Tea for One

Description

In Tea for One , Alice Taylor celebrates the little moments that bring us joy After many busy years raising a family and running a business, Alice is now living alone – with all the challenges and pleasures that brings. From improving her painting to perfecting her garden, exploring family histories and reclaiming her mother’s art of tea-making, Alice celebrates the small acts that fill her days and make her happy. Table of Contents Contents Learning from the Elders page 9 As Time Goes By 11 Solitude 21 Let’s Have a Cup of Tea 23 The Gift of a Book 29 My Beloved Comforter 39 Catch Your Hare 47 A Gaggle of Geese 55 History in Our Heads 63 Written in Stone 73 Gardening 83 A Little Bit of Heaven 85 Fake or Real? 91 The Scent of a Rose 101 Gatherings 109 And God Made Sunday 111 Separate Tables 121 Sign of the Times 129 Going the Distance 137 Challenges in Isolation 145 Grounded! 147 Storm in a Teacup 151 Not Now! 157 Changing Seasons 165 Goodbye, Goodbye to Summer 167 Flower Power 173 And Here Comes Christmas 181 The Highway to Santa 191 Releasing Happy Hormones 199 Baby, It’s Cold Outside 205 Hope Springs Eternal 215 Roots 223 Afterword 233