The above picture reminds me of one of my grandmothers idiosyncrasies...SAVE THE TEA BAGS!
She would always make Lipton tea and it is a strong brew.
One bag may be used more than once.
She would save them in a cup on top of the stove.
She was definately "GREEN" before it was IN!
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I've been helping to pack up the house contents of a semi-recently deceased woman who would put most of us Greenies to shame. She saved and collected EVERYTHING.. just in case. We feel guilty for just tossing or recycling the many unusual collections but we know nobody is ever going to use them. She probably never made use of them, but neither could she toss them.
One ingenious idea she had was for nylon stockings. She was a water colour artist and her framed paintings were strung with tightly-twisted, used stockings for hanging. There were a few dozen of them around her home and I'm happy to have inherited a few beauties - and they'll be hung with the nylon intact. That in itself is a piece of art.
I think I would have liked your grandmother. I hate throwing things out; I always try to use all the food I buy. Although I do not drink tea only when I am down with the flue, at those times I also recycle my teabags.;)
My Irish boyfriend is remarkable at recycling and saving and he has exposed me to a way of living I truly like and admire.;)
Thank you so much for stopping by my place; you have a lovely blog.;)
I learned to drink tea from my Dutch grandfather... one tea bag= two cups of tea(plus lots of sugar and milk!)
Hilary: I would love to see one of her paintings...could be good blog fodder! ;)
Protege: Thanks for stopping by...my husband is Irish-American...gotta love those limeys!! And I see your boyfriend is a wise Green man! ;)
BD: Smart granddad...we can learn so much from our ancestors! Have a great weekend!
allrighty then! save the teabag... but like that is just hilarious!!!!
This so made me laugh Lulda. My 84 year old Dad likes his tea STRONG so he brews it in a pint pot and leaves the tea bags in until he's drunk it all :0
Ima try that next time with my green celestial seasonings tea, and Ima tell you if it works! LOL
Wonderful memory.
Lulda: We were always taught to use the tea bag at least two times. Just once was considered wasteful!
My mother in law saved the sleeves/bags that newspapers are slipped into. I never saw her use them for anything, but she had plenty! D
Your darn tootin you can use them more than once!!!
Waste not, Want not, thats what I say.
Excellent Memory Lane 55 Lulda.
Thanks for playing, and you have a Great Week-End...G
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