One empty tin – nothing in stock at our usual haunts
So up the hill to Sassafras we went!
Cold grey skies, Coats and Hats on ……definitely C&A weather.
Just right for soup and sandwiches when we’d finished
And this was a nice surprise – a Mad Hatters Tea Party on the wall of the Tea Shop.
(painted by Master Murals, who only do FB & IG so sorry no link)
All dressed up ready for ‘the season’.
With lots of difficult to photograph, rather expensive seasonal teapots and other ‘stuff’
And this is what we went for – loose leaf Oolong tea
The Golfer’s choice of morning tea.
As I said, our usual Asian grocers have been unable to get some for a while
After a little investigating – he’s a strange fella who won’t shop online –
we drove 20mins up the road to buy a refill
Then went back down the hill to Olinda to enjoy lunch at Ranges
#keeplifesimple
Don’t Forget – if you want to see it best……Click/ tap or finger slide to enlarge
Linking to Monday Murals – it’s a colourful world over there with lots to see.
Still Waters 
We used to drink oolong tea and you could buy it everywhere. How strange for it to be in short supply…ah, the good old ‘supply chain issues’. The mad hatter’s tea party mural is great.
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Lots of the other suppliers had tea bags but that’s not how he likes it and Yes the mural was a surprise – definitely not there last time we were up that way.
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But don’t you find so much more interesting stuff when you go exploring rather than shop online. I like to smell the tea i am buying. Our tea shop in Piraeus was like a shop full of spells or something. That’s what buying rea should be like.
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The shop was like a little Aladdin’s cave full of tea and other paraphernalia. Totally different to the Asian grocers but interesting just the same
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C & A weather!! It’s been a long time since I heard that.
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One of my mothers expressions- you obviously know C&A were big UK High Street retailers like Marks and Spencer
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Such lovely tea pots. Could almost convert me.
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Like your coffee do you Joanne??
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Love that mural – and I am much more likely to be tempted to shop in person than on line.
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So are we EC and yes, the mural was a bit of sunshine on a cold grey day
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A perfect cup of tea is worth driving for
Even though the Christmas stuff is coming out it doesn’t feel like Christmas at all. Hopefully the weather gets better soon
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Funny isn’t it when the weather in the northern hemisphere is warmer than usual people up there say ‘it doesn’t feel like Christmas’ whereas down here we’re the opposite.
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What a lovely surprise with the mural…and even if you didn’t need a festive tea pot, just nice to look at.
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It certainly brought a smile to our faces and made the day seem warmer
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Agree with the other half, shop local and in person. Look what you might have missed. Great fun.
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Definitely there are lovely surprises tucked around the corner. We just have to get out and about to find them
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Finding the right tea is most important! we also go at least 20 minutes to buy ours. It sounds like a cosy outing.
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It was good to get out of the house that’s for sure Charlotte
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The mural is fantastic. Worth the drive just to see that. Well, and the soup and sarnies. Glad you found his tea. Mustn’t upset other halves 😁 if you want a quiet life
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I have to humour him now and again Linda…..even he had a little grin when he saw the mural
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I like iced tea and iced coffee in the morning. Nothing hot.
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Can’t beat my early morning cuppa Gigi….funny how we all like different things
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The mural is a fun piece of art. There is something quite nice about loose leaf tea. I am glad you found the variety you prefer.
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You’re right Jane- it’s like drinking tea from china cups, loose tea seems to have a different taste than that from tea bags
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It’s never too far to go for a nice cup of tea.
I see all the Christmas stuff out but it still doesn’t feel like Christmas
The weather is all wrong
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What a wonderful find at the tea shop 🙂 The shop window is very nice too.
I hardly ever shop online, prefer to go to the shops even though I’m not a keen shopper. I’m a tea drinker, but prefer herbal teas. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Cathy.
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