ZINNIAS FOR "Tea In The Garden"

 

We have so many wonderful

zinnias showing off right now!

 I have been saving seeds each year by

throwing the heads in boxes to dry

and then scattering them in the

summer.  They can take the heat 

but I do water them if we don't

have rain.

You might notice a tomato plant 

sharing a spot with this

hydrangea too!

Our front yard gets the sun as it is

 facing south.  I would prefer this were

happening in the back yard but

that of course faces North and has

huge trees and sun loving flowers

aren't has happy there.

I hope your summer has been

pleasant.  We are having some

lovely days with temps in

the 80's which we love.

I brought out some brown toned

transferware pieces to enjoy

and one of my tea cozies.

As you can see, the grass

is not looking happy....we

need rain and may get

some tomorrow.

I love the shape of the

 these orange

ones above.

A closeup of a

favorite 

tea cozy:

If you are on Instagram -

please visit me there!

SEPTEMBER BRINGS CHANGE

 Last week I decided to move forward

with my fall table setting.  It was fun

pulling out various pieces of 

transferware and I also decided to

wash everything as I went along.

The zinnias in our front yard have

been so lovely during August and 

now in September.  I grew them from

the seeds I had last year and once again

I will save seeds for next year.

The tablecloth is an old Quaker one

 that was given to me and formerly belonged to a wonderland lady who

is in Heaven now, 

Marie Smith.

My plates are Johnson Brothers 

Windsor Ware Harvest Fruit.

Our front yard faces south so it gets the

most sun.  I have noticed the back yard

which faces north can be a challenge

for some flowers.  I guess after working

in the garden these 8+ years here I 

now see how these things work.  For

example, one wouldn't want vegetables

in their front yard but I have found

I can tuck some tomato and pepper

 plants here and there in order

to have some.

Hope your September 

is going well.  We are

enjoying and loving cooler

temperatures.  It feels so

wonderful.

TAKE A FRIEND TO TEA!

 Or a lovely luncheon cafe!

AUGUST WHEN ZINNIAS REIGN

 It is way to hot out today again

and will continue to be so until

the end of the week.  I have been

really enjoying looking at Instagram

and I think I like it better than

Facebook.  The reason?  Because

you can just look at the people's

photos that you want to and not

the things suggested in your feed

like with Facebook.  

I changed up my dining room table

with my Devonshire transferware

dishes that are from the 1940's. 

This old Johnson Brothers pattern has

red and actually those zinnias are

more red than they appear here in

my photos. (they look orange)

When I dashed out to get these flowers

I went as fast as I could.  In moments

one is dripping in sweat so I have

learned to move quickly stripping

all the lower leaves from the stems

as I go along.

 

I want to say how thankful

I am for air conditioning!

AUGUST #2