tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post8626638496584572642..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Tea as Inspiration - Annie WestAlly Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-41456477545290400552012-04-19T18:55:46.976+10:002012-04-19T18:55:46.976+10:00Thanks everyone for your enthusiasm! I'm so pl...Thanks everyone for your enthusiasm! I'm so pleased you enjoyed my tea bags. They make me smile when I see them so it's great to share the joy.<br /><br />As for a winner of UNDONE BY HIS TOUCH - I've done a random draw and THE WINNER IS PRINCESS FIONA. Congratulations, Fiona! Just email me at annie(at)annie-west(dot)com with your postal address and I'll send it to you.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-58439975885477150932012-04-19T17:15:22.080+10:002012-04-19T17:15:22.080+10:00Hi Sue,
What a canny idea. Though I think it could...Hi Sue,<br />What a canny idea. Though I think it could daunt me too to have all those ultra successful authors watching me. I'd feel like they were wondering why I'm procrastinating instead of writing.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-38646097340696670992012-04-19T06:58:12.020+10:002012-04-19T06:58:12.020+10:00Sharon, now there's an interesting idea. I cou...Sharon, now there's an interesting idea. I could see some fabulous animal tea bags. I think seeing a cute hairy nosed wombat over a cuppa at the beginning of the day would be terrific. And, yes a set of cats for the cat lovers or dogs for the canine fans.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-47599161849692697252012-04-19T06:56:59.532+10:002012-04-19T06:56:59.532+10:00Love the teabags, Annie. They certainly beat the c...Love the teabags, Annie. They certainly beat the common garden variety in my pantry. If I was to put inspiring pictures on mine they'd be of very successful romance and suspence writers so that they could remind me daily of my goals. I drink buckets of tea so would always be getting a nudge from them.Sue MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475372981173809219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-69704641261178711862012-04-19T06:54:37.498+10:002012-04-19T06:54:37.498+10:00Helen, I'm glad you approve. These make me smi...Helen, I'm glad you approve. These make me smile whenever I look at them.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-8514987828656569962012-04-19T06:51:40.223+10:002012-04-19T06:51:40.223+10:00Hi Cheryse. I may just do that.Hi Cheryse. I may just do that.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-5998251613260073282012-04-19T06:50:16.319+10:002012-04-19T06:50:16.319+10:00Rachel, that's precisely why my tea bags are u...Rachel, that's precisely why my tea bags are unopened after so long. I want to use them but I want to keep them. I think I'll have to use them then pin the 'used' authors to my cork board. Yes definitely something appropriate about having English historical characters with your tea. Was just imagining what it might be like to have Shakespearian characters gracing your cup but I'm not sure it would be calming having Hamlet or Othello brooding up at you as you drank.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-76778148957707337682012-04-19T06:46:35.763+10:002012-04-19T06:46:35.763+10:00Marybell, I'm laughing at the idea of a bunch ...Marybell, I'm laughing at the idea of a bunch of Regency rakes hanging out in your kitchen. Now that would be a talking point. I can fully understand you drinking lots of tea then swooning. You'd have to make sure you were sitting down first! Love it.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-79902133164038760782012-04-18T22:38:51.077+10:002012-04-18T22:38:51.077+10:00Awesome teabags, Annie! I'd be torn about usi...Awesome teabags, Annie! I'd be torn about using them... but it's been great fun to hear about them and to speculate on what other tea danglers might be fun. <br /><br />Maybe animal teabags might be fun? A packet of Chinchilla cats if you fancied your cat serving a cuppa!<br /><br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-48509330964711707202012-04-18T20:32:35.407+10:002012-04-18T20:32:35.407+10:00Annie - I want them. I have serious tea envy.Annie - I want them. I have serious tea envy.Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-27809148250000750102012-04-18T18:59:20.913+10:002012-04-18T18:59:20.913+10:00SO gorgeous. I wouldn't want to use them, EVER...SO gorgeous. I wouldn't want to use them, EVER :) Keep them as inspirationCheryse Durranthttp://www.cherysedurrant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-65116451536188218792012-04-18T18:32:08.956+10:002012-04-18T18:32:08.956+10:00I love them! Though, if I only had 5, I probably w...I love them! Though, if I only had 5, I probably wouldn't be able to bring myself to use them. What we need is a regular supply...<br /><br />I think my favourite suggestion so far is for Regency rakes or the cast of Pride & Prejudice. Something about an English historical that matches with the tea drinking.Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-667916441535398872012-04-18T17:48:08.461+10:002012-04-18T17:48:08.461+10:00A range of Regency Rakes hanging out in my kitchen...A range of Regency Rakes hanging out in my kitchen would be wonderful. The only problem is, I can see myself having a lot of tea & swooning, but nothing else being done.Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-762487385019227292012-04-18T17:18:52.311+10:002012-04-18T17:18:52.311+10:00Hi Robyn, I can't believe you're the first...Hi Robyn, I can't believe you're the first to mention Gerard Butler as a model for one of these! I can see it happening...I should just make contact with the manufacturers.<br /><br />Thanks for the congratulations. I was thrilled when 'Protected By the Prince' won the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice!Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-630036664954947922012-04-18T17:16:52.129+10:002012-04-18T17:16:52.129+10:00Tash, good luck to your daughter with her deadline...Tash, good luck to your daughter with her deadline. Maybe a mint tea would help her along. I'm glad she enjoyed these. They're even better in reality.<br /><br />Am smiling at the idea of a Vin Diesel coffee bag. I wonder how he'd react? Thanks for the suggestion.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-2598645620740779002012-04-18T17:14:30.879+10:002012-04-18T17:14:30.879+10:00Hi Princess Fiona. I don't see why coffee bags...Hi Princess Fiona. I don't see why coffee bags couldn't be produced too. Glad to hear that your romances get you through the day. They make a big difference, don't they?Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-33114714828328235272012-04-18T17:13:05.814+10:002012-04-18T17:13:05.814+10:00Actually, thinking of casting characters into tea ...Actually, thinking of casting characters into tea bags, I confess I'd like a set with characters from 'The Wizard of Oz'. Now that really would brighten my day.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-13228805768440006342012-04-18T17:12:16.926+10:002012-04-18T17:12:16.926+10:00Hi bn100, I must say I'd love to be able to or...Hi bn100, I must say I'd love to be able to order some teabags made to order with various characters of mine on them. Such fun!Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-67691176281965799452012-04-18T17:11:11.564+10:002012-04-18T17:11:11.564+10:00Michelle, what a great thought - I'd love a se...Michelle, what a great thought - I'd love a set of these with the characters in Pride and Prejudice. Wouldn't that be marvellous? I fear though that I'd get rather distracted by them. I'd be too busy reliving the highs and lows of the story and probably end up using them as puppets. Hm. There's an idea.<br /><br />I'm glad the blog made you smile.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-65969253626386763022012-04-18T11:47:16.809+10:002012-04-18T11:47:16.809+10:00TashNz, you want a Vin Diesel bag. I'll put my...TashNz, you want a Vin Diesel bag. I'll put my hand up for a Gerard Butler one. And while we're at it, how about Leonardo D? Might be more of a distraction though LOL.<br />Annie, congratulations on your latest Romantic Times award win!!Robyn Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397395873217056254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-17548764342589634602012-04-18T11:23:19.227+10:002012-04-18T11:23:19.227+10:00Hi Annie, the tea bags dont inspire me at all (the...Hi Annie, the tea bags dont inspire me at all (they do make me chuckle tho) but my eldest poked her head over my shoulder to see what I was looking at and she thinks they're fab. She quite likes a bit of mint tea... maybe they'll inspire her to do her homework... the two week deadline is fast drawing near :/<br /><br />I wouldnt say no to a Vin Diesel Coffee Bag... oh yes!!! Although to be honest it would only inspire me to sit there and dream hehehe.TashNzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146884245899602417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-91885855442004539392012-04-18T09:39:15.603+10:002012-04-18T09:39:15.603+10:00I don't drink tea (I know I've just induce...I don't drink tea (I know I've just induced shock, horror, disbelief, even repugnance at that confession). I get through my day with regular doses of M&B romance. Better than Prozac.Fiona Marsdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483455541888759566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-857481310040025992012-04-18T09:39:04.693+10:002012-04-18T09:39:04.693+10:00Great idea for tea bags! I'd like to see a set...Great idea for tea bags! I'd like to see a set with an author's book characters. How about some Annie West ones?<br /><br />bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)combn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-78558930123490258262012-04-18T08:41:51.413+10:002012-04-18T08:41:51.413+10:00OMG -- I need some of these! Annie, these are bril...OMG -- I need some of these! Annie, these are brilliant and I would definitely use them. I'd make myself a cup of tea, take myself off to my writing desk and proceed to hold deep and meaningful conversations with each and every one of those writers...and perhaps consider ways to make Dante smile. :-)<br /><br />My wish list tea bags? Oh! How about the entire cast of Pride and Prejudice? I'm sure there'd be some hot moments with Mr Darcy, some amusing ones with Lizzy, and I think there'd be a certain kind of satisfaction in dunking Mr Collins and Lady Catherine.<br /><br />Fab fun post, Annie! Thanks for the chuckle.Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-29361168131262601432012-04-18T08:01:38.892+10:002012-04-18T08:01:38.892+10:00Hi Imelda, I'm chuckling here at the way you s...Hi Imelda, I'm chuckling here at the way you speak about naked hunks lolling in my cup of tea. I can see it now. Hm, I'm beginning to wonder if I could contact the manufacturers with some brilliant ideas and then sell them in Australia. I could make a fortune from romance readers and writers alone. Yes, I did wonder if there musicians too. Must try to find out.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.com