Typecast

This year I have enjoyed supporting  CLIC Sargent on my blog.  Whilst it is the UK's leading children's cancer charity, it's a charity very close to my heart for many reasons - mainly because this charity (then known as the Malcolm Sargent Fund ) supported our family when my daughter was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma back in 1992.   A while back I shared a short story with you called " Fancy A Brew? "  I had written it especially for Tetley and their book " You, Me and a Cup of Tea " which has been published to raise funds for CLIC Sargent.   The book was released on 1st October 2012 and Tetley actually chose to include my story in the book (it's entry #20) The book includes 175 heart-warming stories about tea drinking or sharing a special cup of tea with a loved one.  Dozens of celebrities have also written short stories for the book and, as I flick through my copy, I can see entries from Richard Wilson, Christine Hamilton (on the pag...

"Cup of tea with three, please." Did you just wrinkle your nose up at that? Yeah, that's the expression I am usually met with when someone ask me if I want a brew. "What's the problem?"  I ask.  "It's me that's drinking it!" The brew maker usually eyes me suspiciously and tries to counterbalance their shock with the fact that they are using extra sugar for me. "Not really," I reply and continue with the explanation that my husband has no sugar in his brew (he's a coffee drinker - let's just park that there for now) but could have two sugars in it like he used to.  If I had two and he had two that would be four spoons of sugar so, in actual fact, by me having three sugars, I'm saving you some.  Reverse logic or just an answer for everything? Truthfully, there is nothing better that a good strong cup of tea though although I am quite specific with my brew making.   I'm not one for newfangled flav...