Tea for two.

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If you were to pop over to my house this morning we'd sit down together at the kitchen table and drink tea from pretty china cups. We'd probably talk about the weather. It rained heavily this morning and the grass outside is still glistening from it, but the last few days have been beautiful, just perfect weather for a long weekend with hubby home. I'd listen to stories about your weekend doings, and tell you that we spent our days swimming, gardening, and playing outside in the sunshine. I'd serve you up a generous helping of C's apple shortcake, baked yesterday, with a good dollop of whipped cream on the side. You'd probably comment on the massive pile of weeds sitting on the lawn outside the kitchen window - I grow them in profusion you know. Next we'd chat about the yellow Banksia with its beautiful flowers in bloom, and perhaps we'd discuss what veges we'll be planting in our vege garden this week (hopefully the soil is softer now after all that rain). If you love gardening I'd be certain to ask you why it is that the native shrub I planted last autumn has suddenly decided to curl up and die.

By now of course the postie would have come and the dog gone mad with barking, and we'd probably be chatting about books. I'd show you the set of 4 books that arrived by courier yesterday - Winston Churchill's A History of the English Speaking People - a bargain at only $18 for the set, even if they are paperback. You'd tell me all about the book you're reading at the moment, and I'd talk about the G.A Henty book I read over the weekend - The Reign of Terror. I'd pour us both another cup of tea and we'd talk about the books our children are reading. I'd share that C is enjoying A Town Like Alice, and All Quiet on the Western Front, while S (13) has his nose firmly buried in the Count of Monte Cristo,  and Frankenstein. I might mention that G has her ninth birthday this month and that I'm madly tracking down vintage Enid Blyton books - especially the St Clare and Malory Towers series. Or that I'm going to try my hand at sewing G a vintage style quilt using some of her old dresses. Perhaps then you'd share about a project you're working on....or we'd talk about a homemade Christmas...or our latest market finds.

Perhaps the conversation would move onto home schooling. I'd mention that we are beginning to use Ambleside Online as a guide for our studies. No doubt we'd talk about more books, just because we can! Whatever we talked about I'm sure we'd have fun. Who knows? Maybe one day we really will sit down in person and laugh and talk over a pot of tea. For now, I'm glad we get to meet together here. 

Another piece of shortcake, perhaps?