you will be in good c*****-drinking company!

]]> By: Denise ~ Uniquely Tea Blog http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-13025 Denise ~ Uniquely Tea Blog Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:50:07 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-13025 Cheers, Jackie. One of my favorite quotes is by Rumi: "Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." :-) Cheers, Jackie. One of my favorite quotes is by Rumi: “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” :-)

]]> By: Denise ~ Uniquely Tea Blog http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-13024 Denise ~ Uniquely Tea Blog Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:48:03 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-13024 Always happy to share, Jon, and thank you for the opportunity to share my story! Always happy to share, Jon, and thank you for the opportunity to share my story!

]]> By: BritFancy http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-13002 BritFancy Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:28:19 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-13002 Wow, Denise, these tours sound so awesome! My own personal goal is to visit London every year once a year, and I'm strongly considering this tour, if not in 2010, then maybe the next time you do one. Thanks for sharing, and congrats on being a survivor! Wow, Denise, these tours sound so awesome! My own personal goal is to visit London every year once a year, and I’m strongly considering this tour, if not in 2010, then maybe the next time you do one. Thanks for sharing, and congrats on being a survivor!

]]> By: Miss America http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-12978 Miss America Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:27:19 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-12978 Tea! I just haven't been able to get into it yet! I am looking for tea rooms or other famous "tea things" for when friends and family visit though, so thanks for sharing the website and your blog! Tea! I just haven’t been able to get into it yet! I am looking for tea rooms or other famous “tea things” for when friends and family visit though, so thanks for sharing the website and your blog!

]]> By: Jackie http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-12977 Jackie Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:25:57 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-12977 What an a wonderful post. Your story is a true inspiration. Keep doing what you love. What an a wonderful post. Your story is a true inspiration. Keep doing what you love.

]]> By: jonathan http://www.anglotopia.net/british-identity/british-products/guest-post-the-tea-in-london-story/#comment-12973 jonathan Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:17:09 +0000 http://www.anglotopia.net/?p=3556#comment-12973 What a lovely story Denise, thank you for sharing and I hope you stay healthy and happy! What a lovely story Denise, thank you for sharing and I hope you stay healthy and happy!

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