THE HOLLYHOCKS ARE BLOOMING for "Tea In The Garden"

 I want to have a little tea time by the hollyhocks before they are gone.

I set up a little table for our tea time

and chose a teapot I haven't used for

a while.  When I closed my shop years

ago I kept some pieces that I could use for

 my own tea parties.  I'd rather not use my

vintage English pieces for group type

teas in case of accidents.

  Because they are kept inside a cabinet, I

 tend to forget about some of these that are 

from China but are lovely too.

I don't remember making Hollyhocks

dolls myself as a kid. This video shows

you how.  I do remember that on the playground we made

 buttercup rings

 for our hair.

Hollyhocks love this humid heat

 but it also causes them to

 bloom quickly and be done. 

They certainly are reflective

 of times 

gone by.

Next week we could go over 100 degrees.

I am sure you are saying, no thank you.

Do you drink hot tea in the summer?

So, I could say all the usual things here

like "stay cool" and "stay indoors".  I did

catch a sale from Hoffman Media and have

lots of wonderful publications to read. 

 I hope you will 

consider my

 photo magazine

 publication this 

summer available 

HERE.

OUT AND ABOUT IN THE JUNE GARDEN

 This week I did a lot of thinning of things out in the garden.  I also made some discoveries that I had some  hydrangea bushes from a

 few years ago that I rooted from leaves (I watched a YouTube video) and then dug the little bushes up and moved them to get just a little more sun. 

 This type of hydrangea hates the summer heat here and is only blooming because for the most part, it hasn't been that hot.  Unfortunately, next week it is supposed to go into the 90's so things will be changing.

The Hollyhocks are just starting to bloom.

The garden is transcending from spring

to summer now and although very

green.....not so many flowers yet.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II TRIBUTE FOR THE 70th Platinum Jubilee

 I just can't let this week go by without

a tribute "Tea In The Garden" to Queen

Elizabeth II for her 70th Platinum Jubilee.

It is a beautiful day and has been really

lovely all week with totally tolerable

weather unlike the 3 days of above

90 degrees last week.

I am sharing my cups and saucers

that show the progression of Kings

and Queens after Queen Victoria who

I am very fond of so just as a reminder

I present Queen Victoria and

 Prince Albert.  I have a collection

of these pieces that were sold at

the Great Exhibition in 1851.

After Queen Victoria's reign with Prince

Albert, her son Edward VII became the next King joined by Queen Alexandria , followed by George V and Queen Mary  and then

 King Edward VIII who abdicated the throne.  A younger brother George VI became King and was married to Queen Elizabeth 

 and then Queen Elizabeth II became

 Queen in 1953 joined by Prince Philip.

I only have one cup and saucer

 of each King and Queen.

I made some cupcakes using a cake recipe

I tried a while back.  The cake wrappers were

a gift a long time back from another blogger

Judith Rogers from Ontario. 

I love my Victorian tipping teapot I have

had for many years as I purchased it in

Houston, Texas years ago.

My garden is transcending right

 now as spring flowering is over 

and summer flowering

is just getting started.

This has certainly been a busy week

for the Queen and I hope she gets lots

of rest now that the festivities are

 coming to a close.  I hope I listed the

royalty correctly but If not - let me know

 and I will correct it.

Also, I hope you will check out my

magazine publication on MagCloud.

After admiring and purchasing Carolyn Aiken's many 

publications for years, I decided to try one which for a 73 year old woman was really a challenge to the brain.

Miraculously, I got it done.