SUNDAY CELEBRATION

 

THE OLD MILL TRANSFERWARE FOR FALL

It's fun getting out the autumn colored

dishes for fall.  Yesterday we had

some senior couples for lunch so

that was an opportunity to change

the table up after washing the

linens and resetting.

The plates ( below left) are

part of a "Historic America"

Johnson Brothers series.

I have had a number of ladies tell

me they keep their dining room table

set all the time.

When out antiquing, I still come 

across other old punch bowls 

just like mine (above).  Each time it

causes me to recall the day I found

 mine at the Salvation Army.

 

VINTAGE QUAKER LACE AND CROCHET TEA COZY

 

Size Large Original

Drop in Snuggie Tea Cozy

 

Vintage Quaker Lace tablecloth piece sewn over off white muslin and embellished with a lovely old crochet

 doily piece.  There are multiple layers

 of inner thick polyfil batting.  The 

lining is a tone on tone beige and

white cotton print. 

details

LASTING FLOWERS for "Tea In The Garden"

 This summer I didn't do many of my

"Tea In The Garden" blog posts because

it was so hot.  This morning it was

only 39 degrees and just expected 

to go up into the high 60's so this

was my green light.

The Zinnias usually really get going

late in the summer and right now

they are lovely.  

I need to say the roses in this bouquet

were from the market.  I did

pick some lovely blue hydrangeas

that come on once it gets cooler

like it has been.  I decided to go

out to the front sidewalk today.

There was an abundance of bees and

moths and butterflies today.

Many years ago Royal Patrician,

a US importer of English bone china,

came out with this pattern called

"English Garden".  I kept 2 cups and

saucers and dessert plates.  They

feature bugs and flowers from an

English garden.

Please pour yourself a cup

of tea.

I have been reading about all the

different types of laces lately and

following the Lace Museum site

on Facebook where there is so

much information.  I am fascinated.

 

Our leaves are just starting to turn

here.  We had such a drought in

July through September, I imagine

things will be more brown than

orange/yellow/red.

Also, lastly, I made myself a new "old"

tea cozy from a piece of a Tuscan lace 

tablecloth and a crochet doily. (this is

not for sale)

SUNDAY CELEBRATION

 

CROCHET DESIGN TEA COZY

 Available on Etsy...made from old crochet

and decorated front and back.  Size large Drop In Snuggie Style which

 fits your 42-48 Oz teapot:

NOW SOLD

FALL IS A TIME FOR "Tea In The Garden"

How thrilling it has been to have some

cooler weather come our way in the

month of October and we sure 

are loving this.  It seems like it was 

such a hot summer and not much rain.

I didn't get my blogging done.

I decided to get out and do a "Tea In

The Garden" since I haven't done

one for quite a while.  I saw a recipe

for a cake online and decided to try it.

The recipe was for a "White Chocolate

Almond Raspberry Cake".  Without

going to the market, I had to switch

to canned blackberry pie filling which

worked just fine.  Here was my cake

earlier today before it was cut:

Please help yourself to a

slice of cake and a cup of tea.

You can sit on the bench and

we will have a cup of tea and

a nice chat.

The filling between my layers of

cake is blackberry pie filling and

the icing is also between the layers

of course.

Zinnias and marigolds do well in

our hot Missouri weather.

About the smartest thing I did in

the garden this summer, was to plant

some tomatoes in my south facing front

yard- yes, tucked in with the flowers.

I even used the branches of the pussy

willow to hold up the tomatoes stems.

The cherry tomatoes grew so 

tall they are coming up through the lilac

bush.  I also grew a few pepper plants

and should have planted more. 

The Quaker tablecloth was one of the

many linens I was gifted from the

late Marie Smith who was a precious

woman of God.

There is too much shade in our backyard

for a vegetable garden.  With the price

of food soaring, I think a garden is

really a good idea.

I love to continue to learn about dishes and antiques and old linens.  I have

been trying to learn about antique

laces and it is very extensive.  Also,

I never knew there were so many

glass patterns.  A lady who is an

expert (Gloria Dobbs in the Kansas

city area) told me there

are over 2000 glass patterns.