~There were four of us sitting at Miss Clare's round table that afternoon.
A cloth of incredible whiteness, bordered with a deep edging of Miss Clare's mother's crocheting, covered the table, and in the middle stood a bowl of primroses. The best tea-service, patterned with pansies, was in use, and the cut-glass dishes held damson cheese and lemon curd of Miss Clare's own making. The bread and butter was cut so thin as to be almost transparent.~
I am grateful for books. The above is taken from 'Miss Read Village school' published in 1955.
I love books, I just can not walk past a book shop (can I Shan?) We have hundreds and hundreds and on many subjects, fiction and non-fiction.
oh yes~!!~ love books too~!!~
ReplyDeleteand now i think i'll go and have a cup of tea, some tiny sandwiches and a good read~!~ i'm reading The Poisenwood Bible right now (for the second time) and the skys have turned grey so this sounds like the perfect way to spend the next couple of hours . . .
:)
libbyQ
Ooooh I have all the Miss Read books, they are like old friends I read them over and over again. I find them so comforting - a world where people are nice to each other and any problem can be solved over a cup of tea!
ReplyDeleteI read others too of course! Reading about Lilly Langtrey at the moment.
What would we do witout our regular 'read' everyday!
vicky x
It's nice to 'escape' somewhere lovely isn't it. If only life were still like that.........xxx
ReplyDeleteI was going to do a post on books too Lyn! I adore books of all kinds old, new, fiction, non-fiction. I think there is something interesting to be found in every book! I have never read 'Miss Read' but would like to after reading the excerpt from the book. I also like a 'proper' tea time but haven't really done that for years. As a child we used to have tinned red salmon and cucumber sandwiches as a sunday tea-time treat! x
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying your "grateful" posts. I absoloutley love the Miss Read books and your extract goes perfectly with the picture, lovely.
ReplyDeleteSarah x
There's nothign better than tea out of a china cup ... enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog, Lyn, and have found your thankfulness posts very touching. I can identify with many of them, even teatime, which we experienced when visiting London.
ReplyDeleteI love that book and the picture you chose is perfect. Isn't it a pity we don't often take proper tea nowadays? There is something so genteel and refreshing about real teatime. Let's bring it back!!
ReplyDeleteJane
I have been meaning to read Miss Read for ages - and you have made me want to even more! I love the picture of everyone at tea - a real image of a bygone age.
ReplyDeletePomona x