Lets Talk About Tea! Mudlarking A Very Very Muddy Foreshore!

This week we are almost knee deep in mud searching for tiny treasures and history! We find something which led down the rabbit hole of our countries obsession with tea!
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[@shepherd4406]

Nice to spend time with you again on this sunny Saturday afternoon. So relaxing. Thank you.

[@jakea1035]

A lovely bucolic scene young lady crouched in the mud surrounded by wildflowers and little wildlife, it could be anytime in the last 6oo years, then over fly's an aircraft! Mood broken! Thanks for another lovely lark.

[@superbellabeau]

As I sit here sipping on my morning cuppa hearing about the tradition of tea. ❤😊

[@bonnerdebbie]

Thank you, always enjoy your videos no matter what you do or don't find.

[@wendydwight3420]

I love the beautiful nature shots you add to your videos, makes it extra relaxing ……so if ever you want a change of career you could try being a wild life photographer … 📸

[@susancousins8766]

At 17:11 when Fleur picked up the bead there is a face near it. I enjoyed your Tea Time sherd story, some of the tables were very unique and different compared to today’s. Nice sherd with the girl and boy, so cute 🥰 great fun finds this day! Have a wonderful rest of your week. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💜

[@peggyjenkins5525]

That marble looks like Christmas candy

[@elisebaker1037]

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[@denisew3917]

Tea time on a tea table, is a wonderful ritual. That bottle would make a great 🦷🦷holder😆

[@carolekinsey7835]

Only a few finds in this weeks episode ladies, but always interesting. That little dark bead looked so interesting. Its always sad to see just one, when you know it would have been a string of pretties. Now mostly scattered and lost to the waves and mud. Ah but treasures still keep getting churned to the surface, to be found. All you need is eagle eyes to spot them. You ladies definitely have the eye to see them. Especially as there really was so much mud. It does make me wonder just how much has been lost lying beneath all that. The layers of history in there must be mind blowing. Loved the tea sherd history including the tea table. The tradition we have for tea drinking, i think is well known in this country. It is the cure for everything. Any problems are solved over a good cuppa. That is, if you like tea. 😅 Id love to see you mend some of your collected items. Would that sitting girl with no head you found, look ok sat at the top of the broken lamb piece? She could be watching over two baby lambs? Find a head with a bonnet. Like Bo Peep. Just an idea. 🤔😊 x

[@maroulio2067]

I love the shard with the 2 little children- I would put that on a dolls' house nursery wall. Tea story was fun- I drink plain tea at breakfast and also drink Greek coffee plain twice a day. I have both Scottish and Greek ancestry so......

[@susanroller6905]

Watching and listening to you both always brightens my day. I love the sherd stories and the laughter you share when telling them. It's so wonderful seeing the love and actual friendship you have with each other. Sadly it's rare these days 😢Much love and hugs 🥰🥰

[@LynneWright]

The lace on the figure body is made by dipping cotton lace in liquid porcelain slip and hand applied in the greenware stage. When the figure is fired, the cotton burns away leaving delicate porcelain lace! The figures usually are marked Dresden.

[@catatonia2001]

Would love to see some more mudlark crafting. I do miss that. Think I am one of the few who likes teeth.

[@caroll-annd289]

Hi Kate and Fleur, The round piece of glass that you found with the few metal pins left in it, may well have been the bottom of either an old radio or TV glass valve. I remember valves before transistors and digital came into being.

[@charlesperez9976]

Nice finds indeed! Speaking of tea,I am currently enjoying a Sheng puerh from 1988! Sheng,or raw tea,it comes in a pressed cake,like a hockey puck. You pry off about 5 grams,and brew it in a little Yixing clay tea pot,from which I will get about 15 steepings of beautiful tea,no milk,no sugar,just a strange chocolate note,like when you eat dark chocolate! I bring my tea and teapot to England,as I will in September,there is a place in Greenwich that sells beautiful Puerh.

[@sheenawhyte7430]

Beautiful pics❤

[@KarlGillcrist]

Thanks for another enjoyable relaxing video that part of a bulb looks like it may be from a old radio tube and the tea table story brought back memories of having tea with my grandmother her tea pot was always on I enjoyed may cups of tea with her you could use a broken dolls leg on a pirate doll just add a peg to it looking forward to another great video Karl from Canada

[@andreaskummer4212]

I laughed so hard when you came across "The Brain" LOL Love your videos. God Bless.

[@denisepiekarski4159]

Thanks for another fun video. ❤

[@sadielevens1144]

Lovely finds and story.❤❤❤❤❤

[@tterbay]

Another very interesting & informative Sherd Story. Thank you both, very much!

[@lightwavz]

Kate, I am surprised you don't keep those bottle stoppers to use as oversized mushrooms. I can see you sticking them to dowels and planting them in your allotment!

[@teresahamilton7801]

the moment you rinsed the marble i thought it would make a great ring, but of course, it should go in the doll's house. thanx for sharing your muddy lark!

[@mzpatintexas8329]

I drink my tea hot, without sugar or cream. Iced sweetened tea is a popular drink here in Texas.

[@robertabessey7990]

That glass piece with the little metal threads I think looks like the bottom of a broken radio or TV tube. I thought the black berry looked like a head at first as well. 😂 Beautiful marble, Looks like candy. I also thought that white blob looked like the top of a skull. Thank you for sharing. Your videos are very relaxing.

[@kayesdigginit1519]

We have wonderful tea rooms, here in the US, also. I love when I can get to one.

[@fairyacorn4854]

Not a great deal pof finds but some really nice ones I think you will agree. Love the blackberry ( we call them Brimbles in Devon) and the dark old bead is great. Pink glass looks like a brain and would be good for Halloween. Gosh it was very muddy that day so stay safe and lovely to see Oscar enjoying afternoon tea. He's really growing up now and so handsome.

[@lynthompson2764]

The little glass circle with the pins could be from a broken radio valve. Great video as always . Cheers from New Zealand

[@DeniceBrown-i3p]

Thank you for making these videos that share your world with us. They are both educational and entertaining. You are inspiring so many people to see the beauty and history around us. Where do you sell your creations?

[@johanneberube6682]

I like the marble too

[@YvonneWilson312]

This very afternoon we treated ourselves to a new teapot! haha. (Glass with an infuser - quite daring for us!). A cup of tea makes anything and everything better!

[@victorromeo2238]

Cool old marble looked like a small German onion skin ? stay safe V.R.

[@naricewoolon3248]

I love the story’s I love that you share that knowledge with us. Thank you❤❤

[@catherinethompson2525]

Yes make a marker ring & a tooth ring!!

[@piligarcia4771]

I have tried to plant sweet peas for years and with a poor result. Hope you get them they are beautiful.

[@yomama8873]

Cool ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@paularindal3642]

It is an Onion Skin marble! Well, half of one...

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

When you are out, do you have trouble buying a nice cup of tea. What tea is offered around here is sweet, iced, tea. I like my tea black without milk or sugar in it. I like to drink my tea from a coffee mug. I own three tea pots; but, I don't often use a tea pot very. I use tea bags. Almost everyone I know drinks coffee. I never learned to like coffee. The blackberries are about finished here. .

[@sarahlarkin213]

Generally speaking ( as someone with a degree in archaeology ) they are pottery or ceramic SHERDS and glass SHARDS. But it doesn’t really matter

[@KS-ml5qz]

Hello ladies! I’m wondering if the broken pipe bowl (41:36) could be used as a high back chair for the Doll’s House? Stay well!

[@themcgeefamily7514]

❤ 💙

[@tomierussom]

It's a denture tooth.

[@TreasureHuntingNana]

The sherd is very cute

[@margaretlynch1494]

🙋‍♀️❤

[@cdmikie]

Speaking of tea, how is it that what I would think is supper is called tea over your way? Is tea an evening meal?

[@danafredrickson42]

That German marble looks like a piece of peppermint candy. americans drink coffee now and lots of it!!! well not me but im the exception. we have the giant mosquitoes here too can't even go into your own yard eat you alive

[@ceceliakeown5653]

Thats for sure!! I went out briefly on the front porch, to cut watermelon pieces from the rind, to store in ziplocs bags in the fridge. In that brief time I came back with at least 6 huge bites.

[@virginiasolis5214]

denture tooth

[@chrissettles4127]

That looks like a real tooth

[@honeykat1]

I really enjoyed that nice gentle mudlark! I'd be very happy to see you make some more creations with the bits you find, either here or on your other channel: I loved the ones you made (such as the candlesticks) some time ago! kindest regards to you all, k

[@janetwagner6084]

Loved the candlesticks,too!

[@msmuffet1]

The disc with pins through it could be from a radio tube, possibly. Coffee tables, at least here, are shorter than tea tables. We generally sit on a sofa and lean forward to put your coffee down on the table. It is not tall, so that you can watch TV from the sofa.

[@andreaskummer4212]

That's what i thought too. :)

[@lightwavz]

Yes, a vacuum tube. I am married to a musician and we spend a lot of time examining equipment 😊

[@lorihouchin4732]

This was an awesome video I love the sherd story and seeing you all enjoying tea time Thank you so much 😊👍❤️

[@LynneWright]

I am amazed at the fact you are able to find tiny seed beads in all that mud! So enjoyable watching you both dig for treasures. The German company, Hertwig must have done a lot of business in England because many of the china doll parts you find are by that company.

[@angelavorhees5946]

Always love a visit from you two dear ladies. I thought the style of the figurine you found looked like dresden porcelain. They actually soak real lace in the pottery mixture and apply it, it burns out during the firing . May be totally off the mark, but that's what i was reminded of. The sherd story was fun. Just listening to you both cheers me up and relaxes me, and I really need that now. God bless.

[@marciajohnson6767]

Thanks so much for this beautiful video! I relaxed and totally enjoyed this! ❤ 😊

[@spellcaster7893]

I love that todays’ sherd story was dedicated to the history of the tea table 😊. I love these stores so much, thank you!

[@kristidavis9945]

The piece of glass that looked cone shaped Kate found after she found the pottery shard with the two hands looks to be the tip part of an old antique glass spinning top. It might not be but that’s what it looked like when it was muddy.❤

[@FlorenceFrazier2002]

I have to say I love your Sherd Stories. I learn so much from listening.

[@cathyjay2569]

Has anyone ever mentioned if they play the drinking game whilst watching your videos? I don’t drink, but I think it would be hilarious to have to drink a shot every time you say “dolls house.” Love you ladies! Oscar, too.❤TN Nana

[@maryclasen9168]

Hello my dears! I am guessing someone may have already told you, that sort of porcelain lace is called “Dresden Lace.” If you look it up, it’s quite interesting. ❤

[@jodybishel6556]

Once again your video is entertaining me as I de-stem elderberries. The raspberry you found was probably the knob from a teapot or sugar bowl. Please be sure to show us if you do make a piece of jewelry from it.

[@io_55]

Hi Kate :) Thank you for the beautiful video!❤

[@patty4091]

As a child, in the pool, I would play tea party under water to see how long I could hold my breath. I played mother, and did it the English way, adding the sugar, then milk, then tea. If I could talk others to go under with me, I’d have multiple people to go through. They didn’t last long so I and my imaginary friends would go through the full ritual! I got pretty good at it.

[@ceceliakeown5653]

Memories are fun. My girlfriend,( I was 6 and she 5) and I did the same at the pool .

[@suepage4364]

The ice cream cone ceramic piece would make a neat umbrella stand for a dolls house ❤️

[@beckybrown553]

That is absolutely beautiful and the food looks amazing, have a beautiful weekend.

[@donnabrewer4971]

I absolutely love having afternoon tea out with my hubby! A dear friend in Plymstock prepared us a lovely to go tea when we left their home to return to London on the train. It contained a thermos of tea, a couple of homemade scones, some fresh strawberries, and a small jar of clotted cream. She packed plastic forks and knives as well as small paper plates and paper napkins, all packed carefully in a Sainsbury's insulated bag. So I loved hearing all about tea tables and their importance.

[@lightwavz]

From the Boston Tea Party side of the ocean, we didn't object to the tea itself, but to being taxed upon taxed for it. Nowadays we just get taxed upon taxed for everything. And we still drink tea along with our coffee fixation. Most of our popular tea is iced though. Our Southern states built a whole tradition on sweet iced tea. 😊

[@heathermurray9939]

If you find vintage tea caddies with a crown on the bottom, made in Carlisle Cumbria ( metal box now bevcan) Carlisle has 2 factories one makes beer tins and 2nd makes tea, biscuits etc tins been going since 1888 to present day

[@TheAshesvondust]

F: Coffee's not any bigger than tea though! K: ... F: ... K: ....yeah This made me lose it, you two are too funny

[@sapphonymph8204]

Lovely surroundings and wonderful company.

[@andrewtitus6704]

Beautiful marble. The shards are very interesting and fun. For rust removal from glass, pottery, wood, metal, etc. I got a squirt bottle from an auto parts store, Must For Rust, I think it was. Worked fine a bunch of times. It's weak phosphoric acid most likely.

[@MrVegasdeuce]

As an American, I always thought Tea Time was just to have some tea....😂

[@donnaking0715]

Hello Lady's, I truly enjoy watching your videos!! I hope you're weather is much cooler than here in Tyler Texas it is 103 °

[@kayesdigginit1519]

I'm in Longview.

[@donnaking0715]

@@kayesdigginit1519 cool 😎 Hi Neighbor

[@TheRabajohn]

I live near Woodlawn, which is between Marshall & Jefferson, Texas.

[@richardserridge2767]

It would be great to find complete tea room plates! I found a local dump in Cheshire where I got some fantastic bottles the other day and it appears to be undug, so I'm hopeful I can get out finding again!

[@MrVegasdeuce]

I would love to muck around the English waters and fields. Can't find much in Illinois except junk or aluminum cans...lol❤

[@kathycameron7625]

We in the southern states love our iced tea year round! In the 80’s my daughter and I started drinking our iced tea with no sugar unlike our southern family! The rest of our family drink sweet iced tea!!! I love your videos and your family too!!!

[@johanneberube6682]

Hello! I particularly like seeing some beautiful wild flowers . Thanks 🌹🌹

[@susanamann1806]

So work on your doll houses I don't think viewers would mind. Go for it. You have so many ideas. Build them ladies.

[@RobertHall-y6z]

Compared to what I find in New Zealand its amazing and I'm jealous ( in a good way) ❤

[@mewzishun]

The round piece of glass with the pins is the bottom of an old vacuum tube from a radio.

[@heathermurray9939]

You should go back along the rivers with having a lot of rain as it might of washed things out

[@kaeryngregory3657]

Do you need any antique tiny mother of pearl and glass buttons for your dolls?

[@jonihenry8124]

I love the little shard!! And the marble and the pink blob... 🙂

[@pennyhoward3438]

I always enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing

[@joclothier5536]

Coffee tables were only invented during the last century and just to be somewhat controversial,I also pronounce scone as skon !!! The broken German marble looks just like a multi coloured sea urchin.! Love ,Jo.xx

[@darrylwillett8359]

You lovely ladies are my favorite mudlarkers.

[@teresaskinner6240]

All was a pleasure to watch really nice finds 👍

[@georgiaware3248]

Thank yous very much for this Summer time video ❤ Loved it, Love your wonderful company Fleur & Kate, nothing else like it Sincerely Georgia i have a new grandbaby⭐⭐👶🙋‍♀️

[@sticklebacksummer]

Congratulations!

[@lovelyskull3483]

Thank you, wonderful video.

[@milemarker301]

Really enjoyed the sherd story, Very much appreciated all the pictures you used to illustrate the tea tables. Marvelous. On a separate note, I was a little bit aghast at the mud you were in ... because I've seen the horror stories of people in the UK getting trapped in mud at low tide. SO glad you take care, I know you've been stuck a bit before :)

[@lynneseaward1315]

The blackberry is gorgeous!😀

[@iansuehooper7542]

Enjoyed this video, more so because of the pics of those colourful wild flowers, the UK certainly is blessed with flowers. The sherd story was, as always, very enjoyable.

[@JR-yz2iy]

Another great video Fleur & Kate. The round, flat piece of glass with a few pins sticking out looks very much like the bottom of a radio or TV valve. I used to repair the old radio and televisions so recognise them very well.

[@elainemarion751]

Hi, I’m no expert but I think the so called German marble looks to be Italian artisan glass. Love your videos so hello from Pennsylvania USA

[@colingodfrey1008]

Was it this week you were down there as I was on that beach on Monday and I'm sure I remember seeing some of the bits you picked up? Also, I found a black bead identical to the one you got!

[@heathermurray9939]

I live in Carlisle Cumbria & i used to have an allotment but had to stop after a failed knee replacement, I grow my own vegetables and fruit garden it tastes better home grown, I have planted some avocados stones straight into the soil & it's started to grow.

[@artanddebearickson9729]

The porcelian with lace first started in Dresden Germany, thus known as Dresden lace. Later, it became known as drape lace. deb

[@petrahachmann5289]

I love to see the torso with laced dress with her new head you’ve showed in this video…it will be amazing…❤ thanks for the sherd story and I have a chilling out time as every time I look your video’s

[@tonywild1963]

If you put a head on the girl figurine, she could sit above the sheep and be little bow peep. I like the green colour piece of shard with the two boys. Interesting video thank you

[@sandybuchart6017]

I love your finds, sometimes the smalls are more interesting than large ones ! Just a note about your filming, I find very hard to see them when you hold them too high and all I see is your hand or You move too fast ! I love how you merge things together and create something new like that girl with the foot bath , very creative !

[@Singit24Seven]

Love your videos! You could take the very pretty broken marble, and glue a silver or gold seed bead to the top, and make it into a miniature perfume bottle for a vanity. 💕

[@andrewhorwood1058]

Your light bulb end is actually the bottom of an old vacuum tube, like from a tube radio, which were common before transistors.