Five O'Clock Tea

Five O'Clock Tea by
Mary Cassatt
1880

 An ode to tea

When the world is at odds,
And the mind is at sea,
Then cease the useless tedium,
And brew a cup of tea.

There is magic in it’s fragrance,
There is solace in it’s taste;
And the laden moments vanish,
Somehow into space.

And the world becomes a lovely thing!
There’s beauty as you see;
All because you briefly stopped,
To brew a cup of tea.

-Author unknown

Mary Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker, who often created images of the social and private lives of women.

Image: public domain 

Holiday Tea & a Book

During the Holidays I am taking a little time to enjoy Hibiscus Spiced Tea from and reading The Celtic Way of Prayer: The Recovery of the Religious Imagination by Esther De Waal.

This book serves as a good introduction to Celtic Christianity for those unfamiliar with it. The reader will find out what makes Celtic Christianity compelling and unique, and discover the beauty and richness of the Celtic way of life with Esther  de Waal as she explores the rich legacy of Celtic songs, poems, prayers, and blessings that grew out of the dynamic meeting of Christian monasticism with an older, communal way of life ordered by kinship, a rural sense of place, the pattern of the seasons, and the cycles of birth and death. 

The Perfect Afternoon: A Purring Cat and A Fine Cup of Tea.

the perfect afternoon: a purring cat and a fine cup of tea., originally uploaded by nerdmeister23.

When the tea is brought at five o'clock
and all the neat curtains are drawn with care,
the little black cat with bright green eyes
is suddenly purring there.
--Harold Monroe