“Tea Time”
Traditionally an opportunity to
Enjoy a cup of tea
Accompanied by dainty sandwiches and
Tea cakes,
Involving the use of good
Manners and proper
Etiquette.
~Tonya R. Hengerer
“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”
~Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
Categories: Poetry, The Weekly Bleat
My name is Tonya, and I grew up on a 300-acre farm in rural Virginia that has been in my family for over 100 years. After graduating from college, receiving my master’s degree in speech and language pathology, and living and working in a small city for six years, I decided to return to the place of my childhood. Here, in this rural area, on this patch of green, where for four generations my family has farmed, gardened, and lived, I, too wanted to be a part of this continuity. As a fourth generation farmgirl, I have many interests that not only include, but also go beyond the basics of farming, gardening, sheep and chicken-keeping. It is all of this and more that I plan on sharing in this blog.
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Tea time isn’t a tradition where I live but sounds fun !
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It’s not really a tradition where I live, either. However, any quiet moment I manage to have with a cup of tea and cookie is tea time to me. Thanks for visiting and following my blog! 🙂
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You’re welcome.
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Certainly! I’ll check it out.
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It is a tradition where I come from and I love it. Very clever poem Tonya, you got it spot on!
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Thanks so much, Edwina! You’re very lucky. I always so enjoy the ceremony of tea when we visit England. I especially love a cup of tea accompanied by a slice of Victoria Sponge–heavenly! 🙂
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Oh yes. I love a bit of Victoria sponge too, or maybe a scone with some clotted cream. Yum!
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Oh, that really does sound good! It’s definitely hard to beat a scone with clotted cream. That’s actually one of the main reasons I look forward to visiting England. 😉
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You can start your own teatime tradition.:-)
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That’s a wonderful idea! I just need a good recipe for Victoria sponge.
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Check this one out. It is pretty easy even I can make it. 🙂 http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/532634/grannys-victoria-sponge
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Thank you, Edwina! That was so kind of you. The recipe looks fantastic as well as straightforward. I can’t wait to try it! I’m thinking this may be a future post compliments of edwinasepisodes. 🙂
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I will look forward to that 🙂
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I remember when I was growing up how he older ladies in the neighborhood would get together once or twice a week for a tea. I always thought that was a cool tradition that somehow managed to try to die off. Have you been to the tea rooms in the UK? I ad a great time there visiting them. I was in Betty’s in York, England for a late afternoon tea. Had a wonderful conversation with two ladies there.
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I think getting together for tea weekly sounds lovely. What a wonderful tradition. I have visited a few tea rooms in England, and I loved the experience. I’ve never been to York, but we’ve visited friends in Yorkshire. England is such a beautiful country!
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My youngest daughter gets together with a couple of her girl friends and do tea every once in a while. I bought her a real nice porcelain tea set so they could do it proper. she keeps eyeballing the two tier cake stand in my hutch. I’ll know where it disappeared to if it ever comes up missing.
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That was really nice of you. Of course, the cake stand would make a nice addition to her tea set. Maybe you could get her one of her own for an upcoming occasion. 🙂
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yeh, I’ll hafta keep an eye out on EBay for a nice one.
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I love afternoon tea!! I was able to do that in the Philippines and it was fabulous!
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