East Frisian Blend from Harneys, with milk and demerara sugar -- tea strong enough to trot a mouse over, in the mug you see in the icon.

I never could tolerate coffee. I used to be able to have a capuccino now and then, but that ended around menopause. Tea is my comfort and solace and caffeine source.

I am quite snotty about most tea in most restaurants. It is very difficult to get a good cup of tea in this country, at any price. In London, good tea, properly made, was everywhere. Actually, it was pretty good in Paris, too, although it was all the lighter teas (Ceylon, Darjeeling) and bagged.