Dottie drove back through town this week and stopped by for a visit. I decided it was the perfect time to resurrect an old tradition.
The "sitting around in the afternoon at 3pm having a hot beverage and a nice simple piece of lemon pound cake" tradition.
It's not really a tradition but don't you think it should be? We Moss girls discussed it and think the benefits of English tea followed by a cat nap each and every afternoon has the potential to improve the health status of the nation. We sent an e-mail to Michelle Obama and told her we thought it would make a nice adjunct to the "Let's Move" initiative. I'm fairly confident she will be calling soon to get our ideas and how it could be implemented.
I used to have "tea time " with my daughters when they came home from school. It was a nice little together time. Sometimes we had "Fabulous Friday" and had ice cream on the way home from school. We all remember those special times.
Posted by: Caroline | 08/14/2013 at 10:36 PM
I worked with a very successful salesperson and he took a catnap every single day...in his office...in a recliner. He attributed it to his success. Who am I to argue?
Add tea and pound cake into the equation? We would be unstoppable!
Posted by: Heidi | 08/15/2013 at 06:05 AM
Growing up in a house steeped in Irish tradition, I accepted as a natural occurrence the afternoon pot of tea with cookies or scones. In the conversations that evolved, my mother and aunts passed on to me (and my sister and brother) the family history/mythology as well as their sense of Irish humor and justice. In Ireland, men passed on ideas in pubs, but women did it over tea. So I am in total agreement with your plan: sign me up for a committee post!
Posted by: sharon | 08/15/2013 at 06:29 AM
I absolutely love reading your posts, Carol. You crack me up.
You Moss women are quite the bunch.
Stay evergreen. (Get it??? Moss and evergreen???!!! ;-))
Posted by: GailNHB | 08/15/2013 at 10:27 AM
A few years ago, I took an embroidery course at the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court. We all stopped at mid-morning for a tea break. It was so "civilized" that I wonder why Americans don't do the same. In too much of a hurry, I suppose.
Posted by: Odette Bragg | 08/15/2013 at 03:43 PM
Absolutely... life needs tea breaks and the traditional English tea... I am always reminded of the last two lines of Rupert Brooks 'Grantchester' a word painting of England in the last century:
Stands the Church clock at ten to three ?
And is there honey still for tea ?
Posted by: Bobby | 08/15/2013 at 03:49 PM
amen! i took a california nap in solidarity.
too bad there was no poundcake.
just as well i suppose...
Posted by: sister | 08/15/2013 at 04:04 PM
You are truly lucky to have such a lovely family!
That cake looks very delectable..
I take my tea...green!
Cheers!
Linda :o)
Posted by: Linda | 08/15/2013 at 09:28 PM
When my husband was stationed in England during the Korean War that wasn't, he was amazed that men working on roads or any public works project would stop at 3 PM every day and have tea! Such a civilized tradition. I love the thought of making afternoon tea & baked treats as an ongoing tradition.
My love of tea comes naturally thru my DNA; Full blooded Irish & lover of tales. Yes, from County Mayo my ancestors came, Potato Famine immigrants.
Posted by: Joan Clarke | 08/16/2013 at 08:09 PM
No kidding -- that is a terrific tradition and I want to be invited over!
Posted by: Pamela | 08/17/2013 at 10:17 AM