At exactly four o'clock this afternoon dear hubby and I stopped our respective busy work inside the house - we're getting ready for family visiting from Arizona this week - made a lovely pot of tea, and took it with a plate of chocolate biscuits to the gazebo. Temperature had reached 75 and it was beautiful outside. Great to relax for half an hour, watch the robins and woodpeckers who seemed the busiest birds around today, the daffodils dancing in the light breeze, and just enjoy the total feeling of Spring in the garden.
Two of my favorite teapots. The pretty blossom painted one above I use often for afternoon tea parties. Below is the very special delicate pot for one with matching cup and saucer, tiny side plate and bowl, which belonged at first to my Grandmother, and was then acquired by me from my dear Mother's estate. This coming Thursday will be four years since her death................I will make myself a special cup of English tea in the little pot that afternoon before calling my brother in France to talk about "our Mum". How special she was................how much we miss her.
First tulips appeared this weekend - tiny ones tucked among the pansies in a pot!
Sending each of you a breath of Spring.
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Thank-you, for sharing tea time :)
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I have been trying to come up with an idea for a giveaway for my 50th post, which will most likely be next month and your post this morning gave me the idea I needed! It will be a pretty tea cozy :)
Hi Mary, we certainly were of the same mind when we wrote our posts on Sunday - yours is beautiful and thoughtful post. I really like your teapots and I can see why you would like to think of your mom while using her special teapot, and cup and saucer. The flowers in your yard are so lovely. It was in the 60's here today - wo very wonderful.
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