Sunday, November 30, 2014

THEY ARE BLOODY GOOD TEA DRINKERS IN THE TERRITORY

With  apologies  to  Ted  Egan
An  unexpected sight  in Darwin  at  the  Contemporary Craft Studios and Gallery  is  the  above  Four For Tea  exhibition  of  teapots , cups , cosies  and   associated  paintings .  Exhibitors  were  Lee Berryman , Jenny Nixon , Jozsef Godolley  and  Jinx  Smith.   

The popular image of the Northern Territory is not one of tea drinking as the passport  issued  by  entertainer and  former Territory Administrator,Ted  Egan, indicates. In addition, the  NT News and other Murdoch  papers  frequently attack southern  soy   milk  latte  sipping   drinkers  . Strangely, most of the editors   and  many other staff  members at  the News  over  the years have come from  south . Some of the horde   have been known to  ingest  caffeine, even   latte , a few hiding in  cupboards so as not to be regarded as whimps by their mock macho mates .  Grog has even  landed a few in court , one editor  admitting  he  was  a  bloody  idiot  for  drinking  and  driving .