LARGE SELECTION TEA COZIES ON ETSY

I have many new tea cozies

listed on my Etsy page - I hope

you can check them out!

click here

A VISIT TO THE LONDON TEA ROOM

For a long time I have wanted to visit

the London Tea Room in St. Louis.

When my friend Janice's November birthday
arrived, I wanted her to get to go to an 

Afternoon Tea.  Here's the birthday girl:

We found the London tea room to

be in a charming old building in St. Louis.

  With an Afternoon Tea Tray you eat
 from the bottom up so first there

were 3 savories. Lower plate: a chicken 
salad croissant, cucumber sandwich and
 salmon sandwich.  The scones with clotted
 cream and strawberry jam from England
 were on the middle plate and the top held
 4 desserts:
chocolate mousse cup, treacle tart, 
a macaroon and an orange madeleine.

  

I have given Afternoon Teas myself so I
 appreciate all the work that goes into this 
variety of finger foods.  I was dressed a
bit silly and fun for the occasion.

We were seated in a large lovely room
in the back and the front is reserved for
walk-ins who order pastries, tea and
there is a gift shop area.

I hope you will take time to check your

area and see if someone serves Afternoon 

Tea.  Yes, at first you might think it is
 more expensive but when you understand
 how special and unique the experience is - 
it can't be compared to lunch in a restaurant.
 (do I get an Amen from the tea room owners?)

FALL TOUCHES AT THE COTTAGE

Here are a few fall touches

 at our cottage home. 

 It is impossible

not to have a glare on that print

because it is such a dark color - even with

no lights on it reflects other things in

the room.

I also look forward to the upcoming

Christmas decorating but for right

now we love Thanksgiving which

is November 28th!

Some older green Waverly

fabric was found online:

I did have some of my own real

bittersweet in the garden and then

also, a (fake) garland for the porch

entrance from Kent's:

NEW TOILE TEA COZIES ON ETSY

I would love to have you check out my tea

cozies on Bernideen's Tea Time on Etsy !

Also cups and saucers and teapots, etc:

HERE IS THE LINK !

A LATE WARM DAY IN OCTOBER FOR "Tea In The Garden"

I follow our local weather with a  

10 day extended forecast and I noticed

that today there might be weather in

the 60's so I got everything ready in hopes

 of doing one more "Tea In The Garden" -

taking advantage of the late afternoon

weather.

I was surprised to find some flowers 
still in the garden - at least enough
 for this bouquet.

I recently noticed this Game Series Spode
 set was used in the humble hearth kitchen
 of the Drew family (Tim and Margie) 
who were tenant
farmers as part of Downton Abbey.

Some people dread cold weather but

I do appreciate the 4 completely different

seasons here in Missouri.  This week our
temperatures are going into the 40's.

I chose some fall tea wares to

enjoy today!

I have my Downton Abbey cookbook out and
looked for a recipe for Potato Leek Soup
although I wouldn't do it cold as suggested
by Arsene Avignon, the Sous Chef at the Ritz.
Remember during the class with Alfred he asked
the students what the name was changed to and
Alfred did not know the answer (Vichyssoise).

Our butterfly bushes were loaded with action
today.  They have continued to bloom because
I deadheaded them all summer.

I hope you have a lovely week ahead.