Participating Is Fun!

The lovely Stephanie from The Enchanting Rose 

hosted her Ninth annual teacup and mug exchange.

There were 192 tea lovers participating from all over the world.

What a lot of work and

What a lot of Love Stephanie puts into this exchange.

I decided to go all out and take part in both exchanges. 

In this post, I'm sharing the beautiful, 

vintage teacup that Nora Chin of Teacup Tales sent to me.

It is a Royal Albert from her own collection.

How lucky am I??





The teacup was just the first of the goodies in the box.





A box of Numi organic tea: Gunpowder Green.
Must be ESP ... Gunpowder Green is one of my favorite teas.






Wonderful Autumn decor.
Perfect kitchen towel for the fall that I put immediately to work!
I love owls -- isn't he cute ... look at those big feet!
I needed a small pumpkin.




They all look great with the rest of the gang!






One more sweet item that is hard to see.
Nora sent a plant stake that has a glow-in-the-dark ball.
In the evening it looks like the frog is visited by a fairy!




Thank you, Nora!
I had so much fun opening your box.
I love everything you picked for me. 

Thanks again to Stephanie for arranging the exchange.


 

Wishing YOU well and much joy!


The Enchanting Rose

Tea With A Lady

Let me introduce you to Lady Carlyle by Royal Albert.
She was a gift from one of my sisters (by choice).

A classic example of the romantic, floral tradition of Royal Albert,

Lady Carlyle draws inspiration from the extravagant rococo styles of the 18th century.

The Lady is decorated with a highly stylized floral design,

a deep pink border and elaborate gold scrollwork

I've paired her with a teapot with roses by Grace.

I made a pot of Harney and Sons Chinese Flower tea.

Chinese Flower is a beautiful blend of hand plucked green tea with flowers and citrus.
There is a light aroma of orange and flowers.
One sachet makes two cups of tea.
A real delight with Lady Carlyle.

Wishing YOU well, much joy and a wonderful cup of tea!

I'm joining some tea parties in the Land of Blog:
Teatime Tuesday
Teacup Tuesday

Friends Sharing Tea

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Share Your Cup Thursday

I Love Polka Dots!

I love polka dots so you can imagine my reaction when I opened this birthday box!

Royal Albert's Polka Rose!

Some of my favorite things found in one teacup!

Polka dots, roses, the lovely aqua color, and a wonderful cup for tea. 

Now add a sugar cookie in the shape of a cup.

Yum!

Wishing YOU well and much joy.

A big thank you to our tea party hosts:

Tea Time Tuesday

Teacup Tuesday

Friends Sharing Tea

Tuesday Cuppa Tea

Confetti Rose

I went shopping several weeks ago with a dear friend.

She had to make a run to the Premium Outlets for some clothes for her son.

I went along for the ride figuring I needed some new undies.

One thing led to another (Kate Spade was having half off) and

I ventured into the Waterford outlet and came home with this

Rose Confetti teacup by Royal Albert.

What really led me into the store was this tea strainer that I saw from the window.

I had to have it!

Then I saw the teacup.

 Such a pretty light pink with the beautiful confetti roses on the inside.

Sold!

I found the teapot at Homegoods.

It is by GRACE Teaware.

A pretty tea setting for the holidays! 

Wishing YOU well, much joy and a wonderful cup of tea.

My thanks to our tea party hosts:

Tea Time Tuesday

A Return To Loveliness
Friends Sharing Tea
Teacup Tuesday

Tuesday Cup'a Tea

Tea Talk

Share Your Cup Thursday