Karen's Cottage and Castle

Sunday, September 6, 2015

An Outdoor Tea After the Storm

Welcome my sweet teacup friends to

"An Outdoor Tea After the Storm!"

Last weekend we had the worst storm on the lower mainland that I can remember. 710,000 homes were affected by the power outage. My sis had no power for four days!

It rained off and on all week and so I am overjoyed that the sun came out today and I was able to have our teatime outdoors!

Well, I was a bad girl yesterday.

I just couldn't say no to this charming Paragon cup and saucer. It came as a pair but I am questioning whether it really is a matched set.

Can you see the difference in the pink roses?

Don't you think that teacups sometimes look more appealing without the perfect matching saucer?

The pretty saucer has the palest of yellow background.

The teacup is white on the outer cup and pale yellow inside.

Hubby actually spotted it and encouraged me to get it. Keeper?

Sorry I don't know why the pic went sideways.

Well, do you think it is a mismatched set?

I also found this sweet little Paragon creamer in another little thrift shop.

I have two similar teacups and tea plates that were once my mother's.

Sometimes one needs a storm to appreciate the little things in life like electricity and being able to make a cup of tea or coffee.

After the storm I do think this will be the very last pink rose from the cottage garden.

Thankfully some of the bedding plants were protected from the storm by shelter of the cottage.

Thank you for visiting me today lovely tea friends

for

An Outdoor Tea After the Storm!

See you next week!

Karen

This week I will be joining these beautiful blogspots:

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

Tea in the Garden

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

Hope to see you there!

Teacup Tuesday

Hope to see you there!

Friday, August 28, 2015

A Miniature Tea Time

Welcome My Dear Teacup Friends to

"A Miniature Tea Time!"

A few weeks ago hubby and I stopped in at Bellingham's Thrift and Gift and they had 50 percent off furniture.

They had these two miniature ironstone chairs for $20 each but with the 50 percent off it would be $20 for the pair!

Since I already had the matching table, hubby agreed it was meant to be. (We actually loaded them into his old red corvette convertible).

So I went to work painting the pair of miniature ironstone chairs to match the white ironstone table.

It was quite a tiresome job but the results made it worth it.

Now to our miniature tea time....

I found these demitasse transferware teacups a few years ago in an Antique Mall in Mount Vernon. There were three little collectible teacups with a matching large coffee pot.