Tea Cups Travel the World.....

My dear friend

Stephanie

of 

The Enchanting Rose

has hosted another of her world famous

Tea CupExchange

Parties

I was partnered with

Mimi

of

A Tray of Bliss

She sent me a beautiful tea cup named

Clementine

embellished with exquisite pink roses

of the vintage kind - my favourites

Also in the package were

a gorgeous heart

and

the prettiest beaded lace collar 

both hand made by Mimi.

I just love the sweet card Mimi made

for me as well.

Thank you

Mimi

You have spoiled me with

all these pretty gifts!

I sent my tea cup to

Trisha

of

American Honey Home

and

it was my pleasure to find

the right tea cup for her

Stephanie had sent me an email

telling me Trisha's favourite colour was yellow

so when I spotted this bone china tea cup

in a little antique shop

I knew it would be perfect!

It is a Royal Albert cup

named

Primulette!

I hope Trisha loves it too.

I added some other 'tea related' bits and bobs

with a Kiwi flavour

to give her a taste of New Zealand.

Thank you

dear Stephanie for hosting another

of your lovely tea parties.

I know what a huge undertaking it is

and you run it like a professional!

Please visit Stephanie's blog here

I'm joining Mimi for

Five Star Frou-Frou

do pop over for a look!

Take care dear friends and

be kind to one another

Merci à bientôt

Shane

A Day in Paris.....

Paris

Avenue des Champs Elysees

and a

Bride and groom

all part of

a day in

Paris

the city of love!

Take care and
be kind to one another

à bientôt

Shane

A visit to Laduree in Paris

On a sunny Sunday in Paris

my daughter and I visited 

a beautiful Ladurée shop just off 

the Avenue des Champs-Élysées.

It was a magical experience
the decor is exquisite and I could easily imagine
Marie Antoinette frequenting
such establishments had they been there in her day!

Such lavish displays of macarons and chocolates
made it difficult to narrow down my selections
of flavours and boxes!

The only drawback was the throngs of other tourists
with the same idea as me....
but that didn't stop me joining the queue
and eventually my turn came around to be served!

If you are a macaron lover and visiting Paris
then I recommend you
don't miss this treat!


I'm joining 
Judith for Mosaic Monday
and
Stephanie for Roses of Inspiration.

Thank you ladies for hosting



Take care and
be kind to one another

Merci à bientôt


Shane 

French Wedding Card

Some time ago I made this card

to say thank you

to a sweet bloggy friend of mine

Rhonda

I bought the card from La Cigale

....and beautiful as it was

being me, I had to embellish it, just a little!

I'm joining the following parties
Wen for

Simply Neutrals Tuesday

Stephanie for

Roses of Inspiration

and

Mimi for
Five Star Frugal

Thank you ladies for hosting!

Take care and 

be kind to one another!

Merci à bientôt

Shane