Lets have Tea
By Inlemay
@Inlemay (17713)
South Africa
August 29, 2016 2:29am CST
In Britain, the word "tea" (and the related "tea time") has several figurative meanings to which I wanted to respond, because some people in fact think its actually Tea we are drinking.
It real meaning - its time for a break and one doesnt necessarily have to have TEA in this break time, but coffee, beer or any other refreshment will do as well.
TEA is also referred to as a light snack in the evening or lunch time, a sandwich with a beverage is what it is.
So when @Jabo invites us for 'tea' in her beautiful Flowering Garden, then I believe we can have a cuppa coffee too!
It was a wonderful week-end with temps rising to 28*C in most parts of SA - that means that Spring will soon be here and my blooms will almost look as good as Janet's - well not quite.
My Geraniums are blooming at the moment. This reminds me of the abundant geraniums one sees in Europe. Just fantastic.
So what is blooming in your garden at the moment?
Anything like the English Country Garden?
"A story is a garden you carry in your pocket." ~ Alexandra Curry
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@Vivenda (583)
• Portsmouth, England
29 Aug 16
Over here, as a gross generalisation, at one time in the soouth of England you would have had your "lunch" at midday, your "tea" in the afternoon, and it would have consisted of tea or coffee with cake and sandwich, and your "dinner" in the evening when you came home from work. In the north, you would have had your "dinner" at lunch time and your "tea" would have been the main meal, on returning from work. I believe the former has become more or less the norm now. I don't really know where "supper" comes in - probably hot chocolate and biscuits before you go to bed.
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@thelme55 (77081)
• Germany
29 Aug 16
I know that and the tea my hubby and I are drinking, are PG Tips. We have to buy it in an Indian shop in Germany. My garden is not as beautiful as Janets garden but it is still beautiful with the tropical flowers that I have. I like the quote. I have not heard it before.
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
29 Aug 16
The people who owned the house planted a lot of petunias and they are blooming their little hearts out.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
29 Aug 16
so a cooler way of saying break/snack time
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
30 Aug 16
there's quite a bit bloomin' here 't the moment. nothin' 's beautiful 's that 'f our dear ms. @jaboUK 's lovely garden shows. but, the temps 'f cooled off 'n we managed to get some 'f those monsoon rains, so i've great hopes that such'll occur 'fore autumn sets 'ts teeth 'nto the landscape 'n all goes brown 'n dormant.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Aug 16
My mother thinks she is from the UK because she loves a cuppa of tea all the time.
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@rina110383 (24492)
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30 Aug 16
I wish I have a garden so that I could grow some veggies, fruits and flowers.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
29 Aug 16
The geraniums look nice.As well as the whole set up.
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@rahulerma777 (13)
• India
30 Aug 16
Good to know. Strange but very interesting fact.
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@ochie_ochie (178)
• Indonesia
29 Aug 16
I drinks tea everyday, speacially green tea works for slimmer my belly hehe 
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