EmmasTeaPotShop

After a completely exhausting day, in the quiet of the evening, after dinner and dishes were done, no matter the weather or season, I would find my mother sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of tea while playing solitaire. She would say “old Sol beat me again today”. At first, I thought – wow my mother has imaginary friends just like my little brother, but no, she meant “sol” as is short for “solitaire” . Nevertheless, she would start her day with a cup of tea and then end it, often way into the night, with a cup or sometimes even two cups. She never had a fancy teapot or even a kettle. Her kettle was an old pot where she would heat and reheat the water.  On the kitchen counter sat her teacup with a tea bag on the saucer. 

That memory of my mother drinking tea is forever seared in my brain. So last year, in honor of my mother, just in time for mothers’ day, I opened “EmmasTeaPotShop” on Etsy. I would like to formally invite you to take a stroll through the shop and if you’re so inclined, purchase something or if not, tell someone else about it.

Have a cup on me!