Hello everyone,
I am so happy you stopped in for tea today as I have made a treat for you.
We have been picking blackberries here for the past few weeks and there are still more to ripen. I love picking these berries as the weather is nice and the pickin is easy. they grow wild so they are totally organic and free for the picking.
Blackberries and cream
I made some biscuits and whipped the cream.
And then I made some blackberry shortcakes for us.
I poured a cup of tea for you..
So come on over and help me out with these!
My inspiration for these is the cover of the Victoria Magazine May-June 2009. I just picked up the new issue out and I am looking forward to my bedtime read!
Today is Tea time Tuesday at Rose Chintz Cottage and also at Lady Katherines Tea Parlor and there is also a Victoria blog party at A Delightsome Life so I am going to join in with these lovely ladies-hope you can too!
There are few hours in life more agreeable then the hours dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. Henry James
Thank you for visiting.
Carolyn
Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI think I must bake some of them myself...tomorrow it has to be...
The clock is almost midknight here in Sweden...so the bed is waiting...
Hugs,
Anette
So nice to drink a cup of tea with you today...........and so much nice things to eat............i love it.....happy day darling love Ria....
ReplyDeleteYUM! Not only is my computer ill but I feel like I am catching a cold so the shortcake would be a treat! I think dessert is good for any ailment physical or mental ! ha
ReplyDeleteMrie Arden Pink Living
Your blackberry shortcakes look so delicious, Carolyn. Mr. AH&G must have to keep busy in the garden to work off all those goodies you are always baking! Love your pretty blue tea set too. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sandi
Hello Carolyn :) What a delightful tea for us! The blackberry shortcake looks just scrumptious....if only we lived closer I would be right over to have some :) There are a few wild blackberries that grow near our home, but I haven't been out yet to check how they are doing...perhaps I should :)
ReplyDeleteWishing you a lovely Tea Tuesday!!
Warmest hugs, Brenda
Nobody does "Victoria" as well as you. This is just beautiful! I knew it looked familiar!:)
ReplyDeleteSherry
Porcelain wonderful! dessert and tea as in Marie Antoinette
ReplyDeleteHi Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteI love your blue and white tea set! It truly is one of the prettiest I have seen! I love blackberries with fresh whip cream.. it looks so out of this world yummy!. I remember the cover of Victoria. I think I still have the issue.
Your post was so lovely today, I really enjoyed it..
Have a sweet day, hugs~Elizabeth
Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteDelicious time I had feasing at your table.
d from homehaven
Hi Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteYour black berries look so yummy...we also have wild blackberries but they are already finished for the year...actually we did not get any for us, between the birds and resident gopher turtles the vines got picked clean before I had a chance to grab any for us...Next year I will just have to be quicker.
Your tea set is so lovely also...the perfect complement to your lovely treats.
Kelsie
Thank-You Carolyn for that beautiful morning tea ~ the scones were delicious and would you believe I simply love blackberries with cream oh! and the english breakfast tea was just to my liking! I now feel ready to step out into a brand new day!
ReplyDelete~Dianne~
Hello Carolyn!
ReplyDeleteThis is very lovely! I love the blue and white issues! Your biscuit, I must say looks better than the cover! Delicious! Blackberries run wild here, except their the invasive kind that crawl along the garden!
I am so glad you joined me this week at A Return to Loveliness,
God Bless,
Kathy
Wonderful pictures, I would be delighted to help you eat those shortcakes and blackberries. Take care.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! The blackberry shortcake looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteKatherine
Carolyn, your blackberry shortcakes look delicious - I wish they grew wild here.
ReplyDeleteLovely tea you set out today and enjoy your new edition of Victoria, I'll be reading mine tonight.
Judith
Such prettiness. You have Victoria magazine beat for sure.
ReplyDeleteWhat a dekightful and delicious posting again!
ReplyDeleteYummmm! Those blackberry short cakes look delicious. I love your tea-set...what a pretty design. Our cultivated blackberries were rip in June and they were delicious also. Love the music on your blog.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful tea party again. Thanks for inviting me. It all looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteYour tea time looks so delicious. And your china is gorgeous. What delicate blues and white. The tea cup and saucer are most becoming.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Terri
Hi Carolyn...
ReplyDeleteOH, LOVED the tea set and the blackberries with the tasty biscuits and homemade whipped cream :) :) :) It's funny because I read Victoria magazine...and have been a fan since 1994...and I remember this very issue!!!
Your china is beautiful. Can you tell me some more about it? I LOVE that blue black color a lot. In fact, I purposefully will search out blue black ink for my Cross fountain pen...it's that precise color and I think it looks great!!! Beautiful!!!! Thanks for inviting me to tea :) :) :)
We had some wild blackberry bushes growing not to far from my apartment...but on the other side of the fence on another property..Then one day, someone had mowed them all down...probably as a fire prevention tactic...but I was still a little wistful. No matter...I had a joyous time here with you :) :) Thanks!!! I also just bought the newest copy of VICTORIA...so excited. Love and hugs from Oregon, Heather :)
What a gorgeous tea service! It looks so dainty and delicate. Your post makes me wish I wasn't on a diet!!! LOL
ReplyDeletePatricia :o)
Dear Carolyn...Dee-lish, dee-lish, dee-lish. Mmm mmm mmm Susan
ReplyDeleteHello Carolyn... I am quite late for tea, but I do hope you still have one of those delicious shortcakes for me! They are a perfect match for the cover inspiration:-)
ReplyDeleteBella
Just the loveliest tea I've ever attended...and the yummiest too Carolyn. Fresh out of the pages of Victoria, I swear.
ReplyDeletehugs
BEAUTIFUL tea set and pictures, i loce the colors .
ReplyDeleteDear Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteYour shortcakes look just like the front cover of the Victoria magazine!! I wish I could come over and taste them. You must be a very good baker. All those delicious looking pies, cookies and cakes I see coming by on your blog!
I enjoy baking very much as well. We will be having a few birthdays coming up soon, so I can prepare somenting tasty again!
I loved your last post with the bouquets very much too. Somehow I missed it!
Enjoy your day!
Lieve groet, Madelief
Hi Carolyn! Everything looks so delicious. I would love to have your biscuit recipe.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, now I'm very hungry! I'm going blackberry picking this weekend so I know what I'm going to be baking when I get back :) So happy to have come across your blog. I'm having a giveaway at my Blog if you want to hop along. Hugs, Catherine x
ReplyDeleteYour pictures take me back to the times in my childhood when I had tea and scones with my grandmother and her friends in "Victorian" Victoria. Thanks for the memories!
ReplyDeleteYUM!!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are always better than any magazine.
Thanks for the treat! as if i really tasted them! Yum Yum!
ReplyDeleteCiao, grazie per i dolcetti e per il thè...era tutto squisito !!!
ReplyDelete(E amo anche i tuoi servizi da thè, uno più bello dell'altro ! )
Baci! ♥
♥Maddy
Hi Carolyn, I have been following your blog for quite some time now, I love it and the wonderfull pictures as well.
ReplyDeleteLast week I found the DVD called Anne of Avonlea, I believe the series is filmed on location on Prince Edward Island, love the story. Such a pity that I can not order the Victoria magazine here in Holland.
Warm greetings, Carina
Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteMay I come for tea ? the cake looks delicious and the blue pale design of the tea cup is very lovely and elegant.
A perfect tea time party.
Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteChristine
OMG now you've got me salivating! *wink* Your photography and subject matter, as always, is amazing, I feel as though I'm THERE!!! I remember picking wild Blackberries when we lived in England, alas, here in the Arizona Desert the only berries that are drought tolerant are Raspberries... which I love too... so delicate that I was amazed they grow fairly well in a harsh climate!!! Now I'm contemplating making berry shortcakes too... thanks for the inspiration!!!
ReplyDeleteDawn... The Bohemian
Oh, well that's so funny! I was thinking, "OH! It's just like having the old Victoria back again!" A little off but kind of right on!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn, this is soooooooo beautiful! It lifts me up and reminds me...... it reminds me of what I love so much in life. I don't think that there are words to describe it, though. Thanks for putting all of this together and, then, sharing it with us!!!!
Love, katy xxo
Oh, my... that shortcake looks delicious! You truly live such a heavenly life :) ♥
ReplyDeleteWow! So glorious. What's your biscuit recipe??? It looks so good.
ReplyDelete- The Tablescaper
Dearest Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteLooks inviting but in real life it is out of question for both of us... Since Pieter had his open heart surgery on Friday, September 3rd (4 bypasses and stent surgery done to his neck, I'm glad I got him home yesterday. BUT diet will restrict it and I myself can't have sugar either... But life goes on without it.
Thanks for sharing this virtual tea; great images so that was a joy!
Greetings from Georgia,
MariettesBacktoBasics
One of the most lovely teas I've seen. You've taken the inspiration and put your own gracious style to it. Wish I could enjoy it in person! – g
ReplyDeleteOh what a beautiful tea. I love the blue and white dishes and I was just thinking about picking blackberries the other day. We have not done that a all this year. Your post was lovely, I too love the Victoria magazine and am inspired by it.
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