Poetry Teatime for One
My little bit of self care in between unexpected days of grandma duties this week. When I still homeschooled our 5 children we had a Poetry Teatime every Tuesday to start our school day. We’d gather our favorite poetry books or our current read aloud and set the table with our favorite tea cups and enjoy tea and little treats-often just cinnamon toast soldiers and apple slices-while we took turns reading or reciting poetry. It truly was our favorite part of our homeschool week. We did this for nearly 20 of the 24 years we homeschooled. Our tradition slowly ended when our youngest was our last scholar as activities and the pressures of high school and a bit of her lack of interest changed the look of our days. But seeing, in my book club’s online community, a friend’s post of her lovely table set for teatime made me realize I truly missed Poetry Teatime. So, on Thursday as much needed rain came pouring down I had a little teatime just for me. It was only a...
