Embroidery Tea....

Hello dear friends!

I've blogged about embroidery days before.
Our small group meets fortnightly
and this time our venue was
Mary's apartment on harbour side.
Some of you might recognise her lovely pink glass teapot
with the Chinese flower tea I posted about here

We each had a different tea cup, saucer and plate.
There is nothing quite like sipping tea
from a fine bone china cup
I'm sure you would agree!

This was my cup
with the most beautifully painted pattern
of a Spring garden.
The flowers are pink and white aubretia, bluebells
and yellow primroses in a rock garden.

I forgot to photograph the maker's stamp underneath
so I can't tell you the name or the company...
I searched Mr Google but didn't find an image
of this particular one -
can someone please tell me what it is?

Today I'm joining these tea parties
Ruth at Tuesday Cuppa Tea 
Terri at Tea Cup Tuesday
Bernideen at Friends Sharing Tea
Sandi at Tea Time Tuesday
Kathy at A Return to Loveliness

If you're into "tea, pretty china and yummy baking"
please click on the links to visit these
these blogs - why not join in
with your post on anything to do with tea!

A very yummy chocolate slice topped with toasted coconut!


Thank you dear friends
for visiting and leaving your sweet comments!

WELCOME
to my new followers - thank you for being here.


Merci à bientôt
take care of one another!
 

♥ Shane ♥

Treasured family memories...

Hello dear friends

it's tea time again and today I'm showing

you a coffee set which my mother

passed on to me.

This is an Art Deco set made by Royal Doulton

around 1920-1930

The pattern is called 'Honesty'

and each piece is decorated with a pattern

of Honesty seed pods in red, yellow and green

with a gold edging.

A lovely Autumn inspired design.

The set contains six demitasse cups and saucers

used for espresso coffee.

I remember my parents using it when

they had friends over for lunch or dinner.

When not in use it was stored carefully away

in the china cabinet.

 

It is one of my most treasured possessions

because of the precious family memories it

holds for me.

Today I'm joining these parties

Teacup Tuesday 

A Return to Loveliness

Martha's favorites 

Friends Sharing Tea 

Tea Time Tuesday
Tuesday Cuppa Tea
Feathered Nest Friday

Please pop over to these parties for a look see!

My two sweet friends who joined me for coffee today! 

 My very talented friend DORTHE of
DEN LILLE LADE
made this exquisite collage.
The image of a beautiful lady surrounded by
vintage laces, fabrics and notions-
is her
 Giveaway
I'm sure you would all like to win it so
please visit her beautiful blog to enter.

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Thank you for your visits and comments
WELCOME

 to my new followers
it's lovely to meet you!

À bientôt

and be kind to one another

Shane ♥

Chinese Flower Tea

Every second Tuesday is our group's

Embroidery day.

It's a small group - just four of us now.

These photos are from one such day about a year

or so ago at Mary's.

The Chinese flowers before

they are added to the tea pot.

It is fascinating to watch the flower unfold.

Changing little by little to become an
amazing work of art!

It has a delicate taste - much like a soft green tea.

I love tea parties so today I'm joining

the following parties

Terri ~ Teacup Tuesday

Kathy ~ A Return to Loveliness

Martha ~ Teacup Tuesday

Bernideen ~ Friends Sharing Tea

Sandi ~ Tea Time Tuesday

  

Thank you for your visits and comments
WELCOME

 to my new followers
it's lovely to meet you!

À bientôt 

and be kind to one another

Shane ♥

Tea parties and family days in France

 

Jessie loves collecting raspberries

 

I just thought I would show you that there was more

to my France trip

than visiting medieval villages!

Most of the time was spent at home

just doing normal day to day things

like picking bowls of raspberries

from the bushes in the garden.

As you can see in the top photo

Jessie was a great help too!

My daughter loves baking - a talent she inherited from her

grandmother.

 This yummy cake is called 'Charlotte aux Framboise'

and was simple to make.

(if you would like the recipe let me know)!

I had lots of little tea parties with the three girls

and baby Jessie thought they were very special!

This Staffordshire bone china miniature tea set

belonged to my mother and it will be handed down to

one of my granddaughters.

Dear Roxy is the fourth girl in the family - she is now 13 years.

She was originally a parisian girl

and my daughter carried her about Paris

in a large handbag with her nose poking out the top...

...as you do in Paris!

These languid summer days are now

but a distant memory

but a very precious one for me.

Thank you everyone for visiting me

and taking the time to leave me a comment.

That's what makes blogging worthwhile.

I read a post recently where a blogger

said she had over 300 hits on her post

yet only 18 comments -

she wanted to know what they thought...

I often wonder too -

though I'm not driven by stats at all,

for me my blog is a record of the

enjoyable things in my life.

What about you - I would love your feedback!

Today I'm joining these tea parties

Sandy for Tea Time Tuesday

Terri for Tea Cup Tuesday 

Martha's Tea-Cup-Tuesday
Bernideen's Tea in the Garden
Kathy A Return to Loveliness

Thank you so much ladies for hosting 
these gracious parties! 

À bientôt 

be kind to one another

Shane ♥