"The tea ritual allows us to slow down, to focus, to open up to a broader view of our lives and feel more grateful for the miracle of our existence.Whether you have tea alone or with a spouse or a friend, the ceremony is more important than the tea because it is a time you set aside to break free, to listen, to reflect, and to enjoy a simple, inexpensive, gracious act." --Alexandra Stoddard
Having a regular afternoon tea time can be any or all of the following...
A way to nurture friendship.
A way to share intimate time with your child after school.
A way to help your spouse transition into being at home again after work.
A moment alone for reflection, perhaps while journaling.
The typical menu for tea time seems to include several different types of tea sandwiches, cut into squares or triangles (cucumber, chicken salad, egg salad, etc), some kind of quiche, grapes, scones, cookies, cake or pie, and finally, tea!
You might even decide to start a tea club...
Here is Tamera Bastiaan's account of how her book club/tea club is set up...
"One person from the group decides to host the tea. They then get to choose the book and the date (around six weeks from the last one). They send out the invitations to all of us. We all read the book and show up for tea at the hostess's house on the appointed day. We have tea and discuss the book. Our group really loves to read and is GREAT about getting onto a lot of interesting, interpretive questions and discussions."
Starting a tea ritual is a way to connect more deeply with yourself, with your children, with your family and your friends.
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