Afternoon Tea

Sometimes there's nothing quite as enjoyable as a hot cup of darjeeling with a buttery shortbread cookie on the side.

The 2 o'clock hour always seems to demolish me- put me in a dark room for 15 minutes and my default is to have glazed over eyes, ready to fall asleep. No matter how much sleep I got the night before, if I'm not doing something active (taking notes doesn't count), I'm ready for naptime. Sigh for circadian rhythms.

So, as I mentioned, a break with a little pick-me-up is perfect. Today is a little breezy and not as hot as this weekend was, so a hot cup of tea isn't stifling.

It's been a little depressing to read the NYTimes, with the oil spill, North Korea, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict dominating the front page. Such information reminds me of how imperfect this world of mine is and can be, which is incredibly jarring. With things like tea time in the two o'clock hour, it's hard to imagine anything else. But, I suppose real life is going to be far from perfect, and for that I am incredibly excited- make a difference, have an impact, do some good. Make some mistakes and figure it out along the way.

Anyway, welcome to June! I hope it's a wonderful month for all of you~