Teapot Troubles

I am a tea drinker. I don't really drink coffee at all (unless I'm looking for some caffeine). I usually make 2 pots a day; one for breakfast and one for lunch. Each pot gives me 2 large mugs of tea.

Over the last three months I've broken three teapots.

The first was a cute chinese-style pot TKHubband got for me. This was my everyday pot because it was the perfect size, made yummy tea and had a strainer that fit in the top so I could easily use loose tea instead of bags. I think I dropped something on it.

The second was a tall indigo-coloured pot with hand-painted snowflakes on it. I usually used this one when we had company. I could make a BIG pot of chai in it. The handle broke off while I was washing it and it fell into the sink, breaking the spout off and into two pieces.

The third was a very pretty white teapot with blue flowers on it. I got it at our T&T Supermarket. It's shaped like what I consider a traditional victorian teapot. Yesterday, it was sitting on the edge of the sink and I brushed against it and it fell into the sink chipping the top edge and cracking it down the side (I didn't notice the crack until this morning).

I've had all of these for a while, but the rate I'm destroying them has me a little worried. I still have three more, but only one is the right size for everyday. Of course, it's an enamel Corning Ware one, so it shouldn't break as easily as the rest. It's got the blue cornflowers on it. TKHubband's Gramma G bought it for me because I loved hers so much. One of the others is a very cute tea-for-one set (with the cup on the bottom and the pot nesting inside it). It's not really a very practical pot, but it's very pretty and cute. My last one is another BIG pot shaped like a bee hive with little bees attached to it.

I think I'll have to go teapot shopping. I have seen a really nice stainless insulated one which is tempting, but I also really like porcelain ones. Then again, I saw a snazzy glass one. (Yeah, I wonder how long that would last, the rate I'm going!)

Yawn. Stretch.

Hello again!

I know it's been a while...I decided to ease slowly into the new year...yeah, that's right. ;)

Now that I've upgraded my Blogger and settled into the routine of school again, I hope to post regularly. I have lots of stuff to upload and it's going to take me a while, but I'll give it a shot.

Ciao for now.