Super size tea

I am not usually given to impulse buying, but I must admit that on Sunday I succumbed to temptation. I purchased one of those extra large cups that are often used in France for drinking hot chocolate at breakfast time. It's fantastic.

Within hours of purchasing the cup and the saucer upon which it sits I was curled up in my favourite armchair, sipping green tea with lemon from it and reading the Sunday paper. It only holds slightly more tea than the average mug, but that is just enough to make drinking from it seem very decadent. It turns tea drinking into a treat, something to be savoured and lingered over with care. The curvy friendliness of the cup, coupled with the warmth of the tea within, is supremely comforting. The saucer completes the sublime picture by holding biscuits in perfect readiness for delicious dunking.

All in all, it is proving to be a perfect autumn purchase. The nights may be drawing in and the weather may be blustery and wet, but I have my new cup and saucer to keep me warm and cheer me up.