I would like to point out that although sharing a pot of tea with fine company is always lovely, tea is also a wonderful solitary drink. Sometimes, I find that I simply need a cup to tea to myself. I enjoy sitting quietly with a warm cup in my paws, or pressed warm against my chin.

It can be a time to watch the rain or to look at the sunlight. It can be a relaxing time to listen to baroque string music or quiet folk music. It is a wonderful time to read or to doodle. It is a sweet quiet time to cast out your thoughts into daydreams, or to gather then back in and try to make sense of them.

Coffee is for what you have to go out and do for other people; tea is something you do for yourself.

The best kind of friend is the one you can sit and drink tea with and not have to say a word.