THE TREASURES AND PLEASURES OF TEA…

There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.  ~Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady

Carolyn gifted me her prized pink antique lustreware teapot - a rare beauty. It was featured in many of her blog posts over the years, and now it has a place of honour in my home and on my blog! I hope you don't miss it too much, Carolyn. You can know that it has a good home here.

Hello Dear Friends!

Today I am dreaming – dreaming of old-fashioned garden teas, teas on the porch, seaside teas, and tea picnics…

We are having a snowstorm in this corner of the world, and there’s not much moving outside.  So, I thought I would pass a little ‘quiet time’ and have some fun browsing through old photos and videos (I should be removing the past holiday eye-candy from my main blog page but that’s for another day).  Hmm, I came across something that I think you might like…

Some of you might recall that I travelled to Prince Edward Island last summer just to meet a new friend through blogging, Carolyn of the popular blog Aiken Home and Gardens!

During my visit with her, Carolyn gifted me her prized antique lustreware teapot!  It has appeared from time to time in her  breathtakingly beautiful blog posts like this one and this one.  She knew that I loved, it too, and I could not believe that she was gifting it to me as a remembrance of our visit together.

I featured Carolyn’s home and gardens in a series of five (Yes, 5!) blog posts listed below:

• An Enchanted Island Garden (Touring, Part I)
• Growing A Gift – A Gardener’s Passion (Touring, Part II)
• A Natural Beauty (Touring, Part III)
• A Garden’s Secret (Touring, Part IV)
• Embracing Romance, A Home’s Interior Tells A Love Story (Touring, Part V)

As a gift to Carolyn, I put together a slideshow of just some of her many teas that she has shared with her readers over the years. The photos in the video are from Carolyn’s own blog.  Carolyn has an abundant collection of the most enchanting teapots and tea things I have ever seen. I love looking at it and thinking of warmer days ahead…

I thought I would share the video with you and hope you enjoy it, too!  Carolyn’s tea vignettes are, indeed, a feast for the eyes. You’ll surely be inspired – if not to go out and dig yourself a big ol’ garden, at the very least to put the tea kettle on! Lol  After you watch it, why don’t you pop over to visit Carolyn’s captivating blog where she generously shares her life on the idyllic Island of Anne. And, don’t be shy, please leave her a comment to let her know you came by; I know she’ll appreciate it.  Won’t you tell her that I sent you! Lol  Here’s to a lovely teatime!  Thanks for stopping by.

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“The Treasures and Pleasures of Tea”.

I always fear that creation will expire before teatime.
– Sidney Smith

I am happy to be joining the following wonderful parties:  Simply Sweet and Lace, Victoria, A Return to Lovelines, Friends Sharing Tea, Home Sweet Home, Potpourri Friday 2805, Show Off your Cottage Monday, Teatime Tuesday , Teacup Tuesday What’s It Wednesday, Wow Us Wednesday, Feathered Nest Friday  and Show and Tell Friday!