Tea-time

Hi.

I'm so delighted to be a part of artsymamas great cyber-tea-party.

I have been thinking alot about this strange party...meeting people that lives in a totally different part of the world, having another time-zone (I have by the way afternoon now).

It is totally fun. And I thought maybe I have to tell you a little bit about my country; Norway, because I guess most of you have never been here, or maybe even heard about this strange, little country in the very northern Europe.

At the European map you can see my location. I live in Oslo, wich is the capital. We are less than 1 million people in this town, but it is still the largest town. In the entire country it lives aprx. 5 million people.

Norway might be known as the country with high mountains and long fjords. We have a beautyful nature and people here appreciate being outside while the weather let us.

We are honest and kind people, and I have heard it might be hard to really get to know a norwegian, BUT if you DO, you'll have a friend forever. ;)

We have pretty cold winters in most parts of the country, but today, the sun is shining, and the spring has com! :)

Yeah! I love that!! :-) And because the sun is shining and everything is good we'll have the party outside in my garden, so keep your coat on. ;)

So I have prepared for tea. Found my teapots: The blue One is made by a norwegian artist: Terje, and I have been using that for my everyday teapot several years.

The little blue&white one is one I bought at the Acores islands in 1990. Love this little beauty.

I have several types of tea, I use to store them in my big cookie jar. ;)

I also have smaller containers, the wooden one is way back from my childhood (reminds me of my mom) the yellow one is from China) And a a true tea-lover I have real Gunpowder-tea as well. ;)

My fave right now is chai tea with milk. Love the spicy taste. ;)

In the summer I love to have African peppermint tea. I also love all different types of black and green tea.

And because this is a very special occation I have climbed to the top of my cupboard to find my beloved chinese treasure. This little cup with a lid. I bought it on my trip to China in 2000. Loads of memories here.

The cup is today filled with a special Chinese tea, with flowers and fruits and tealeeves, and I just poor hot water over it, and leave the flowers in the cup. The tea is sweet, tasty, and oh so beautyful. :)

While we drink the tea I think I'll treat you with something to eat.

In Norway we use to eat bread for breakfast, lunch and the evening-meal.

The bread is brown, and we eat it with different kind of spread, like; sausage, ham, cheese, jam, egg, tomatoes or whatever we prefer at the moment.

This time I think I even should treat you with some homemade icecream.

As I am a chef, I love to make food.

All the pictures of food shown here are from my favourite book by a swedish chef: Monica Ahlberg.

So help yourself, and have a good time. :)

And:

THANK YOU for stopping by my place. ;)