Tea Cup Tuesday, First Tuesday in March

Spring is coming soon!!!!   I am back at Tea Cup Tuesday.  And for this month I am going to share my Pansy teacups and other items.  Pansies have always been my favorite flowers.  I have a great collection of Pansy postcards, other pansy paper items and Tea Things which I will be sharing here for a while.

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 Todays teacup is a  Elizabethan Bone China one from England.  The little sugar and creamer are from Japan. AND the book I am showing is a really neat one.  It is a wonderfully illustrated book of tea party ideas for Children..  It is written by Lucille Recht Penner and illustrated by Jody Wheeler.  It includes menus, recipes, decorations and favors to make. Great for children but fun for adults too.

This teacup is one of my favorite Pansy Tea Cups by Elizabethan China.

And this sweet little Sugar and Creamer set is so dainty.  It was hard to resist when I found it.

Be sure to come by next week for another Pansy set.  I have already taken the pictures!

Tea Cup Tuesday: The Third Tuesday in February

Its Tea Cup Tuesday again.  Time is just flying by.

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This week I am going to start off with this tea book from Victoria Magazine. THE CHARMS OF TEA.  Loaded with recipes, pictures and instructions on how to have a proper tea.  I imagine you can get one from Victoria Magazine publishers.  Or certainly Amazon.

 For my show and tell this week I have a pretty little tea set I have for sale in my shop.  It is a sweet set from Bavaria.  The marks on the bottoms were very hard to read so I didn't take a picture of the mark, sorry. Click on the pictures to see them better.

I took a close up of the handle cause I though it was cute.

Hope you enjoyed the tea set this week. 

Tea Cup Tuesday. Second Tuesday in February

Wow Tea Cup Tuesday came up fast again.  I don't know where time is going but it is moving  too fast for me.

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 This week I have chosen to show you a new tea book, well new to me anyway.  My husband found this at Recycling yesterday and brought it to me knowing I would love it!  It is a book from 1995 that is loaded with useful information about Herbal Teas.  Now I admit I don't often use herbal teas.  But it is still a pretty book. And lots of yummy recipes for scones and breads etc.  The cover itself grabs me as it features Blue Willow China, my favorite AND pansies, my favorite flower!

Since it shows Blue Williow I decided to feature a Blue Willow teacup for this Tea Cup Tuesday.  I have many because I am a collector of all things Blue Willow.  Someday I will do a blog about that collection.  But meanwhile here is the Cup and Saucer I chose for today.  It is quite old, I know because it was made in Occupied Japan. (The US occupied Japan from 1947 ti 1952)  I tried to get a picture of the back stamp but my camera would NOT cooperate so you will have to take my word for it.

It is almost a cobalt blue, or maybe it is I don't know.  But the blue is very intense!

I like the fact that it has the big design  inside the cup as well

I think, in this final picture you can see how intense the bloe color is.

Now, what shall I choose for next weeks cup and saucer........................

Tea Cup Tuesday, First Tuesday in February

 Tuesdays seem to come faster and faster..........

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This week my teacup to share is a pretty one with dainty pink flowers.  I don't know the pattern name but it is from The Royal Vale, an English Company.  I looked on the internet and found lots of Royal Vale patterns but not this one.  So don't really know what to call it.

And for this week's tea book I am showing you this one called
A Perfect Cup of Tea
Edited by Pat Ross

The text of this  was originally written by Arthur Gray back in 1903.    Pat Ross has added the text and added illustrations.  It is loaded with vintage pictures, tea ads and ads for beautiful China of that time.  I enjoy perusing it every so often just to appreciate those ads.  Check it out.

And come back next week to see what I have found.

Last Teacup Tuesday in January

Before I get on with my TeaCup Tuesday I thought I would show you the pretty Cardinal I saw up in one of our Apple Trees this morning.  With no leaves on the tree he really stands out.  He looks quite proud I think!

This is the final Teacup Tuesday for January. Because I still have quite a few Tea Books I have decided to show one tea cup and saucer and one book each week until the books are finally all shown.

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Today I am sharing a tea party book I just bought this weekend....  at a flea market on Saturday morning.  I was pleasantly surprised to find one I don't already have.

This lovely book is written by Patsy Clairmont.  She talks about tea, speaking of a different pace, a genteel grace, a still moment, a quiet thought....  (from the back cover)  The book itself is talks about many of the various elements of tea, tea parties and lots of other things that having tea represents.  There are some lovely photographs that are from her house.  And she has a few really good sounding recipes such as Cream Scones and Pound Cake with Lemon Curb.  I will have to try them.  The book was published in 1997 so don't know if it readily available but maybe you will get lucky if you find it at a yard sale or flea market.  You just never know!

I recently purchased a large amount of Tea Cups and Saucers from a lady who is down sizing.  I was so pleased she offered them to me to sell in my shop.  I have already sold several but will try to show some of the ones I still have available in my shop.

I  like the crisp look of the blue and white flowers.  Nice for a January Day.  I hope you enjoy it.

  Join me again next week for another cup and another tea book!

Tea Cup Tuesday, Third Tuesday in January

Welcome again to my Offering on Tea Cup Tuesday.

 

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For the past couple of weeks I have been showing you some of my collection of tea books.  I suddenly realized I had better do more than just 2 a week or I will still be doing it until  next January.

So this week I have 6 books to show you.  These are rather small ones that I have picked up here and there, often at little gift shops.  


This first group of three are a bit different.  The first one (on the left) is actually a book of postcards.  Each postcard features a lovely tea service and on the back there is the recipe of the item pictured on the front.    The second one (in the middle) is called Tea Temptations.  It has loads of recipes easy teas, tea drinks and punches, even tea icecream.  According to the price tag of the back I bought it at Gloria Jean's Coffee Bean which I think is a little shop in malls.    The third book on the right doesn't have any recipes however I had to add it to my collection.  It is the illustrated song.... I'M A LITTLE TEA CUP."  Cute for a young child but oh so wonderful for a grown up who remembers singing that song as a child.  On the back of the book there are directions for how to do the movements when you sing the song! and the best part is that it is the shape of a teapot!!!!


If you click on these pictures I think you can see them better

The next group features a book (on the right) shows examples of many different kinds of teas and tisanes (herb teas), The one in the middle is a mini gourmet cookbook (or so it says) called Afternoon Tea.  And the third one, on the left is a little booklet also called Afternoon Tea which features several recipes just right for afternoon tea.

I am not sure that these are still available but be sure to check at any teashop you may visit, gift shops often carry them and even a coffee shop like I mentioned in the first section.  I noticed they are all older, copyrights back to the '80s so if you want one you may have to do a bit of a search.


The one thing I have discovered is that you really only need a couple if you are planning a tea party.  BUT if you are like me and "NEED" all the books you can find... go for it!

Tea Cup Tuesday, second tuesday in January

Tea Cup Tuesday for the second Tuesday in 2012!

 

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As I promised last Tea Cup Tuesday I will continue talking about some of the tea books I own.

Here is a beautiful book called Tea Time At the Inn, a Country Inn Cookbook by Gail Greco.  I have found several, now favorite recipes, in this book. Such as  Fruit Jewels and Carrot Walnut cake on page 40.  And there is a recipe for Whoopie Pie on p. 150.  Pennsylvania and Maine both claim to be the birthplace of the Whoopie pie.  But, which ever, it is an interesting treat. I have lived in both places and had them in each place.  I haven't figured out which is really better.

                   

And the second book I am talking about about is called   Taking Tea by Andrea Israel.     Called the Essential Guide to Brewing Serving and Entertaining with Teas from Around the World.'

Once again it is loaded with recipes, also beautiful pictures and a lot of history.   And plenty of themed tea parties.  The recipe for  Lemon Curd Bars on p.66 is yummy.     I have also made them using Orange Curd. 

    It is available on Amazon but they didn't have a picture of the cover so I scanned it.  

 Here is the link for Amazon..................

I hope you enjoy hearing about these books.  I will be sure to have more next Tuesday.    And check my blog out on Thursday to see how I am doing on my major decluttering project!

Tea Cup Tuesday, Books about Tea

Tea Cup Tuesday for the first Tuesday in 2012!

 

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As I promised last Tea Cup Tuesday I will be talking about some of the tea books I own.

The first one here is called Garden of Tea.  It is Illustrated and written by Nancy Shumaker Pallau.
My favorite part of the book is the illustrations.  I tried to find mention of the book on line and the only place I found it was at the Alibris Book Sellers.
The description of the book is:

"Many plants have long been brewed into teas to soothe common ailments, and yet some are so familiar that we may take for granted their simple beauty. In this small gift book, Nancy Shumaker Pallen pays tribute to twelve such favorites, lovingly illustrated through her watercolor botanicals. A delightful rhyme describes the beneficial properties of each plant."

 

The second book is Alexandra Stoddard's Tea Celebrations

This book is really part of a series by Alexandra Stoddard.  The sub title is The Way To Serenity.  

Here is the Book Description  from Amazon.com

Publication Date: October 1995

An Invitation To A World Of Beauty, Grace, And Tranquility
Whether it is a formal Japanese tea ceremony, an English high tea, or simply a pot of tea and some cookies shared with friends, the act of drinking tea has long been a way for people to achieve a feeling of serenity. Now bestselling author Alexandra Stoddard explores the many ways in which a cup of tea can lift our spirits, soothe our souls and deepen our friendships.

I will have more tea books next week.  I have ALOT

Check on my blog in a couple of days and see how I am doing with my attempts to learn and do machine embroidery.  So far it is slow going.  But I am getting a lot of help from folks on line so it should get better.

Tea Cup Tuesday, final one for 2011

Another Tea Cup Tuesday has arrived.

 

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This week and for the next few weeks I will be doing something a bit different on Tea Cup Tuesday.  I will be showing and talking about some of the books about Tea, Tea Partys, and recipes for them.

I like books a LOT and have always collected books about my hobbies.  So it was natural to look for books about Tea. I have pretty much lost count of all the books I own on the subject.  But after I finish up in the next few weeks we will all have a better idea of just how many I do own.


This first one is called The London Ritz Book of Afternoon Tea (the art and pleasures of taking tea, by Helen Simpson.  The books opens with a chapter of taking tea at the Ritz Hotel in London.
There are lots of yummy sounding recipes for Scones, Eclairs, Tarts and all the other things that make up a great Tea Party.  The book also tells about many of the different themes and talks about the history of the afternoon tea.   It is worth it to get the book for all the history as well as the recipes you will gather.

I don't really know how many books on this subject I own but after the next few weeks of reporting this we will all have a better idea of just how many books I do have on this subject.                                                                                                                                                                                  

 Next week I will talk about a book I recently found from 1981,