LAST "Tea In The Garden" for May

Welcome to my last May "Tea In The Garden" which

I am squeezing in between rainy times.

 I am using the new blogger format and I can tell you I

don't like having to learn new things but that seems to

be the norm now - something new all the time that

we have to learn.

Please help yourself to one of these lovely scones

and a cup of  Yorkshire Gold Tea.  I baked the

scones using the small scone cutter and I think

I like this little size. I think they would be perfect for having

ladies for tea because of all the other goodies.  

 These are Lemon Cream Cheese

Scones I have often shared on my blog.  The 

recipe is at the bottom below.

We have basically been at home since March 25.  My

husband has eye doctor appointments once and month

and he has done the grocery shopping once a week

during the "senior" early hours.  I don't mind staying

home but I am praying our country can get people

back to work.  

As you can see, I am sharing some red transferware

pieces.  I love the Copeland Spode pattern and also the

Mason's Vista.

We are currently saying goodbye to our peonies.

The irises are now gone and of course earlier we

enjoyed the tulips, daffodils and alliums.  We still

have some alliums here and there and now we

have some roses blooming too.  Soon the Japanese

beetles arrive though and they are sure naughty.

Please help yourself to a lovely scone and some tea.

We have had quite a lot of rain which beat the poor

flowers down.  I have staked up some of them.

I may have shared this tea cozy before - she

is Queen Elizabeth - the daughter of King

Henry the 8th....

Last year I planted some Sweet William

seeds and so now I have more which I am

loving for bouquets.

My garden is so full that I dug up many things and

it looks better.  I think now I shall just maintain

a bit and of course I have planted some seeds.

Depending on how you count, my garden is 4

years old but really in a way it 3 because the first summer

was all about digging and digging all summer.

Some asked about the cozy - it is made in England from a company which (I think) is no longer in business:  Frances Worters - you can

find them on ebay, etc being resold

This is a time we are praying for our country,

leaders and a renewal of integrity in our country.

Lemon Cream Cheese Scones:

Mix these dry ingredients:  

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour, 1/4 cup sugar

 and 3 tsp baking powder

add to this 1/3 cup chopped butter and

4 ounces of chopped cream cheese

I used my mixer to beat this together and then added

1 egg and 1/3 cup of milk, plus 1/4 cup

lemon extract and the grated rind of 2 lemons

I rolled mine out and cut them with my smallest

scone cutter.  I sprinkled lemon juice and sugar on

the tops of the scones and bake them at 400 degreees

for about 8 minutes - convention (probably 10 minutes in

a regular oven  This made 18 small scones.