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 ♥

MY BLUE TEA SET

I've loved this tea set forever

as it was part of every

family gathering as I grew up.

My darling mother treasured it

and she wouldn't trust anyone else

to bring it down safely from the

top shelf of the kitchen dresser.

It holds such happy memories

of many lovely coffee mornings

and afternoon tea parties.

Mother had several lovely

china tea sets

but this 'Spode Camilla' set

she loved the most.

This is the one she brought out

for special family occasions!

Being the only daughter in our family,

most of her lovely china

was passed on to me.

I in turn will pass it on

to my daughter.

It is used every day now and

I treasure it dearly - it never

goes in the dishwasher

but is carefully washed by hand!

Today I'm joining

 Mary for Thursday's Inspiration

Bernideen's Open House Thursday

Claudia's A Favorite Thing

Terri's Teacup Tuesday 

Martha's Tea Cup Tuesday

Sandi's  Tea Time Tuesday

Kathy's A Delightsome Life

Please make a cup of tea
and pop in to say hello!

Terri of Artful Affirmations blog
is having a beautiful Giveaway to
celebrate her new class
Soulful Adornments here
the winner will be chosen on 1st May!

À bientôt

be kind to one another

hugs

Shane ♥

...his mother put him to bed and made some chamomile tea.

AND she gave a dose of it to Peter!

'One table-spoon to be taken at bed-time'.