Tea on Tuesday

What to write about? - TEA? Of course!
                      Maybe, happy mail that includes tea- of course!

                                              Spring flowers, of course!!!


                                      All of the above???????????????? OF COURSE!!!!!!!


I received 2 unexpected happy mails  this week - the fact that they are unexpected - makes them all the more happy!!!


First, was a delayed Xmas package - that was supposed to be delivered in person - but life got in the way....

Lovely set of tea towels, a teapot pendant, bird cage, and a hammered spoon.  I need to find that "font" for altered silverware I create!! Love it all!!! Thank you , Montte......


The next really unexpected happy mail came yesterday - just in time to be included in this tea post!!

From faerwillow of the lovely blog serendipity - a wonder-full package of goodies, from a tea swap, that I had long forgotten about. Sometimes, when life gets in the way of getting stuff in the mail (as it does with me on a regular basis!) - it makes it all the more sweeter, when the package arrives- totally unexpectedly!!!

 

Asian green tea w/brown rice -very yum! A tea book, 2 handmade cards, and a lovely bone china English cup and saucer

                                The tea cup is totally in synch with this post's SPRING theme!!!

                                                 Thank you so much, lady faerwillow

                             Be sure to visit her BEAUTIFUL blog- artful in both words and photos


                                               And.......................................now

                                                           

                                                            the flowers of spring

 

one of my favorites- forsythia

                                                             a white dilly

 

the Bradford pear, blossoms but a memory- trees now turning green....

                                                  a brilliant pink hued Easter cactus in full bloom

                                     ......not to be outdone by the phlox in my rock garden......

                                                 or my baby weeping cherry..............................

 

and let's not forget the distant redbud along the old road

in the distance, the vintage red quince still surrounds the rubble filled foundation of the old farmhouse

My prickly pear cactus has survived another winter, and is plumping up! I am NOT looking forward to weeding  this!!!

        The impossibly teeny wild violets await drying- to be preserved in some future art project

                And, finally, a true sign of spring - the hummingbird feeders are hung and waiting!!!

Enjoy your tea- thanks for visiting!! Be sure to drop by and visit Patty and Kim (who has a giveaway!!!), for a list of more tea loving bloggers!!! 

Tea on Tuesday

                                               Happy belated St. Patty's Day to ya' all!!!

Had my Irish Breakfast tea, in my vintage Firestone mug......

                Spring has sprung, and is merrily springing in fast forward- and early!!!

 The old fashioned daffodils are popping up everywhere, and the quince is buzzing with bees and buds!

In a couple more years, our flowering pear allee should be gorgeous......

                                                            But, back to tea.....

The fabulous Beekman Boys shared this- and I have to share it with you!!!
Beautiful photos - and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the teapot!!!!!!

And check out THIS teapot - made especially for Beekman - " The b .1802 Rural Artist Collective member that does our goat leg soap dishes is doing 4 one of a kind teapots based on animals at Beekman Farm. We'll have a gallery show and auction later in the year. Was there any doubt who stepped forward to be the first model?

— with Polka Spot."

 

 

Please visit Patty and Kim for a list of other tea fanciers!



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Mountain Meadows Quilters Retreat 2012

Tea on Tuesday

If it is as dreary, rainy, and chilly in your neck of the woods, as it is here - today will be tea on Tuesday all day!!!! Can never get warm enough today!!!

As a local friend told me, this is sheep killin' month!!! That was, in the old days, when the sheep were shorn in May - (as they still are today, I'm sure), and the weather turned cold and rainy. The sheep would get cold, without their warm wooly coats, and sometimes some of them died.

I went out to check on the horses yesterday, and the "old man" was standing in the rain, wet and shivering.Why they don't come in the barn in bad weather, is beyond me!!! I made him some of his warm grain and beet pulp, and dug out his rain blanket. I was reminded that this is May - sheep killin' month! The old man was so happy to have warm food and get dried off, but his rain blanket has seen better days!!! I went out to check on the horses this morning - and he was wearing that rain blanket like a backward cape!!! So, called the daughter at work, and bought a new one for him. It's only money........

So, dreary as it is today, have another cuppa tea with me, and enjoy these cheery little bits of spring from my garden...........

Please join us anytime for Tea on Tuesday - see Kimmie's or Patty's blog for a list of participants!