"French Sugar"

"French Sugar"

1950's

 Giving sugar cubes to our horses,

 one of my first memories.

Grandma kept a jar full just for that purpose.

Of course I had to pop a few myself!

They were white.

 1970's

Sugar cubes came back into my life.

We lived in Europe, 
so I purchased a box, 
 actually using them each day in my tea.

I finally filled my sugar bowl 
with cubes for convenience sake. 
I felt "ladylike!"

They were white.

1980

Randall took me to Paris,

 for our 10th wedding anniversary. 

We sat down in a little French cafe' for lunch.

 I wasn't surprised to see sugar cubes, 

  when my tea arrived.
But,

They were
 "BROWN!"

1998

I have blogged a bit
 about our trips to
 England.
  Going to the little store on the campus of
 Eton College for boy's in Windsor.

What I didn't convey, 

is finding one of my favorite things
 in that tiny Eton store.

A little box of Brown sugar cubes 
all the way from "Paris!"

Older and wiser, I bought 3 boxes, 
and brought them back to California,

where they graced my sugar bowl,

and many a Mother & Daughter Tea.

I used them, but had one box remaining when we moved to the great state of Tennessee!
 But alas, they are all gone now more than 9 years past.

July 2013

Going to Paris again.

Purchasing something special.

They are Brown!
One of my favorite things.