A NEW TEA COZY for "Tea In The Garden"

Today I am sharing a new tea cozy

 I just made from some French

  Pierre Deux La Fidelite
 Chinoiserie Toile:

I love the color and also made
 myself a new kitchen

tablecloth and will later 
make chair cushions.
I will share those another time!

So let's enjoy a cup of tea!

I also made one of those

copy cat recipes for

Starbuck's Lemon Loaf.

I have now tried 3 of these

recipes and like this one best!

We are so happy to have gotten some rain in the last few days.  Our state has been in a drought.

I find it hard to believe that kids are back

in school.  It also makes me a little sad

that the hummingbirds will be leaving

next month.  I have enjoyed watching

them go from Zinnia to Zinnia in our

yard.  I just looked out and saw one

at the hummingbird feeder.

I think Zinnias are my new favorite 

hot weather flower for Missouri!

ZINNIAS CAN TAKE THE HEAT

Just sharing a few photos

 of August

garden time:

There were a few lilac buds

 which

was very shocking!

I tried to get a shot of

the goldfinches but they

flew off as soon as

I arrived.

RAINY DAY'S ARE WONDERFUL for "Tea In The Garden"

It was rainy yesterday and
 hopefully it 
will continue for

the next few days!  Missouri

has been in a drought so I am

very happy about rain!

So,  down in the basement tea room

we go to enjoy a cup of tea this

morning.  You can pick your

own teapot too.

This year I realized that Zinnias

are the most heat tolerate flower

in the garden.

You probably already know this but

Old Country Roses has been referred

to as the most beloved pattern

 of 

all time....

There was a short period of time

that they produced a chintz pattern.

I think OCR is especially lovely

at Christmas Time.

I hope you have had a good summer.

The children and teenagers returned to
 school here in Missouri yesterday. 
 I grew up in Virginia where we never went

back to school until after Labor Day.
  Of course, we got out for summer break

much later though too!

A CROWN DORSET TEAPOT for "Tea In The Garden"

A few months ago we were in Ozark, Missouri where we found lots of antique malls.  I found this lovely Crown Dorset teapot which is my favorite brand of English Teapot!

This of course is the

 Summertime Rose

Pattern.

We had great fun antiquing in Ozark
 and look forward to going back.  
I am so glad I have a husband that
 enjoys doing the things I do, although
 we definitely look at different

things as we go along.  

Last evening I suddenly remembered I
hadn't done this post.  I wish I could
say I had just been having "too much fun
yesterday and forgot" but since I had 
spent almost 4 hours in the 
dentist chair,  that was not the case.

I could have never gotten this done if I hadn't done the bouquet already and
left the tea things by the downstairs
sliding glass door.....

I hope you are enjoying your summer
as it is flying by so quickly and soon
fall will be upon us.  We have gotten
so accustomed to hot weather that
we believe we will feel very chilled
when it is cooler.

CELEBRATING BEATRIX POTTER'S 152nd BIRTHDAY for "Tea In The Garden"

I am not sure how I let Beatrix

Potter's birthday celebration

slip by me last Saturday.  She was

born July 28, 1866.  I am quite a

fan and have shared my Beatrix
 looking garden statuary many 
times with you.

I set up a little child sized table
in front of the peachless peach
 tree as the squirrels have
 removed all but 2 peaches.

Monday I thought I best sew

up a little Peter Rabbit Jacket

for a special tea time in the

garden and invite you to tea!
I saw other's do this in the past
on their blogs so I am not 
pretending to have an original
idea!

As you no doubt recall,  Peter's

blue jacket was made by his

Mother but was caught in a net

in Mr. McGregor's garden. 

 Frankly, Peter was very lucky to 

escape.  I am sorry for him that he

 got sent to bed without the

 delicious blackberries that 

Flopsy, Mopsy

 and Cottontail got to enjoy!

I do think Beatrix would approve.

 Our July was so hot - I doubt Beatrix
 ever experienced anything like the
 high 90's in her darling English
 Hilltop Garden.

I love all the photos I have seen

of Hilltop and I know many of

you have visited there.  I am drawn

to the sweetness of it all. 

Of course, we are drinking Chamomile
tea today that I got at Tuesday
 Morning
which is a favorite store!