I see a light in the sky
Oh, it's almost blinding me
I can't believe
I've been touched by an angel with love
Let the rain come down and wash away my tears
Let it fill my soul and drown my fears
Let it shatter the walls for a new, new sun
A new day has...come
Rainy/snowy morning... just made for tea. This morning a steaming mug of Yorkshire tea to start me off. (Side order of rice, miso soup, and Oreo cookies.)
Speaking of Oreos... you've probably eaten them many times, right? So what's the design imprinted on each side? Can you guess without looking?
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Astra wrote; Maybe I misunderstood or got confused but my wiser/better/smarter 2/3s told me yesterday that you have two big stores Fortnum & Mason in Japan. It was her guess why you know this brand.
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Fortnum & Mason have been in Japan since the late 80's, but only as 'sections' of upscale department stores; little cubicles about 4mX4m with shelves filled with their teas, and a tea lady to hand out samples and take cash. They had no shops of their own. It was in one of these department store sections that I first found Fortnum & Mason and continued buying for the next 15 years.
Then in 1999 F&M opened two stores in Japan, one in Tokyo and one in Nagoya. These were dedicated tea stores. This corresponded in time roughly to the opening of several of the kitchen equipment stores 'Williams-Sonoma' and a push in Japan to learn more international cuisines.
Unfortunately, they were all premature. Today William-Sonoma only remains in Tokyo. All the other shops have closed. I believe that this is also true of Fortum & Mason, and it's even possible that the F&M Tokyo shop has closed. I've tried calling several times in the past and got no answer. You've given me inspiration to try to contact them again. I'll let you know what I discover.
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mineral water
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You've taken the pledge!
And this takes me to the next cup... but I think it will be a redoux of the first... Yorkshire tea. As the UK advertisement says; "It's not for them wots from Surry!"
Stitchawl