Tuesday 4 - Tea Party

It's time for Tuesday 4 and this week we are invited to chat about tea parties.

1. Do you invite people over for coffee or tea? In normal times, yes I do. I never drink tea myself but always keep a supply in for visitors. 

2.  Entertaining is a good way to serve others. The bible encourages it in talking about how to be a good person:

Isaiah 58: "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?  Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?" 

Do you entertain often? I used to have people round regularly but even before the restrictions of lockdown and Covid, entertaining at home was starting to tail off and had changed so that I was meeting friends for meals or for coffee in town. I miss having people round so will start doing it again once it is safe to do so.

3. What kind of refreshments do you offer to guests? It depends. If I'd invited people round during the daytime I'd bake biscuits, scones, cakes, etc., but I don't usually have treats like that at home (as it's too tempting), so anyone who called in unexpectedly just had to take pot luck! I used to host film nights once a month where friends came round and we'd eat together before watching the film but, as I have food allergies and so does one of my friends, it was always easier on those evenings to order takeaway food, everyone choosing their own meal.

4. Do you enjoy tea and/or coffee? How do you take it? Of the two I only drink black coffee, not too strong and no sugar, but I never touch tea - can't stand the stuff. I often just drink boiled water and in the colder months, sometimes have hot chocolate.

Many thanks to Annie for organising this linky party.