On Wings of Eagles: National Afternoon Cup of Tea Week

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

My Celebratory Early Morning Tea

I am so happy I saw this lovely party planned for today on Monday.. I had just enough time to compose my own little early Morning Celebration of Mid August!

The birds were active this morning so I must share this playlist with you.. I love Dan Gibson... Hope you do ,too!

I have borrowed a verse.. I hope they dont mind... it is apropo for this time of life.. Click the title for the source.

The Sounds of Birds Chirping

I remember how you would always

Wake up early in the morning

To the sounds of birds chirping

As though it were the only thing

That could calm your unsettling heart

One day, over coffee (tea)

You told me about the birds

And how you thought the whole idea was silly

I only nodded because I never had

A keen ear for the peaceful things in life

The conversation never came to my mind

Until that morning you left the world

I finally understood what you meant

When, for some odd reason I arose

And heard the sounds of birds chirping for the very first time

The chirping was a song of hope

A promise of sunshine after the rain

A reason not to give up

Determined to keep your head high

When the world is crashing down before your eyes

If you were still here, you would probably call yourself a failure

Since you never climbed that smooth, disgustingly perfect wall

That left you trapped in your turmoil

But you're not a failure, you made it

Your soul grew wings, and like a bird, you flew away from

All the problems that weighed down your heart..

We finally received a wonderful rain in the night and awakened to a damp and very humid morning, so I necessarily entertained my tea indoors..

Today was an Earl Grey day if ever there was one...there is something about Earl Grey that has always been special to me..

Maybe it is because through research I find that Earl Grey is not only good for the teeth, it is a benefit to digestion. Some other benefits are that I especially like is that it fights anxiety and depression...it also give energy, prevents cancer, and helps with weight loss.. Now I know I need to drink Earl Grey every day!!!

I set the table for the two of us, but alas, I supped alone as dear Hubs is painting the woodwork upstairs and I wouldn't bother him for the world. He will love his Elevenses a bit later.

I had so much joy putting my tea together lickety split...

Light Bisquick make short work of my lovely Scones, the British call a simple biscuit a scone... so sounds good to me!! In testament to The British Baking Competition I did top each biscuit with a lovely stirred egg to enhance the golden, shiny appearance. It is a tea party, after all!

Thankfully, Hubs had not partaken of his beautiful slice of country ham yesterday so I had just enough to share around on a few of my lovely scones.... for some others, I made a fruit compote.. I'll tell you how I did it... You know those less than lovely strawberries at the bottom of the qt. basket from the market.. I washed and trimmed them and along with a few blueberries, popped them into a small bit of simple syrup on the stove top and stewed them just barely long enough until the syrup was a lovely color. When you serve in the smallest receptacle you have it makes just enough for two. That scrumptions syrup was more than tasty and I didnt even really need that homemade blackberry jam... but it looked good on the t able..heheheh!

Yes, there is another small dish ... now as I was working I kept wondering what can I do with this one egg I used to wash over my scones... couldn't let it go to waste... so I created a lovely French concoction.

Oeufs à la crème avec fromage

translated~ Cremed Eggs with Cheese Scramble!

Quite délicieux!!!