Very Nearly Tea

'Christopher Robin was home by this time,

because it was the afternoon, and he

was so glad to see them that they stayed

there until very nearly tea-time, and then

they had a Very Nearly tea, which is one

you forget about afterwards, and hurried

on to Pooh Corner, so as to see Eeyore before

it was too late to have a Proper Tea with Owl.'

A.A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner

Photo: child's tea table and chairs in the back yard, set for a simple tea.