AN AUTUMN GARDEN TEA for "Friends Sharing Tea"

We have some lovely weather again so

why not get out and enjoy it!

It's a slightly cloudy day in October:

I have a few treats left over from my Afternoon Tea
that was Sunday so pour 

yourself a cup of tea to go with your sweets.

The mostly brown leaves are just
 starting to
fall down in our yard.  There is still
 a lot of green but
the air says that fall is
definitely here.

We are excited to have a new Koi fish 
in our pond
 who we named "King Josiah":

Let's sit a moment for tea and let me show
 you this lovely book with drawings
 by the late Edith Holden.  I have shared
her books before and these pictures
are from "The Nature Notes of An
Edwardian Lady".

If you are a blogger, I hope you can share a post about tea
 today and link at the bottom of this page.

I will be sharing at:

Saturday Showoff

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

An InLinkz Link-up

A BITTERSWEET TEA for "Tea In The Garden"

We are so loving the change in temperature here
 in Missouri.  Frankly, we were very ready
 after a hot summer which was 

to be expected but at times a bit trying.

This morning I set up a little tea time
 under the deck area 
in the garden.  Things have
really settled back in
the garden. 

Do you know this song?

I have been enjoying getting out my 
fall cookbooks and some tea books.

Yesterday we took a break and 
I found a branch of bittersweet at an antique mall. 

 I just planted 12 bittersweet plants too so I hope to

 have my own in a few years.  They told me to buy at least

5 plants as some were male and some female but impossible

to tell apart so to insure berries - buy 5.  To be really

safe, I bought 12.  Anyone in our area can find them at

Missouri Wildflower Gardens in Jefferson City, Mo.

It is such a lovely day and in fact all week has been amazing. 
Please pour yourself a cup of Cinnamon tea!

I have been enjoying the pumpkins I made last year.

I am sorry to be a little late today with posting!
  I hope you can join me if you are a tea time poster or baker! 
I am joining these parties:
The Art of Homemaking Mondays
Tuesday Cuppa Tea
Home Sweet Home
Tea Cup Tuesday
Let's Talk Vintage

An InLinkz Link-up

SITTING PRETTY for "Tea In The Garden"

 Tonight as it was cooling off a little I

 took a few photos out front where I set 

up a little tea table on the sidewalk.

There are a few things blooming

 here and there. Please enjoy a cup

 of tea with me.

I just purchased the ornamental

 kale for fall.

I was looking at a few recipes in

 this new

Hoffman Media book.

My teapot is an Ellsgreave:

I am amazed at how big the

 acorns are 

from the oak in

our backyard.

 The bees are loving the cosmos 

I grew from seeds:

Next year I hope to grow a lot more

 plants from seeds. Here are a few blooms from the garden.  Being quite the amateur gardener, I didn't stake the dahlias but

will next year.

Thank you everyone for concerns and prayers for my back.  I am much better but my lifting heavy things days are certainly over.

STEP BY STEP for "Tea In The Garden"

After lifting something way to heavy last week, my back
told me the party was over. So after much ice, medicine and
not doing much of anything, I am back.
  Things aren't perfect but improved
so I am sharing a little "Tea In The Garden" posting.
I had already
 decorated outside the front
 door for fall.  It is still
hot though with high humidity.

Almost 3 months ago we hired a brick mason
to come redo our front entrance steps and 
sidewalk.  It's one of those projects that 
took much longer than it should so we are
so glad the steps and sidewalk are done.

Here is the house and you can see some mulch on the
 driveway that I wasn't about to move.  We
are still going from project to project.

While I show you a few things - please have some lovely tea.

I picked a few roses and flowers from the garden.

 The idea for new steps was really for safety.
  The inspection report for our home suggested
 that we needed  additional steps added

to the one single step so that it wouldn't be
 so steep coming up to the door.

I am sharing my English Tapestry teapot:

After painting our front door green, we
noticed it still needs more paint so I
am sure it will be coming off again.

We look forward to cooler temps this fall.
I love this little flag I found in a flower shop
in Washington, Missouri:

I will be sharing this post at:

Home Sweet Home

I hope you can join my tea time blog party below:

An InLinkz Link-up