Showing posts with label Share Your Cup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Share Your Cup. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Timeless Treasure Tea for Me

I believe the change in the weather has  brought out a  virus for me...  Just not up to snuff today and I should be at Bible Study but my head ache  just  wouldnt allow it... so  today  really seems like a  nice  cup of tea day for me... along with a lovely read or two.
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Photos  from Pinterest
My book is Timeless Treasures by Emilie Barnes... such precious readings on  memories..  such a pastime   over a plate of  pumpkin bread and pear... and a warm cup of cinnamon apple tea!!  Just right for this  rather damp, cold day!



"Her plants... her books.. her writing desk..were all within her reach.. she could scarcely see an object in that room which had not an interesting remembrance connected to it. "

Jane Austen

Truly, for me, to glance about the room I see so many  treasures that came to me through my wonderful mother..

Her handsome rooster, one of which she loved to collect over the years.  Her maiden name being COX, she had a natural affinity toward them...  and the lacy cloth  upon which he proudly stands once graced mom's table!...  

The beautifully crafted turned bowl  given her by a close friend  was  something rom which  I could never part...

"For me, a walk through my house is almost like a visit with a group of old friends. Almost everything I encounter comes with a story attached". 
Emilie Barnes

When I look to my right I see one of my mother's  decorative wood items she and my dad were locally famous  for in the Mountain Craft Guild...I have so many of her treasures  scattered about in every room..  sweet reminders of my dear parents and their love for creating  lovely  items from the heart!


Beside that is the amazing gate leg table my grandfather made   when he started housekeeping  right after  WWI.   This is  probably my favorite treasure of all!  Haha, by the 1950's it had been painted and relegated to grandma's country dairy  farmhouse kitchen where  I remember so many family gatherings  huddled around it enjoying  meals  during summer stays..  It seated 10 kids easily...  when they sold the farm it was relegated to the  basement where we kids  ate all our Thanksgiving meals.. Looking  pretty badly when my mother  received it, she lovingly worked hard to bring it back to its former glory!  

Timeless Treasures

I love them because they are old
But they never get old to me..     
Each one is wrapped in a story. 
And tied with a memory.
...
It was love that made them heirlooms
And not just antiques you can see.
 And it's the unbroken bonds of love
 That are real timeless treasures to me!.
Sandy Clough

These pears  are just  ripe enough to taste  perfectly  tart with a  zing of sweetness for me


Mustn't allow the pumpkin bread to lose its warmth...  so tasty with a piping hot cup of tea! 
My cup is a collectible mug.. we purchased this one at Swiss Woods Bed and Breakfast in Lititz, Pa.  which is exactly half way to our daughter's home in Ma!

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Im Planning a Tea Party

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This time of year gets my mind to  thinking it is time for  a real tea party....with  friends and varied  tidbits...
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with  a theme
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special tea cups
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  colorful flowers
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the right color scheme
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venue
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So far  I have a guest list of my  dearest friends,  and I know it will be in August.
Now it is time for the real planning.. well, according to the weather, it will definitely be inside!!

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