Super Irish Breakfast

I don't know what makes a regular Irish breakfast super. Maybe it's a breakfast that is really really Irish instead of average Irish? Maybe it's just better than most Irish breakfasts? I guess I'll never know.
You know that this is Irish because the package is green. Usually green packages are for green tea, but this one is black tea. I wanted to use one of my mugs with the ceramic tea strainer in it, but I didn't want smaller bits of loose leaf tea floating around in my tea.
By the time I was making this tea, my 16 oz tea pot, my gong fu set, and my 12 oz teapot were all in need of washing. In my defense, I went out with friends the night before, so I was tired from staying up late. As for the tea, it was pretty much your run of the mill black tea. I would probably need to brew some other black tea blends and try them next to this one in order to figure out the differences. After a frenzy of lace making during the holidays, I took a little break. Now I'm back to working on lace for home decoration. I recently tried out a new pattern. Technically there's more to this doily, but I'm not feeling it for home decor. Now I have a better idea, and a bit of a plan for what I want to make. Now to find the time and energy.

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  1. Poppy CrockerJanuary 29, 2023 at 11:28 AM

    Energy is always hard to come by at the end of January.

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    1. Lace makerJanuary 29, 2023 at 1:35 PM

      At least we saw the sun today. Yesterday was a storm. It caused my lace guild to move the in person meeting date to next month and visit on zoom instead.

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