“You ain’t from around here, I can tell that from how you talk.” “No, ma’am, I’m from England.” “Hmph. Only good thing that ever came from England was tea.” Julia didn’t think it necessary to explain that tea came from China, for Ma Ivey was still talking. --Smuggler's Bride Today is #InternationalTeaDay and I'm celebrating at lunch with a pot of gunpowder green. Of course, that's what I do every day when I'm home for lunch. Tea drinking is as much a part of my daily routine as my love of coffee, with a pot of green in the afternoon and a cuppa black in the early evening. I'm very particular about my tea drinking, which is why I almost never order it when I'm out. Unless it's brewed properly, loose-leaf in a warmed pot, I'd rather have coffee. I do take bagged tea when I'm traveling, but I also have a tea press if I have the opportunity to bring water to a near boil in my hotel room. There's nothing quite like a soothing cup of tea in the...