Why You Need Tea Cups and Saucers

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Here's a question. Can you name somebody who needs a nice tea set? Somebody for whom the right collection of tea cups and saucers would help them feel a bit more peaceful and serene?

Maybe a better question is who doesn't need that kind of help.

It's become a fact of life these days that our lives are too fast and too busy. We spend each day bouncing like a pinball from this point to that point with nary a pause to draw a breath. We are hooked to our cell phones and Blackberries and a host of other technologies that keep us plugged in but never quite seem to satisfy us.

In that world - and it's a familiar world to almost all of us - isn't there something to be said for sitting down to a slow and tasty cup of tea?

Tea parties themselves might have fallen out of favor, but the principles behind them remain essential. Who does not want to gather with friends or family members and enjoy some simple but delicious foods and a beverage over the kind of slow pace conversation that we all long for?

Sounds like a little slice of heaven, doesn't it?

The right tea set can be like a gateway to that world.

So what do you need to look for when you are on the search for the perfect tea set? Well, it helps to remember that the tea cups and saucers have to look right. They need to be aesthetically pleasing. Keep in mind that tea is simply content - really important content and you don't want to skimp on it - but it's not what your guests are looking at.

Tea cups and tea saucers are containers. If they don't look and feel like something attractive - if they don't contribute to the sense of pace and pleasure that you want your body to encourage, then they won't work.

Remember, you could dump the tea in any old mug and it will taste just fine. But the effect would be quite different. Don't forget that.

Tea sets have four elements that you can't miss out on. There is the tea pot, the tea cup, the saucer and the milk pitcher. You need a good teapot and pitcher, sure, but the cup and saucer are where the buck stops. Because that's where your guest is going to experience her tea. She won't just be focused on flavor and texture - she'll be focused on the material the cup is made from, how the handle fits her fingers, and what type of design appears on the cup's side.

The tea cup and the saucer, in other words, are what sets a regular tea party apart from one that is truly special.

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