This travel tea set holds a ceramic teapot and two cups in a zipped carry case with a handle. The cream teapot and cups are decorated with a long-haired, blue-eyed cat among bright flowers. Its carry case is dark blue, with white stitching all around the edge. Together the set weighs about 1.1 kg, and the teapot measures about 9 × 9 × 7 cm.
A place for every piece
Inside, a soft lining has separate hollows for the teapot, its lid and the two cups, so nothing knocks together on the way. The teapot's metal handle comes off and packs away separately.
Tea at the bottom of the garden
Take hot water in a vacuum flask and make the tea when you get there. That way you drink from proper cups at the bottom of the garden, on a day out or at a weekend cottage, not from paper ones. Do not put the ceramic teapot on a hob, as it is not a kettle.
Tea bags are the simplest option. Put one in the pot, fill it from the flask, and after a few minutes pour into the two cups. For loose-leaf tea, pack a small strainer as well.
The cups have no handles, so hold them by the rim and the base. Rinse them with a little hot water first and the tea will stay warm for longer.
For anyone who loves cats
On the teapot the cat sits large among the flowers, and the cups repeat it on a smaller scale. The pattern makes a good present for someone who has a cat at home, or simply likes them. As the set comes in its own case, you will not need to wrap it. With two cups, it is made for two people sharing an afternoon tea.