Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Before The Kettle Whistles



Let's have tea.
 My house.  
Four o'clock.


If you start now, you'll be here before the kettle whistles. 



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Four Different Forget-me-not Tea cups:
Royal Albert (England)- "Memory Lane","Forget Me Not" & un-named variation
Shelley (England)- "Primrose"

Footed Dish:
H&C (Selb Bavaria)- handpainted forget me nots, signed Wollaston

Tea Pot:
Unknown

Embroidered Linens:
Brazil

Figurine:
Royal Doulton (England) Beswick Ware, Beatrix Potter's Tom Kitten

Teddy Bear:
made by my friend H.


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I'm joining
Tea Time Tuesday with Sandi
Teacup Tuesday with Terri and Martha
Tuesday Cuppa Tea with  Ruth
Friends Sharing Tea with Bernideen



34 comments:

  1. Beautiful! I love those blue colors!
    Thank you for the sweet tea post!
    Hugs,
    Terri

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  2. Love the blues of your china! The forget-me-nots teacup is adorable and I love the aqua shade of the Shelley. Lovely tea post including that darling teddy bear; so cute! Thank you for sharing and coming to tea. Hope you have a splendid week.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  3. Gorgeous set!! Have a lovely day! xo Heather

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  4. Love that forget me not teacup! Everything looks lovely! I'm on my way! :-)

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  5. I'll be right over! Beautiful pieces!

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  6. Love the tea cups - so pretty in blue.

    (I'm just back from the shop that sells my favorite PGTips UK tea. Delicious!)

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  7. Very pretty! Love the blue cup with yellow flowers:@)

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  8. How very lovely your setting is. I love all the blue items and the other things you put with it.
    So Sweet!
    I am your newest GFC.
    Have a wonderful week,
    Bev
    @ Eclectic Red Barn

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  9. Very pretty Forget Me Not tea cups . . . and all the extras!

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  10. Tea sounds lovely and the tea set is beautiful!

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  11. Hola
    Gracias por venir a Argentina a compartir el té.
    Tú tienes unas tazas preciosas con flores azules que me encantan.
    Te felicito por tu blog y por todas las cosas lindas que presentas.

    Un beso grande.

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  12. The forget me knot teaset is lovely.

    As a Brit I love my china too.

    Christy
    Lil Bit Brit

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  13. I'll be there in a minute! I love the pretty aqua tones - so springlike!

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  14. Looks delightful. Since we live close to each other, I can be there fast.

    M :)

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  15. What lovely photos! I enjoyed your post.

    Donna


    http://www.TheWaywardGifted.blogspot.com

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  16. Oh I love dishes! Gorgeous pix and such fun little goodies to garnish that tablescape! Who needs tea?

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  17. Your teaparties are really PARTIES!!!!!

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  18. I love making afternoon tea so if you provide the cups I will bring cake - milk no sugar please x

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  19. Such a beautiful tablescape. I love all the variations of blue! Thank you for the cheery tea post!

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  20. So sweet. Nothing like tea time with a nice set.

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  21. OK, I'll be there, but I want to use the cup that the bear is in. I'll bring some honey so we can lure him out!

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  22. Oh what pretty blues! They would look great in my blue accented dining room. ;)

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  23. Absolutely beautiful! Love the blues.

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  24. So lovely....your tea cups are amazing..loving all the blue too.
    I would be glad to have tea with you. xoxoxo Hugs.

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  25. Oh yes please. Tea out of those gorgeous cups would taste so good! Should I bring some home made cake? The forget-me-knots are just starting to flower in our back garden. They will quickly be followed by Lilly of the valley (two of my favourite flowers)

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  26. What a beautiful post filled with so many blue beauties!! Stunning !!

    Thanks so much for stopping by!!

    Hugs,
    Debbie

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  27. Love the forget-me-not cups - I'm always rather partial to teacups that have a pattern inside like these do!

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  28. lovely forget me not china!
    i don't even have 1 blue teacup, so seeing all yours together makes quite an impact! thank you for sharing tea with us - tea's always on for your visits to FHC ~ Welcome!

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  29. I adore Forget-me-nots and your teacups are so lovely. The postcards are wonderful too. Hopped over from Bernideens.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  30. I will be right over I love all that pretty turquoise and blues...with love Janice

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