Tea by the Lilac Tree

Welcome Teacup Lovers to

"Tea by the Lilac Tree!"

It is such a beautiful April day at the cottage and the lilacs are in bloom so why not have an early outdoor teatime?

The pretty teacups I would like to share today are both Hammersley.

I am so eager for many more outdoor tea times!

Thank you for visiting me today for

"Tea by the Lilac Tree!"

See you next week!

Karen

This week I will be joining these beautiful blogspots:

Bernideen's ~http://blog.bernideens.com/

Friends Sharing Tea

Beverly ~http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/
Pink Saturday

Martha ~ http://www.marthasfavorites.com 

Tea on Tuesday

  Ruth~ http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Sandi~http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.ca

 Teacup Tuesday

Hope to see you there!

A Broken Tea Time

Hello My Favourite Friends

Welcome to 

"A Broken Tea Time!"

I was so excited to bring my new Arthur Wood Rose and Ivy Teapot to the cottage and display it with the rest of my Rose and Ivy collection.

I was rushing to load the car with my pretties and accidentally walked into the garage cement wall with the large box.  Crash!  I couldn't stop it from falling.  The sound it made didn't sound good.  

Hubby was right there and we opened the box and to my disbelief, my pretty Arthur Wood Rose and Ivy teapot was in pieces!  It was devastating!

Just last week I was mentioning about how lucky it was that my newest teacups had travelled nearly 6000 miles and made it safely to B.C.  And I couldn't even get my teapot into the car.

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Don't worry sweet friends....there was some good news.  The teatpot's lid was perfect and...

So were the matching 6 teacups and saucers!  All were all intact.  Amazing!  

I do have a miniature Rose and Ivy Arthur Wood teapot and I am so very grateful for that.

The blooming pink tulips at the cottage helped to cheer my up. 

The teapot was a such a fabulous find for $12.99 and I was overjoyed when I found it.  Now I feel guilty that I was so clumsy and didn't wrap it up properly. Poor darling teapot! 

So the treasure hunt is on for more roses and ivy.  

I was so sad at first but I realize that it isn't the end of the world.... all of my children and family and friends  are safe and healthy!  It really was a very good lesson for me.  I am always rushing around!  I must try to to slow down and be more careful. 

Fortunately I have broken very few of my treasured items. 

Have you ever broken a favourite treasure?

Thank you my friends for joining me for

"A Broken Tea Time!"

Please, be careful with your treasures!
Karen

This week I will be joining these beautiful blogspots:

Bernideen's ~http://blog.bernideens.com/

Friends Sharing Tea

Beverly ~http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/
Pink Saturday

Martha ~ http://www.marthasfavorites.com 

Tea on Tuesday

  Ruth~ http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Sandi~http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.ca

 Teacup Tuesday

Hope to see you there!

Two Travelling Teacups for Tea Time!

Welcome Dear Friends to

Two Travelling Teacups for Tea Time!

Years ago I gifted my sister with a Royal Albert Bridesmaid Rose teacup since she had just found the coffee pot in her treasure hunting travels.

Then she recently gifted me with the cream and sugar and matching tray. Thank you Sweet Sis!

I was determined to find the teacup and within a few weeks of searching high and low, I  located two Bridesmaid Rose teacups....

This sweet Bridesmaid Rose cup and saucer  I found through an online pic on Kijiji.  I managed to contact the Antique Mall called Almonte Antique Mall in  Almonte Ontario where a dealer had it in a showcase in his stall. (Do you believe it - $5.00)?  But the postage was four times it's cost.

 The other pretty Bridesmaid Rose I was elated to find through Etsy at Country Lady China in Rocky Hill New Jersey.  

It was a big trip out west for these two pretty teacups.

I did think that they were identical when I first saw their pics online but as you can see they are quite different.  The one on the left has more gold on the pedestal base but has less gold on the upper trim of the cup

and saucer.

But I do love uniqueness and variety in my collections!

This dear teacup travelled 

2,982 miles (4316 km) from New Jersey to British Columbia. 

And this  little darling travelled 2686 miles (4316 km) from Ontario to British Columbia. 

A grand total of  5668  miles.

Not an easy accomplishment at such a distance for two delicate and fragile teacups to travel.

But the shop owners did an amazing job and fortunately they arrived safely to their new home.

Sometimes it's  difficult for a teacup to make it safely out of the china cabinet to the dinner table, right?

(Thank you Lanny for the flowers from Easter dinner.)

I am thrilled with my new purchases and will continue to search for tea plates and a coffee pot in Royal Albert's Bridesmaid Rose.

Thank you for visiting me for

"Two Travelling Teacups for Tea Time!"

See you next week lovely friends!

Karen 

This week I will be joining these beautiful blogspots:

Bernideen's ~http://blog.bernideens.com/

Friends Sharing Tea

Beverly ~http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/
Pink Saturday

Martha ~ http://www.marthasfavorites.com 

Tea on Tuesday

  Ruth~ http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Sandi~http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.ca

 Teacup Tuesday

Hope to see you there!