Recently, I was out shopping. Imagine my amazement at seeing so many tea kettles in one place. I haven’t had a tea kettle in years. I was brought down memory lane. I remembered having a blue Chantal tea kettle in my 20s. It had a loud whistle when water boiled.
What happened to that tea kettle? When did I give it away? I was thinking it must have been around the time that Nespresso coffee machines were “the craze.” I remember walking into Sur La Table in California. They had so many Nespresso machines to choose from.
Specifically, they had the Pixie in beautiful bright colors. I was drawn to the Lime green one. They gave a demo, I was sold on the ease of use and bought one. NO MORE TEA. So, that must have been how my Chantal tea kettle was given away.
Lately, I’ve been drinking a lot of tea. When I boil water, I use a pot. I admit, easy to use, but feels like I am camping. When my daughter went to College in Ireland she learned quickly that EVERY house has a tea kettle. Drinking tea is part of their life. It would be like the Italians. Every Italian house has an espresso machine of some sort.
As I looked at the tea kettle display I thought. Should I buy one? Is it necessary? They do whistle, my pot does not. Looking at the choices, I was drawn to the kettle with cherries on it. Made me think of a farm house.
While I didn’t buy a tea kettle that day. The display still has me thinking. Isn’t that the point of a retail display – THINK, then BUY. BRAVO!
Do you see what I see? YES, a cherry tea kettle on my stove!
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Just beautiful
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I know… makes me want to go to an antique shop and look for tea cups/saucers and tea pots. 🙂
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The cherry one is very cheery!
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You’re on the same page as “Andrew’s View of the Week”. Nice display!
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What is Andrew’s View of the Week… a blog?
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Pretty sure we both follow Andrew’s blog, our woodworker/quilter/cat-lover friend who now lives in Reno. https://andrewsviewoftheweek.com/
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Oh, and “YES” to Nespresso – it’s our go-to choice of home-brewed coffee these days. Completely addicted.
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oh yes, I can picture a cherry tea kettle on your stove!!!
It made me almost want to buy one. My sister adores her electric tea kettle!!
Blessings!
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That’s right, electric is a good option too!
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Oh yes the cherry tea kettle looks cute, very feminino :). When I moved into my apartment in Lisbon, there was an electric kettle, made of plastic (toxic!). I soon went to a store and got myself a real stainless steel kettle. The whistle reminds me of good old life and the time spend boiling water for a cup of tea. Ahhh, now what do I have with the tea? Maybe a cake lol
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Absolutely – cake in the afternoon with tea!!
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Just checking (as a Brit) – this kettle is just for boiling water, right? The tea leaves/bags don’t go anywhere near it…?
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Correct – this is for boiling water on the stove. The TEA POT is where you put the leaves/bags and pour the water FROM the Tea Kettle into the Tea POT. LOL – I had to think about it too.
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