Morning cuppa - what's your first thought when you wake up?
'Tea. Dawn and iPM. Now I'm ready to face the day'. Jane Anastasiades
We asked you to tell us about that first cup of the day. Thanks for dropping us a line - some your morning rituals below.
Your first thoughts
also wrote to us. She wants to know your very first thoughts as you wake up for a project she's working on. Listen to her tea pitch, we gave her the length of time it takes to boil a kettle (it was three-quarters full in case you're wondering..).
You can leave a comment below, email us or your first thoughts.
Morning cuppa rituals
'Cannot operate without 4 cups of Assam - made in a tea pot with loose tea. Then an hour reading before a hard day at the legal coal face.' Sally Armitage
'Tea, for me, that first cuppa ....enables me to face the day...any day, it's crucial. I'm moribund without it. Bleak'. Michael Penning
'Something about the dawn light, the dew, and the quiet makes me ignore the breakfast tea and the earl gray, and head for the chai masala.' Michelle Walder
'A mug of hot milk with two teaspoons of 'camp' coffee and half a teaspoon of honey. The milk is fresh from the bulk tank in the dairy, the honey from a local beekeeper. ' Victoria Heywood
'First cup is usually 'engine oil' (i.e.cheap instant coffee). I'm disabled and on benefits and I don't believe in languishing in bed all day. ' Jo Hancock
'My first tipple today was drinking chocolate which actually was fairtrade cocoa. Why do first tipples have to be tea or coffee?' Graeme Stickings
'If I am not able to have my early cuppa, I feel quite lost and irritable for a long time.' David Matthews
'My morning starts with a bowl of coffee sitting looking at the mountains (I live in the Alps) - at this time of year still snowcapped - gathering my thoughts for the coming day.' Chris Trevallion
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