Tea for Two

Hello Friend,

Let’s pretend we are sitting down to a shared pot of tea. I’ll pour. Sugar? Cream? Perhaps a hint of honey.

I’ve started the habit of putting my cream in first – no sugar – and then pouring the tea. If I add honey, it’s half a teaspoon added after I pour so it can melt as I stir. I didn’t make scones today, but I have a few chocolate chip cookies left that I baked last week. Please, help yourself.

Now tell me, how are you holding up as you hole up these days? 

I find myself steering away from all the fear-inducing feeds. Of course, it’s important to stay informed, and The Cowboy and I do that by listening to the news or checking the provincial website in the mornings, and then carrying on with our day. 

I’ve decided that I will do one COVID19-related thing a day. Must stay vigilant. Then make the most of the rest of the day in front of me, which is actually very easy, as I find myself more than usually busy these days. 

Yesterday, I disinfected all the light-switches and doorknobs in the house – especially the one on the outside of the front door. Wiped down the piano keys, and all the remotes, computer keyboards … whatever we touch a lot. Because Babe is still leaving home to work out there in the world, I feel this is necessary. 

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Photo by Jochen Gabrisch on Unsplash

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Today, I opened all the blinds on all the windows – wide open. Everybody is so insulated these days that I felt we needed to OPEN UP somehow. I opened some windows too. It’s kind of a grey day but the fresh air is nice. Fresh air! Wonderful. And it’s lovely to hear the birds singing. Don’t you agree?

I hope you are finding things to do with your day. I hope you are getting out of your pajamas – most days – brushing your hair and putting on your makeup. Because, after all, we do not live in a cave.

Can I warm up your tea? Please, have another cookie.

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Lately, when I’ve needed a little pick-me-up, I’ve been watching that British tv show Portrait Artist of the Year. It’s so inspiring to watch these painters, professional and amateur, create a complete portrait in four hours. My goodness there are talented people in the world! I find the show on the Makeful channel, and have been recording it so I can watch it when I need it.

Some people find sketching or painting therapeutic. I think I would, if I could paint. Haha. But I don’t even know what colours make up the colour-wheel I hear artists talk about all the time.

I think my therapy is sewing. There’s just something about turning scraps of fabric into a finished masterpiece. A masterpiece, as you know, doesn’t mean something is absolutely flawless or perfect. It is only that the finished work reflects the artist’s heart and skill. Her gift and personality.

A combination of all of those things is what makes it a work of art. I suppose that’s what I enjoy so much about Portrait Artist of the Year. Every artist and every artist’s work is unique to them. No one else could do it just that way.

No one else could do what you do just that way. That’s why the world needs you.

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Oh, do you have to run? Well, thank you so much for stopping by. It’s been a pleasure, and I hope you will do it again soon. Take care and stay safe out there. And as you go, here’s a jolly tune to walk you out.

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Featured image of lemon teapot: by Jill Wellington from Pixabay