HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY

I have enjoyed decorating

various tables over the years

and finding green items for

a St Patrick's Day theme (though

I am not Catholic I enjoy it just for

the fun).  This little reel reflects

many such times going back through

photos from the past:

  

MARCH ARRIVES WITH GREEN TRANSFERWARE

 

With the arrival of March, I was

excited to reset the dining area table

with the green transferware that I

 have been collecting.

This is actually a Battenberg

bed cover I am using for a table

cloth which explains the deeper

drop on the sides.  The topper is linen

with brighter green cutwork embroidery.

I have two sizes of tablecloths that

 my Grandmother embroidered for me shortly after I was married

56 years ago.  There are 2 sets of

embroidered napkins too. 

 I used some of the stained 

napkins to make

a tea cozy years ago.

I find green transferware hard to find

and especially this Johnson Brothers

pattern called "The Florentine".

This covered dish

was my most

recent find:

We still had some

snow a few days

ago but we have

also enjoyed some

warmer days and

everyone is looking

forward to spring.

MY GREEN TABLESETTING AND ST PATRICK'S DAY

 I purchased 2 more green transferware plates so now I have a full set. 

 This was not without issues

but let's don't even go there.

I also am including a few

Easter decorations.

I have shared the tea cozy I made

from a dinner napkin already.

Perhaps you have a spring

or Saint Patrick's Day table setting

going on at your house too.

I have gotten rid of some

of my old decorations

but one must have some!

MARCH CELEBRATION OF GREEN

March meant it was time for a change

in the hearth dining area. A bouquet

was simple since the pussy willow out 

front is now in full bloom.

 

My Grandmaw (that's what we called

her) made me this tablecloth

and napkins as a wedding gift, nearly 

56 years ago.  She worked on embroidery every night.

  The thread was bright green

and there were 2 tablecloths with 

matching napkins.

I recently started collecting Johnson

Brothers, The Florentine which I love.

It is an expensive transferware pattern

and hard to find since it is now 100 

years old.  I don't have a set yet but will 

continue to look and mix it with other pieces.

I had made this

tea cozy out of 2 of

the napkins a few

years back. 

Recently I redid

my design by

removing the elastic

bottom, putting a flat bottom piece on it.  I had also added

much more polyfil batting inside. 

Over in the kitchen, a decoration I

made years back: I guess I am old

school still loving crafts.

 “The spring came suddenly, bursting upon the world as a child bursts into a room, with a laugh and a shout and hands full of flowers.  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

I am excited to say I found a little "Green Basket" bouillon cup and saucer on

Etsy.

 I have 2 more Johnson Brothers green The Florentine plates coming in the mail so I will have a total of 7 plates.  Right now I can't fill the table completely with just 5.

IRISH CURRANT SCONES FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY

 

 I always look forward to getting out 

the tea cozy I made from one of the

napkins in a linen set my Grandmother 

made me 52 years ago when I got

married.  Several of the napkins were

stained over the years so I used those.

 

Today I set a little table for us to enjoy

our tea time down in my basement tea

room.  I have made us some Irish Currant

Scones to enjoy with our tea.

I haven't crafted much this year but

made the little decoration last year.

You might enjoy baking these scones 

which were super easy so I leave the recipe 

at the bottom of this post.

I found the little Dome Tea Cozy 

at a mall in Kansas City last year.

It would be for a tiny teapot.

This is an old vintage shamrock apron

in the collage above.

I love these

darling personal

sized pieces for

cream and sugar.

I have to tell you that we have had a week

of rain.  It just keeps coming and more

is expected tonight.  The little birds

are all wet and this morning I saw a 

squirrel climb into one of the birdhouses

trying to escape the rain.  I

will be glad when the sun comes

back out but I do remember that

our rain in Missouri would have

been snow in Colorado!

And now here are the ingredients

 for some very easy scones.  

IRISH CURRANT SCONES:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line

a baking pan with parchment baking

paper which really helps to keep it clean.

Combine dry ingredients first and then add

the other items:  2 cups flour, 1 Tb baking powder, 1/4 cup of granulated sugar, 1 tsp salt, 3 Tb soft butter, 1/2 cup milk, 1/4 cup sour cream, and at the end add 1/2 cup of currants

I cut these 1 1/2" deep with a medium

scone cutter and baked them for 8 minutes in my convection oven so possibly 9-10 in a 

regular oven.

This recipe made 9 scones.

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

The little stand up card above is one of

a few I enjoyed making last week.

If you would like to make some Irish

Currant Scones HERE IS THE

RECIPE from a past post.

MORNING GLORY MUFFINS FOR TEATIME

Have you ever made Morning Glory Muffins

or Hummingbird Muffins?  I love them and

with a number of recipes I noticed that

a banana and mashed pineapple are the 2

distinctive ingredients.  Chopped pecans 
seem to be another popular ingredient.

For this post I am calling these
Morning Glory Muffins because I
have found the same recipe by
both names.  In the past I shared
this recipe and you can
 find Jean's recipe here
(as Hummingbird Muffins)

I have shared this tea cozy before too.  It
is made from embroidered napkins that my
Grandmother made for me over 51 years ago.
I use this for my Saint Patrick's Day cozy.

So here at my window I have set up a little teatime time for us.  I am using a couple of spoons and one of my little silver sugar nips as they are called.  Also, these spoons came 
from England and I was thrilled to get them.

These are commemorative spoons of
Queen Victoria's reign and Diamond
Jubilee in 1897.

It was hard to get reflections off those spoons.

Of course, we are drinking 

Irish Breakfast Tea! 

Outside things are changing.  We just
had 2 days of rain and everything
turned suddenly green.  Bulbs are coming
up and as you can see, I found a couple
of tiny daffodils in the front garden today.

I am playing this week with some crafting
and card making for Saint Patrick's Day so
here are some of the pictures I have clipped:

If you do make the muffins - I
know you will enjoy them!