After a long afternoon of errands we stopped off at The Farmstore where I picked up some groceries and found the bulk tea area. When I came across a silver canister marked Earl Grey I knew I had to have a whiff..... it was heavenly.

So begins my perfect cup of tea. I thought of the tea my whole drive home, running through the motions of making it danced in my head.

       First I unloaded the groceries and mail. Then I told my children they needed to play outside for awhile. I filled the tea kettle to boil some water. Pulled out the fragrant bag of loose earl grey from the shopping bag. Smelled it again. Ahhhh.....

Rooted around my drawer looking for the tea ball that I haven't used in years (I've become a victim of the teabag industry.) Filled the ball with the exotic tea put it in my favorite mug which is essential! Mine happens to be a mug my husband bought for me as a souvenir in England; which is the cover of the penguin books edition of Jane Eyre one of my favorite novels. After I let the tea sit for 2 min. I removed the tea ball, didn't want it to become bitter and added some raw milk just picked up from a local farm (date on bottle says it's from today)! Then added just a smidgeon over a teaspoon of sugar. PERFECT!!!!