Popping in to wish everyone a truly wonderful day.
The weather today is absolutely awesome-
not too hot, not too cold, not too damp, not too windy.
Perfect.....and quite rare for Ohio.
It is the perfect weather to take tea outdoors,
with you - my sweet and special friend.
There isn't a thing I'd love better right now!
The birds will be our entertainment
as we peacefully enjoy one another's delightful company.
as we have before, a time or two...........
With pretty china and flowers and fresh air and sunshine............
It is such a pleasure to revisit some of our pretty
outdoor garden tea times
we have had together over the last few years.
Tea time is so much better taken outside, is it not?
It brings one's thoughts of gentle days of the past.
How nice it would have been to have lived in an old country manor
with acres upon acres of lovely landscape and gardens;
along with the necessary trusted staff to help make
gardens and frequent tea parties even possible!
Do you ever get the feeling that perhaps
you were born in the wrong century?
I don't think I'd much enjoy corsets, or not having
indoor plumbing or modern medicine....
but I know I would have enjoyed what teatime meant
to the beautiful ladies of that era.
Of course, we may always attempt what we are able
to bring back that special few hours called tea time...
to celebrate our solidarity, celebrate our femininity,
take time to still ourselves long enough to relax
and visit:
to listen, to learn and to CARE.
So many of us are running on a fretfully dangerous,
stressful treadmill in our lives.
It's time to step off that race for a time;
consider how nice life can be just slowing down.
Even just a little bit....as a gift to ourselves.
So for today, and frankly, for ALWAYS-
I wish for you long leisurely days of quiet rest.
I bid thee well, and ask God to grant you peace.
♥
~Michele
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