GREEN TRANSFERWARE FOR SPRING

 When March arrives we know that spring is soon

to arrive and we get so excited.  One of the things

I like about living in Missouri is that winter is

a brief season.  There are actually four different

seasons and spring is definitely a favorite one.

To me, this green transferware marks the

upcoming arrival of spring.

I recently had cataract surgery on both eyes so my

second surgery (they do one at a time with 2 weeks in

between) was this week.  I can already see so much better

so I am thrilled about that and looking forward to

seeing my garden come to life.

Over the years I have shared this green embroidered table-

cloth my Grandmother did for me when I got married.

It is a small topper and a tablecloth which I put

over an old Quaker lace larger tablecloth.  There

are napkins to match and I cut up one years back

to make a tea cosy.

Do you collect any English transferware?

This pattern is called "The Florentine" by Johnson

Brothers and is hard to find.  Many date it to around

1913 which means it is very old.  I have 5 saucers and I am

always looking for the needed 5 cups to finish

them as a set.  In the meantime, I have some mix and

match.

 How do you spell the word "cosy or cozy"?

I have recently started spelling it "cosy" because

Etsy seems to want me to spell it that way.  

As you can see there are other types of green

English transferware.  I love them all.

These dishes are brighter green but there is also quite

a lot of darker green and teal green to collect.  I

only collect the spring green.

I don't know if this has ever happened to you but

I was enfluenced many years ago as I saw Carolyn

Aiken share on her blog about her love for transferware. 

 You can find her on Instagram which by the way, I enjoy 

Instagram immensely.

VALENTINES DAY MAKES FOR FUN TABLE SETTING!

 

If you enjoy doing table settings you might have a similar

problem as I do.  Without thinking, it's easy to do it the same

the way next time!  I noticed that before so I decided to grab

a different table cloth this year and start there for this 

Valentine

table setting.

Last year I put out the plates that I now have above in

my armoire so I purposefully chose differently this time.

The little Valentine angel is a Nicol Sayre creation.

I have these little heart shaped plates from the

90's that are fun with Victorian style clip art and

 I mixed them with some USA red transferware

called "English Abbey".  The white plates from

are from Czechoslovakia with a pattern name 

"Bernadotte".

I had made the tea cosy last year.  The fabric

is by Cynthia Hart The Gifted Line.  The plates inside

the armoire are Victorian images of romantic

couples that are by Adams and are English.

I think I got the fabric for this tablecloth on Ebay.

I also made a runner for the buffet.

I also want to say you might not like my style of things

and I am ok with that! I don't ever remember a time when 

there were so many different styles.

Here are some Cupid vintage napkins I found a year

or 2 ago:

As a senior, I really enjoy table setting even if I

am not having anyone for dinner.  I go from season

to season or holiday and especially love that I have

flowers in the garden to enjoy making bouquets for

the table.  Do you enjoy table setting?

ENJOYING FRIENDLY VILLAGE

 Like most, I am not blogging like I did years ago.  So many

just read other social media these days and especially

Instagram where things are incredibly interesting and

more effort is given to all the reels and videos.

Honestly, I go to Instagram and see such amazing homemakers

who are incredible bakers, chefs and seamstresses

  The young women in particular are so capable.  

Hardly a day goes by that I don't try one of the 

recipes I see and find often on their website or blog

so I can print it out.

We have been enjoying lots of soups this winter.

During retirement I have loved having the time to  

set our dining area table with various dishes

 throughout the different seasons.  As soon as Christmas

 was over I was ready to see my Friendly Village dishes.  I 

have shared this Tuscan Mondano filet lace tablecloth

before that I found in an antique mall.  It has a few

holes which I ignore.

  I only have enough luncheon size plates for the table

in the red schoolhouse design.  I have 2 more winter

ones that are the 10 1/2" but that's it.  I do have

quite a few of the larger (buffet size) 10 1/2" in

other seasons but only see them too expensive on Ebay that

I will just keep looking for better prices.  Maybe sometime.....

As you can see, this is just a luncheon size plate.  If

I had any advice about Ebay or Etsy....it would be that

you must always ask how many inches something is

because they often call a plate dinner size when it

really is not.

Today is the day the big cold front is supposed to arrive.

We love that Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup

so last night I was going to make some.  My broccoli

was looking rather sad so I tossed it and used red

potatoes, peas and fried bacon instead along with the usual

carrots and other basic ingredients they give.  It was

really yummy!

These napkins are huge:

I hope your wintertime is going well.

NEW YEAR TEA MENU TEMPLATE

 

Help yourself to the use of this

tea template for the New Year.

Having a New Year Tea?  You

can use this for your menu.

See other free templates by

clicking on the icon to the right

of this page

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