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

 

AUGUST IN THE FRONT YARD GARDEN

 I took a few photos of the 

front yard garden today:

The front yard of our house gets

the most sun and heat!

The zinnias don't 

mind that

at all.

THE ALLURE OF THE QUAINT SHOPS FROM YESTERYEAR for "Tea In The Garden"

 This really is more like "Tea 

Above The Garden" since we are

up above the garden on the deck

outside our kitchen. 

 

I was going through some old Victoria

Magazines.  Well, actually,  I have been

going through the old 

ones month by month

in an organized fashion.

The featured shops have really brought

back memories and also made me a 

little sad because hardly any of these

shops are in business anymore.  I am

sad because I still love vintage and antiques, linens,

 tea time and crafting. 

 I am happy to say that I do know some young women who do embrace these interests.  Today for example, a young woman I know expressed her interest in Tasha Tudor which thrilled my heart.

I am always prying to find out if

any younger women love vintage

or antique things.  I ask questions.

Actually this is a great time to buy

 something from the "Victorian"

 era because very few people want

to make that purchase so prices

are really down on those items

compared to back in the 90's.

This issue is an example of what

I mean by a darling shop from

many years ago in Carmel,

California.  When I was younger

I would always look forward to

visiting some special shop I had

seen featured in a magazine.  Most

 are gone by the way now.

And what about fashion.  I was so

hoping hairstyles and clothing styles

would come back like the Edwardian

era.  I love those smart jackets with

skirts like they wore in the filming

of Road to Avonlea.  We just finished watching the series these

last few months and I do love the

clothing of that era.

I guess I sound very

ridiculous.  One benefit of

Etsy and Ebay...you can sit with

your coffee or tea and your

pajamas and shop!

Looking down below

at the pond and garden:

So we were having very hot

weather but not anymore.

The hurricane coming up

the east coast has caused

our temperatures to drop

 substantially.

SUMMER DINING ROOM TRANSFERWARE

 

I love using the green transferware 

in the springtime and summer and

just leaving the table set.

The garden offers free flowers at this

time of year and by cutting the top stem

 off of the zinnias it causes them to 

spread out as they grow.

Do you keep your table set?

Of course, someone can misunderstand

and think you are having people

for dinner.  I have had that experience.

I am still collecting green

 and purple

transferware.

I am loving my new French

roses runner:

Who else collects transferware

and what colors do you

collect?