CELEBRATING TASHA TUDOR'S 103rd BIRTHDAY for "Tea In The Garden"

Yesterday, August 28th is the day 
that Tasha Tudor would have turned 103
 years old.  The children's book illustrator
 passed away in 2008.  So we are celebrating 
with a little tea time in her honor.

  This is probably the reason I loved this
old English Bone China cup and saucer!
Come summer, Tasha's fields are full
 of beautiful
wild Vermont lupines.

I was totally smitten with Tasha Tudor
back in the early 90's when I saw pictures
of her Vermont garden.  I dreamed of
those foxgloves she said she watered with
"goat manure tea" as she called it.

To learn about Tasha Tudor you

might like to visit HERE.

Many people love the story about
 Tasha and her life for different  reasons. 
 I understand that because some have
 farm animals and relate to her love 
accordingly.  I don't have animals.  I also
don't do all the things that Tasha did but
I do some of the things.  She was interested
in lots of things and so am I.  I think she
really loved to learn how to make things
with her hands.

We are over by the pond here:

It was Tasha Tudor's garden
that left me speechless!

These little cottage pieces remind
 me of Tasha and I know how she loved 
tulip bulbs for spring!

I have quite a few posts from years back
about Tasha Tudor but I will only
 direct you to
this one from 2009.  Others are
listed way at the bottom of this page
under Tasha Tudor.

So this tea today is a tribute to Tasha Tudor
and her memory and life.  I have many of
the children's books she illustrated but I
enjoy the books about her simple lifestyle most:

Tasha Tudor
 August 28, 1915 - June 18, 2008

I hope you tea bloggers will
join my link party today!

An InLinkz Link-up

A NEW TEA COZY for "Tea In The Garden"

Today I am sharing a new tea cozy

 I just made from some French

  Pierre Deux La Fidelite
 Chinoiserie Toile:

I love the color and also made
 myself a new kitchen

tablecloth and will later 
make chair cushions.
I will share those another time!

So let's enjoy a cup of tea!

I also made one of those

copy cat recipes for

Starbuck's Lemon Loaf.

I have now tried 3 of these

recipes and like this one best!

We are so happy to have gotten some rain in the last few days.  Our state has been in a drought.

I find it hard to believe that kids are back

in school.  It also makes me a little sad

that the hummingbirds will be leaving

next month.  I have enjoyed watching

them go from Zinnia to Zinnia in our

yard.  I just looked out and saw one

at the hummingbird feeder.

I think Zinnias are my new favorite 

hot weather flower for Missouri!

ZINNIAS CAN TAKE THE HEAT

Just sharing a few photos

 of August

garden time:

There were a few lilac buds

 which

was very shocking!

I tried to get a shot of

the goldfinches but they

flew off as soon as

I arrived.

RAINY DAY'S ARE WONDERFUL for "Tea In The Garden"

It was rainy yesterday and
 hopefully it 
will continue for

the next few days!  Missouri

has been in a drought so I am

very happy about rain!

So,  down in the basement tea room

we go to enjoy a cup of tea this

morning.  You can pick your

own teapot too.

This year I realized that Zinnias

are the most heat tolerate flower

in the garden.

You probably already know this but

Old Country Roses has been referred

to as the most beloved pattern

 of 

all time....

There was a short period of time

that they produced a chintz pattern.

I think OCR is especially lovely

at Christmas Time.

I hope you have had a good summer.

The children and teenagers returned to
 school here in Missouri yesterday. 
 I grew up in Virginia where we never went

back to school until after Labor Day.
  Of course, we got out for summer break

much later though too!

A CROWN DORSET TEAPOT for "Tea In The Garden"

A few months ago we were in Ozark, Missouri where we found lots of antique malls.  I found this lovely Crown Dorset teapot which is my favorite brand of English Teapot!

This of course is the

 Summertime Rose

Pattern.

We had great fun antiquing in Ozark
 and look forward to going back.  
I am so glad I have a husband that
 enjoys doing the things I do, although
 we definitely look at different

things as we go along.  

Last evening I suddenly remembered I
hadn't done this post.  I wish I could
say I had just been having "too much fun
yesterday and forgot" but since I had 
spent almost 4 hours in the 
dentist chair,  that was not the case.

I could have never gotten this done if I hadn't done the bouquet already and
left the tea things by the downstairs
sliding glass door.....

I hope you are enjoying your summer
as it is flying by so quickly and soon
fall will be upon us.  We have gotten
so accustomed to hot weather that
we believe we will feel very chilled
when it is cooler.