A Pink Afternoon Tea

            Hello everyone,

          It has been another cold week here

       so I am starting to look forward

         to the end of this cold old winter.

         However, a nice cup of tea in the

         sunroom is always a treat as I can

       enjoy the beauty from indoors.

      A pretty tea set always

brings cheer.

A bouquet of tulips

Vintage teacups are ready

for tea.

                                                         The sunroom has a stack
                                                          pink and white china on
                                                          display.

  Hope you are having a good week and

thank you for visiting!

Carolyn

Happy Valentine's Day

     Happy Valentine's Day !

       I just popped by to wish you all

a lovely romantic day and

  share some romantic beauty

with you.

                                                            Beautiful romantic roses

Of course we want a few treats

to enjoy.

A pretty teacup for tea.

My favorite teapot

Romantic lace

More pretty teacups

                                                Hope you are having a very special
                                                         day!

                                                                   Love,

                                                                         Carolyn

A Little Romance

            Hello everyone,

With Valentine's Day coming up soon,

I thought it would be a good time to

share a few soft and romantic

vignettes from the past.

As you probably know I love

all things tea.

Love this really old teapot

and the matching plate.

                                Romantic bouquet of peonies

I seem to have a passion

for pink as well.

           Another beautiful bouquet of

                beautiful peonies with a favorite

       teapot and tea cup.

       A pretty stack of vintage china.

              Biscuits and tea are always

a favorite.

                      Lace and linens make a romantic

setting for lunch.

                  Aqua is another favorite of mine.

You might notice that this

teapot makes a lot

of appearances in February.

It was a Valentine's Day gift

from my husband.

                  Roses always add a romantic touch.

                                                       Hope you have a good week!


                                                                             Thank you for visiting,

                                                                                          Carolyn

Brown Transferware Tea

                     Welcome February,

Winter is moving along as I find that

by February the sun is a little stronger

and you do really start to notice the 

longer hours of daylight.

Today, I am using my brown

and white transferware for

a cosy afternoon tea.

                                                                        I baked some applesauce
                                                                        cinnamon muffins for our
                                                                        tea today.

I bought this teapot a few years ago and

it is a large one so we can enjoy

lots of hot tea.

                                                                  My amaryllis are so pretty and bring
                                                                  a bit of cheer to this gardener's heart.

                                                                  I hope you have a great weekend and
                                                                  stay warm if like us you are having a
                                                                 cold snap. Thankfully, we have had a
                                                                 lot of sunshine through to perk us up.

                                                                                    Thanks for visiting,

                                                                                                    Carolyn

                                                                           

Winter Comfort Food

                                                                       Hello everyone,

                                                  I am back today with a more wintry post~
                                                  a little bit of winter comfort food.
                                                     I made this homemade pea soup and
                                                   the oatmeal bread a day or two ago
                                                  and thought you might like to make it too.

                                                 

On a snowy cold winter day I enjoy

the smell of bread baking and a pot

of soup simmering on the stove.

                                                            These photos are from a winter day a year
                                                             or two ago as the rain has melted a lot of
                                                             our snow this year but have no fear there
                                                             will be more before spring arrives here.

Minted Pea Soup

I got this recipe from The Looneyspoons Collection

by Janet and Greta Podleski. This book has really good recipes 

and a few good chuckles along the way as well.

My little red and white transferware soup tureen

is a good size for a couple of bowls of soup.

                                                        As, I write this there are some snowflakes
                                                                   falling so I better get out for my walk and
                                                                   work up an appetite for more winter comfort
                                                                   food......soup is always better the second day.

                                                                           Have any of you watched the show Forks
                                                                           over Knives on Netflix......it is definitely
                                                                           food for thought!

                                                                                     Hope you enjoy your day!

                                                                                                         Carolyn