Tea Time!
Winter is a funny month in the northeast. This weekend I was
bundled up against the near freezing temperatures each time I went out, my
scarf wrapped around me and my gloves constant companions. Today I am wearing
my spring jacket, unbuttoned, and enjoying the sunny day. There are advantages
to all seasons, each offering its own personality.
Sunday was that kind of day. After doing chores in the
morning, we lit a fire in the den in the afternoon and settled in for our
version of British tea. The logs in the fireplace were aged and burned nicely.
We primed them with kindling from the branches that fall from the various trees
in our backyard throughout the year using the older, seasoned wood.
When the fire was burning nicely, I set out two mugs of
steaming water for our tea. We prefer green but black tea with a tad of milk is
delicious, too. We enjoyed chocolate cake with chocolate icing as we sat by the
fire, feeling its embracing warmth outside as we relished the pleasing snack
inside. After our tea we settled back, my husband with his book and me with the
jigsaw puzzle I was doing, and savored the rest of the afternoon.
There will be no fire on this warm day but the memory lasts.
And as the seasons change and I experience each in its own way, I hope to bring
moments like this with me, to treasure nature’s differences.
Tips for building a safe fire:
For an easy step-by-step for a beginner:
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