What a pleasure to have some time for reading again! Oh, I’ve got plenty of papers to correct, and my days are long and I’m tired by the time the bell rings. But I’ve reached a point in the school year where the kids are pretty well trained (and doing nicely…what a sweet and bright group of kids this year!) and I’m finally into my school year routine.
So last week, after a particularly long meeting at the district office, I stopped at the bookstore and just wandered around. I ended up buying two mysteries — a reward for surviving the intensity of school-start. And it’s been delightful to have a good book waiting for me at home. I do look forward to coming home, making a cup of tea, and reading for awhile before I start dinner. It’s such a pleasure!
A Fondness For Reading 
What mysteries did you pick up?
And that cup of tea (of course it’s tea, in fact I think it’s Formosa oolong) looks wonderful.
md
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Mary, of course it’s Formosa oolong! How did you know? 🙂 I’m really enjoying the first mystery…it’s The Summer of the Big Bachi, by Naomi Hirahara, and is very good. I’ll be reviewing it very soon. The other mystery was by Margery Allingham. I’ve always wanted to read her stuff, but never have.
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I am glad to hear that you have time to read now. Enjoy!
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What a great relaxing post. I love curling up w/ a good book and a cup of tea. Sometimes you need a bit of break or escape.
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I’m glad to hear things have finally settled down…this post made me relax just reading it!
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Just looking at that cup of tea with the halo of steam made me feel relaxed. You’re very civilized!
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Thanks, Kailana!
Thanks, Amanda. So true! I really need that (short) tea and reading break after school. It helps me decompress!
Thanks, JoAnn. It’s so nice to have more of a balance to life again.
Thanks, Bybee! I love that you described me that way 🙂 …I had to chuckle when I read that because I talk with my 2nd graders a lot about “being civilized!” They eat lunch in the room, and we’ve been working on those old-fashioned ideas of civility — in particular, using good manners, cleaning up after oneself, and saying ‘please and thank you’ !
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Beautiful photo! I have a never favorite tea. It’s Good Earth’s Pomegranate Superfruit Tea (green tea, pomegrante & cherry). It’s delicious and doesn’t require any sugar or honey. Perfect on this COLD fall afternoon. 🙂
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I love that image of the tea cup and snatched it — hope that’s okay. So glad you’ve got time to read, again. It’s frustrating when you’re too busy to sit down with a book and just relax.
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I’m experiencing the same thing today, but doubly so because down here in sunny LA we have our first rainstorm. So, I spent an hour in front of the fire, listening to the rain and reading Middlemarch. A slice of heaven!
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