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Monday, June 18, 2012

In this house, there is always mate.


Most people drink it from a pretty little gourd, and we do, sometimes, but this little white cup with a rose on it is my favorite. It sits at the ready on our counter-top, sometimes still warm and full of tea from the morning, sometimes empty as it waits for tomorrow.


I can picture my mom as a child in Argentina, passing mate around with her Italian family; but now here we are--one olive skinned woman and one fair skinned--taking quick sips together in the morning before we leave the quiet house. 

I think about my father and the freckles and Irish names he passed down to my brother and me, and then I think more deeply about that white cup with a rosy exterior, filled with another culture. It makes sense to me.

11 comments:

  1. i love mate. but i thought the bombilla was the straw and the mate was the gourd?

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  2. So beautiful. What wonderful heritage.

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  3. i have never had this...is like tea? coffee? something else entirely??

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  4. What a sweet post, Megan. You are such a great mix of both your parents.

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  5. @Amanda--You're right! For some reason I always want to call the gourd a bomba or bombilla.

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  6. i LOVE mate. i myself purchased the pretty little gourd and accompanying silver straw.

    delish.

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  7. I have never had this, is it a morning tea or something like it? It looks fancy!

    xx,
    Erin

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  8. Yum! Wait, tell me about Argentina? Did she live there? Shouldn't I know this.

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  9. I've never tried this, but it looks lovely.

    http://shannonhearts.blogspot.com/

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  10. Thank you for the link, but I've got to tell you, I'm still confused. I'd really like to try it though. I like all of the mate based teas, so this sounds yummy.

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  11. What a sweet story! You have a really sweet blog!

    xxx,
    e.
    http://jasminblancboutique.blogspot.co.uk/

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