On Sunday, September 21st, I flew home to Virginia to visit my step father. September 24th would have been my Mom's 87th birthday and their wedding anniversary. Since my Mom passed away last October, I wanted to be there during what would have been her birthday and spend the week visiting my family.
Yesterday I purchased this old Sadler teapot in Denver - yes it has lots of crazing but I love it. I am not a perfectionist. I love old things which are well worn with time! And it was cheap.
During my visit to Gloucester, Virginia, I took this opportunity to reread Susan Branch's 2012 journal and book about her 2 month visit to England. I have not been to England myself so this was my reread of her enjoyable book. A closeup of my Sadler below:
On Wednesday of last week it poured and poured rain all day. It rained buckets and buckets as I was reading about Susan's visit to Hilltop Farm and Windermere. It seemed so appropriate as she wrote of the rain there too. I hadn't seen this much rain personally in years and you know it doesn't come down like that in Colorado where I live.
Of course, I loved reading about Susan's visit to Hilltop Farm as I have such a fondness for Beatrix Potter and my own small back yard garden is something of a Beatrix Potter Cottage Garden. She also included some recipes from her trip. I also have a new book about her garden which you must get your hands on. If you can't find one - I sell this now at Bernideen's or see my Bernideen's Facebook.
I really look forward to reading this book
as it came while I was gone:
Please help yourself to a cup of tea and one of these Krispy Kreme Donuts. We love to stop there on our way out of Denver and eat them on the way home in the car.
Do you have a blog where a tea post occurs? Please join me for my tea blog party by linking something tea related, baking, collecting cups and saucers and anything related to tea time: Just link at the bottom below. Lastly, I am sharing this old vase I also found yesterday. My garden is winding down but a few blooms remain here and there. I will also be sharing my posting
with these other blog parties:
Tea Time Tuesday
Tuesday Cuppa Tea
Tea Cup Tuesday
with these other blog parties:
Tea Time Tuesday
Tuesday Cuppa Tea
Tea Cup Tuesday