If Teacups Could Talk: Sharing a Cup of Kindness With Treasured Friends

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Summary: Nice book
Review: Enjoyed the reading and it gave me a few ideas to enjoy tea more often! Thank you.

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Summary: If Teacups Could Talk
Review: I enjoyed reading this book because the writer made interesting observations. Not only on the tea hour, but the need for a break from our daily tasks to talk with others and relax. When my schedule gets too frantic, I like to reread this book and inspire myself to renew my links with those who are very important to me. The layouts and pictures are uplifting to look at also.

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Summary: Offers spiritual refreshment
Review: This book is about tea, but it's also about the spiritual refreshment that the tea ceremony offers. Interlarded between recipes and hints about making the occasion of taking tea special, the author, Emily Barnes, offers her view of how taking tea can become a spiritual, even a religious experience, one in which the participants can reach out to their friends, family, and God. This is a gentle book that does not proselytize, but rather offers a new outlook on a very old tradition, the tea hour. The illustrations are charming, the recipes are tempting, and the spiritual awakening is optional and a bonus.