"Yes, that's it," said the Hatter with a sigh: "it's always tea-time, and we've no time to wash the things between whiles."

i have decided that i want to start a tea-cup collection.... it might have something to do with the fact that i just read Alice in Wonderland (and one of my favorite scenes just happens to be the Mad Hatter's tea party) or it may have been inspired by "tea at three" (a tea time / chat time event we used to run at the Rails End Gallery). The Gallery has this great collection of old tea-cups with matching  saucers that i LOVE.... and the best part about the collection is that each tea cup and saucer pair is individual and unique... there are no two that are alike! 

so... i have been thinking that i want to start a tea-cup collection and i want every tea cup to be unique... i will probably begin looking at antique stores and such... but in the meantime i was getting ideas from googling... and here are a few of my favourites! (in no particular order)

'Take some more tea,' the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. 

           'I've had nothing yet,' Alice replied in an offended tone, 'so I can't take more.'

'You mean you can't take less,' said the Hatter: 'it's very easy to take more than nothing."

           'Nobody asked your opinion,' said Alice.

- From the tea party in Alice in Wonderland