Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Spill the Tea

We live on the outskirts, if they can be called that, of our town, but we have now two cafés within walking distance of home. We are not connected to them the whole way by sidewalks, but we find out way to walk over there through the winter conditions from to time.

You are familiar with Dark & Deadly, at least you are if you have stopped your bus here at all in the past few years. It's the café with monsters that has now been open for a few years. While I haven't bothered shooting the monsters lately, I did bother to shoot Sue during our visit last week.

 Most of my photos of Sue seem to be across
the table in restaurants.

I rather like shooting Sue, which is fair enough because she frequently expresses a desire to shoot me, particularly when I spill or drop things in my ultra clumsy fashion.

A new café, Spill the Tea, has just opened in the Health Centre, which has also just opened recently. We trudged there yesterday through gale force winds, as revealed by the blowing flag. It was a bit of a tough walk, but we were drawn by the promise of yummy looking bagels, which aren't of offer at Dark & Deadly although yummy breakfast sandwiches are. We ended up ordering sundried tomato bagels. They were pretty darn good, and so was the coffee.


The sign in the hall and the view inside, which other than us was empty at the time. 

No monsters here. 

So here we are with a selfie and a Sue shot. It seems like 90% of my Sue photos are taken in restaurants. This is about as exciting as life gets on a dull, windy in the middle of January. 



By the way, did you know about the phrase, spill the tea? Milady informs me that it is now a euphemism for gossiping. Seems like a good name for a café and tea house.


20 comments:

  1. OK. Having my morning cuppa (tea), and almost spilled it when I read this..."I rather like shooting Sue, which is fair enough because she frequently expresses a desire to shoot me, particularly when I spill or drop things in my ultra clumsy fashion."
    Thank you for the morning chuckles!

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  2. The meaning of spill the tea was a new one for me, similar to spill the beans. Your photos of Sue are always enjoyed as she is a very stylish lady. Hope the new cafe attracts more folks in future.

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  3. Forgot to add that the lines out when Sue wants to shoot you was funny and clever.

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  4. I always thought the phrase was "spill the beans."

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    1. I think it still is, but it has a slightly different connotation.

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  5. Great photos. It’s nice to have options like that second place!

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  6. Two cafes nearby – that's really convenient. I'm happy for you.
    Thanks for the lovely photos... and yes, dress warmly.

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  7. I hope they make it, it is so hard for cafes like that to survive, so nice that you frequent them. Great photos of Sue!

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  8. Good looking photos all, but I especially like the last with both of you in a "selfie." And kudos for braving the elements to enjoy early tea/coffee and bagels.

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  9. It's nice to have a couple of spots like this within walking distance. It looks nice, too!

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  10. I have a weakness for any type of fresh baked bread so I'm really glad there isn't such a place in close walking distance to me.

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  11. Spill the tea has been around for years. It's about insider gossip, delicious! It's different from spill the beans which is about admitting guilt. But you could spill the beans in the course of spilling the tea, even better.

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    1. I think you've got it. They are not quite the same thing.

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  12. Must try it. And, yes, shooting is sometimes too good for the perp.

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  13. You and Sue, always nice to see you both. Spill the tea is newish to me. It was always spill the beans, as in tell me.

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  14. You both look good after your recent bout of not-so-good. The tea house looks a little cool to me. I guess i prefer warm and cozy!

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  15. I have never heard "spill the tea" either. I am impressed that you headed out for a walk in that wind.

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  16. I like the name, the photo of both of you is my favorite. Fresh bagels made that gusty walk worth it. I'm thoroughly confused by the monsters at the other place.

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  17. I have never heard 'spill the tea' although I have heard of 'spill the beans'. Cute name for a tea house though.

    Sue has been an elegant woman all her days, hasn't she?

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  18. I hope Spill the Tea makes it. I would imagine it would be tough to run a new business these days. Coffee places are ubiquitous here and competition is fierce. I love bagels!

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