Tea Cup Exchange Party!

I love tea cups and all that goes with the

gentle art of tea drinking... so I was delighted when

Stephanie of The Enchanting Rose

told us she was having another Tea Cup Exchange party!

This beautiful cornflower tea cup and saucer

arrived in a parcel from Stephanie - what a lovely surprise!

I didn't know Stephanie was my giving exchange partner

Thank you

dear Stephanie for your beautiful gifts

I was 'over the moon' with everything you sent me!

As you can see there were so many beautiful items

and all hand made by Stephanie!

A lavender sachet, the sweetest fridge magnet, 

and a set of pretty greeting cards!

   

My receiving partner for the swap was

Asia of Under a Creative Spell

I visited Asia's blog to find out what she liked

and learnt, she loves Shabby Chic

which is what I like too - she was the perfect partner for me!

I sent Asia a vintage tea cup, saucer and plate

I found in my local Hospice shop!

I fell in love with it and felt Asia would like it too!

It was made by Royal Albert and has the lovely name

American Beauty.

I popped a few extras in the parcel including

a rosy tea towel, a fragrant drawer sachet

an embroidered linen tray cloth and a French magazine

called Shabby Chic!

I was in such a hurry to wrap my parcel

and get it to the Post Office....

and I totally forgot to photograph everything

(that's the second time - it happened at the last swap too)!

Merci Asia for sending me copies of your photographs!

Thank you

dear Stephanie for hosting your Tea Cup Exchange Party

it was a huge success and I'm looking forward to

the next one later in the year!

I'm linking this post to

Stephanie at The Enchanting Rose

Sandi for Tea Time Tuesday

Ruth for Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Bernideen for Friends Sharing Tea

Take care and

be kind to one another

Merci à bientôt

Shane

My Favourite Tea Cups

If you are visiting from Vicki's Grow Your Blog party
my post and giveaway are here
My giveaway (see the side bar) is open to everyone
even if you aren't involved in the party
you are very welcome to enter - no strings attached!
Please click on the link above and leave your comment
on that post, thank you!

Today I'm sharing my beautiful blue

Spode Camille tea set 

handed down to me by my mother

you can see a previous post here

I'm joining Sandi's tea party at

Rose Chintz Cottage

to celebrate her five years of

Tea Time Tuesday!

I'm also joining my dear friend Stephanie
for her Tuesday party
Roses of Inspiration

and Jes for
The Art of Home Making Mondays

This is my favourite tea cup
because it holds so many

precious family memories of

time spent when friends popped in...

to enjoy a good old chin wag (chat)

catching up on each family's news

while sipping tea.

What could be nicer?!

Mother used these sweet cups every day

for both tea and coffee.

I've always loved the simple little flowers

that make up the pattern.

I can't remember what they are called...

maybe you can remind me!

A tea party wouldn't be any fun

without some friends to share

now would it?

I baked a gingerbread cake

and added crystallised ginger to the icing

which the bears love!

Do please pop over to
Sandi, Stephanie and Jes's blogs
and see what everyone is posting

it's fun!

 Thank you for visiting and I so

appreciate your kind comments!

Welcome

to my new followers.

Take care and

 be kind to one another

Merci à bientôt

Shane

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 ♥

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 ♥