Sunday, July 21, 2013

A Summer Afternoon Tea



                                                        Hello everyone,
                    Hope your weekend is going well. I took a little time out for a lovely summer                                 afternoon tea before our tour from Japan arrived . I did some rearranging on our                             screened porch this weekend and finished a couple of projects(more on that later).
                    Anyway, I thought this was a pretty good spot for my tea today.
                        I picked these Eden roses for a small bouquet and put them in my old vintage                                 vase.
                           I also picked a mixed bouquet of roses from our garden and picked one of my                               favorite teapots.
                                               A cosy little spot to sit.

                                                                   

     Our tour from last weekend- a lovely group. One nice lady gave me a beautiful parasol -perfect for a Downton Abbey tea. Speaking of  Downton Abbey the tickets for my Downton Abbey are now all sold out!!!

Thank you for your visit!
Carolyn

13 comments:

  1. Just beautiful! I love your use of quilts!

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  2. Hi Carolyn,
    Your tea with roses is just lovely! I favour that teapot too. My son had dropped by this evening and I was showing him pictures of your duck pond {which he helped survey}. He was quite impressed with how beautifully it turned out! Hope your week is off to a wonderful start!

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  3. How beautiful, Carolyn!
    Congratulations on your feature in Romantic Country Magazines. I have a subscription to Romantic Country and I was overjoyed to see your home featured. I wish you success on your fundraiser for your darling and precious grandson. My sister and I so wish that we were closer so that we could tour your lovely home too! My goodness - you look so elegant in that lacy gown! Thank you so very much for sharing! Take care and I hope that you have a wonderful week! Karen

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  4. It all looked totally delightful, Carolyn. Wish I had been among your Japanese guests! Susan

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  5. The tea you have set looks so lovely and the people look like they had a great time.

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  6. Hello Carolyn,
    My favorite is Your teapot,
    but all things, the pillows, the roses and so on are things for a
    cozy afternoon. I like it.
    Greetings from Germany
    Olga from
    *hansundgrete-shop.blogspot.com*

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  7. Lovely tea, thoughtful gift and congrats on the selling out of your DA tea- no surprise.

    What lucky peeps to be able to attend that. I shall live vicariously through you all - and your blog when you share it - and pretend I too could be there for it. : - )

    Have a wonderful week.

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  8. Lovely romantic tea with beautiful quilts. I am looking forward to your Downtown Abbey tea on your blog.

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  9. It's a beautiful spot to enjoy a cup of tea, Carolyn. There is such softness in the white wicker and pink setting, as well as a certain dream-like quality.

    I'm sure your upcoming tea will be a remarkable success. Enjoy.

    -Karen

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  10. Such sweet looking ladies and kind as well to give you a parasol!

    Beautiful photographs as always! Love the floral vase.

    Happy week,

    Madelief x

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  11. Your roses and your bouquets are just beautiful! I love also your romantic china.
    Kisses
    Alessandra

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  12. Querida Carolyn, estou encantada com as rosas lindas e suave, com o chá, xícara e bule lindos de viver, a cadeira com almofadas um encanto, eu gostei muito da toalha da mesa. Tudo belo demais, parabéns pelo ótimo gosto.
    Um abraço de Fernanda

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  13. Your posts give me such a pleasure I thought I would leave here a 'Merci Carolyn !!' ♥
    Thank you for the smiles you give me when I read you,
    Bonne journée,
    Régine

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Thank you for all your sweet comments and may your day be filled with joy!

Carolyn