tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post3885376978759690631..comments2023-06-02T15:46:37.487+02:00Comments on JOURNEY INTO ELDERHOOD: How To Make a Proper Cup of TeaGrandmother Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-58451873070669007102012-11-16T10:17:01.855+01:002012-11-16T10:17:01.855+01:00We used a varitey of Berry Tea that the grands lik...We used a varitey of Berry Tea that the grands liked.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-7121866020825699192012-11-15T23:56:22.954+01:002012-11-15T23:56:22.954+01:00Lovely. We have tea parties with no tea, but I thi...Lovely. We have tea parties with no tea, but I think next time I'll brew one of the caffeine-free varieties for us. It will add a whole new dimension to the tea party, I'm sure. Thanks! Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-36865084796834185902012-11-15T22:27:30.469+01:002012-11-15T22:27:30.469+01:00thank you for your words and thoughts today...smil...thank you for your words and thoughts today...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-17243033186455408362012-11-15T20:36:44.344+01:002012-11-15T20:36:44.344+01:00Savor and enjoy.Savor and enjoy.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-17390502709942427552012-11-15T20:36:02.491+01:002012-11-15T20:36:02.491+01:00When my grands were here they so enjoyed our daily...When my grands were here they so enjoyed our daily tea and requested it if I forgot, including my grandson. I cherish the memories. When my grandson came alone this summer he again asked for our tea together. Making memories.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-20102706957163840762012-11-15T20:29:55.897+01:002012-11-15T20:29:55.897+01:00Yes, inhaling deeply and taking small sips… Yes, inhaling deeply and taking small sips… Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-90244086057476382072012-11-15T20:27:23.468+01:002012-11-15T20:27:23.468+01:00Glad you found your way over here, Erin. I like th...Glad you found your way over here, Erin. I like the quote about attention/prayer. I was amazed at how very much my grandchildren liked having tea parties. I figured my granddaughter would based on some of her other likes but my grandson also requested them daily. Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-85201309175259460682012-11-15T18:01:19.674+01:002012-11-15T18:01:19.674+01:00I enjoyed this! I am a coffee drinker, for the mo...I enjoyed this! I am a coffee drinker, for the most part; but I also have here tea and teapot (and even a tea ball). I think I will make some tea today....just because of this!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-27238816107957622382012-11-15T16:34:38.230+01:002012-11-15T16:34:38.230+01:00It was a matter of the teacher coming along when t...It was a matter of the teacher coming along when the student was ready.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-56723568038015124372012-11-15T16:33:17.123+01:002012-11-15T16:33:17.123+01:00Both my grands like tea parties as do I.Both my grands like tea parties as do I.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-37262021678683786572012-11-15T15:11:18.093+01:002012-11-15T15:11:18.093+01:00I love her. My mother made such a lovely ritual o...I love her. My mother made such a lovely ritual of her tea. I miss her. (My race was on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It was fabulous.)Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-66925551902552402592012-11-15T10:03:07.368+01:002012-11-15T10:03:07.368+01:00I smiled at the tea. I also have felt what Erin sa...I smiled at the tea. I also have felt what Erin said in her comment, that rituals are not necessarily important. But just last night (before reading here) I was reveling in ritual and recognizing that it is one of the healing ways of attention. It is <i>important</i> to have things that you love, material things, to hold, clink, drink from, to bodily live and partake of with loved ones. These photos are <i>precious</i>, and I am moved by them. I realize now that I must have tea with James when he is old enough. (His dad is a great tea drinker.)<br /><br />I must say that Erin is always a source of inspiration. She has changed how I think and feel.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-55990406835189577162012-11-15T06:28:12.906+01:002012-11-15T06:28:12.906+01:00if we can hold it all in our heart..i like...i lik...if we can hold it all in our heart..i like...i like coming into calm waters with a good cup of tea, inhaling life, taking small sips...lovely pics of your grandchildren as well..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-88001061750788501792012-11-15T04:40:21.454+01:002012-11-15T04:40:21.454+01:00pema chodron caused a click in me too, when i need...pema chodron caused a click in me too, when i needed it most. it is uncanny, i think, how this happens. we must be open enough in those moments to receive the instigation for the click. i owe her a debt of gratitude.<br /><br />simone weil writes a great deal about attention also. of course, every poet/philosopher, that is really what they are writing about, or at least the great ones:) "Attention, taken to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer. It presupposes faith and love."<br /><br />we are truly being here, i think, when we pay attention and by paying attention, by being here, we are giving thanks. <br /><br />(i'm thankful for you, mary, and your patience. it was just today by some click of the brain...i have been wondering all this time...why don't i get mary's posts? and i clicked through to see...and then i saw. how could it have been that i was not following you? something led me here today:))) this is true.<br /><br />there is GREAT ritual in pouring tea. i have had a personal argument with ritual. sometimes, i have argued, it can be empty and non-thinking, but as i am learning it can be a way to fashion the attention in a moment. these children certainly seem to be engrossed:))<br /><br />xo<br />erinerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636371927224076866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-47956956894802025052012-11-15T01:12:29.657+01:002012-11-15T01:12:29.657+01:00Lovely, the pictures and the tea, along with the t...Lovely, the pictures and the tea, along with the thought of making our entire lives into a ritual. In a way, it already is, but it's not usually recognized. Thank you, Mary, for making it visible. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-2670413238058611472012-11-14T23:15:36.714+01:002012-11-14T23:15:36.714+01:00So adorable and a wonderful post. Thanks. k. So adorable and a wonderful post. Thanks. k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-24090809241295253552012-11-14T23:01:34.847+01:002012-11-14T23:01:34.847+01:00smiles...it is a wonderful post...and so true...th...smiles...it is a wonderful post...and so true...the tea party accentuates it so well, as well...like listening to the wind...and finding our weather....and tea...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356093701102910263.post-7192200667472862292012-11-14T22:48:46.009+01:002012-11-14T22:48:46.009+01:00Lovely post.Lovely post.Yolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068063513978782703noreply@blogger.com