It’s always time for tea!

 Welcome!

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Well, I am going to try to make this new Blogger format work. I have had limited success in the past couple of months. I keep hoping they will work the bugs out sooner rather than later.

😕

So, today’s blog adventure is 

All About Tea

I think this cutting is by Julene Harrison

There’s just something about a hot cup of tea...

Vintage advertisement (1920-1930)

We have recently had snow (!),
so out came the boxes of tea that have been put away for the summer.
We are pretty much hot tea drinkers only.

Colder temperatures call for hot tea!

One of my favorite artists, Inge Look

Okay, just gave up on the new format.
I am Sooo glad I can switch to the old one.
That goes away the end of this month.
😩

By Cardthartic, Pinterest

A Rosina tea cup from my collection

So many kinds of tea...
here is a nice chart to help with steeping times:

Courtesy of an article in BestofTips, 2017, Pinterest 

Tip:
Pour hot water into your cup first, then empty.
Now put your tea of choice in and add hot water.
It helps the steeping time and taste.

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Meinesvenja, post from perpulchra, Pinterest

Cuecas na Cozinha, Pinterest

“There is something in the nature
of tea
that leads us into a world
of quiet contemplation of life.”

- Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living

Another favorite artist of mine, from Sydney, Australia
Matou en peluche (Etsy)

A Royal Albert tea cup from my collection

“A cup of tea would restore

my normality.”

- Douglas Adams

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, screenplay

Novelty teapot found on eBay, Pinterest & Etsy

Next is a fun chart I found that suggests

what tea to drink when you are

in a certain mood -

A Lenox teacup from my collection

Tea advertisement from the 1890’s

Vintageadbrowser.com

“My dear if you could give me

a cup of tea

to clear my muddle of a head

I should better understand

your affairs.”

- Charles Dickens,  Mrs. Lirriper’s Legacy

Stephanie/31 Daily, Pinterest

HubPages, Pinterest

Well, that’s it for today!
Thank you, sincerely, for taking the time
to read my meanderings
and letting me share beautiful art with you.
Oh yes! and also for giving me a place
to share paper dolls, quotes and poems.
❤️

‘Til next time,
inkspired 

Truth:
 (usually discovered either before coffee, or 10 am)
Be aware when pouring boiling water from the kettle;
it works best if the spout is actually 
over the cup.
Date learned: 9/12/2020, 8 am.

Tea with edible flowers Part 2

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I do love tea parties, and tea cups
and all that goes with it.

I think of tea cups as a little piece of art
and history that I can own, and enjoy.

Let’s have some more tea party flower fun!

I am excited to try out some edible flower recipes now!

Flavored ice cubes, Let’s Mingle blog, Pinterest 

I was surprised to learn there are so many
flowers that you can eat.
Do pay attention and do a little research.

Clara Jane/Baking-Ginger, Pinterest

There are some flowers that you can only eat certain parts.
Sometimes only 1 part is edible,
and the other parts can make you quite sick.

Then there are those flowers that eating 1 or more parts
can actually lead to death.

You can never be too careful, or informed.
Not sure about a flower part?
Don’t eat it until you have checked it out.

Isn’t the internet a marvelous thing?

Adamant Kitchen, Pinterest 

Adamant Kitchen, via Pinterest


The photo above shows full bloom dandelions,
but actually you want to pick the flower heads when
they are still fairly tightly curled and low to the ground.
Once the bloom becomes full it will have a bitter taste.

But hey, the photo looks pretty!
Here is another pretty photo using dandelions.
I want to try this recipe out too!

Rural Housewife, blog, via Pinterest

Polly put the kettle on!

‘Sing Mother Goose’ illustrated by
Marjorie Torrey, 1945’

A coral peony

I think this peony jelly is just beautiful.
What a great gift idea for those hard to buy for friends.
Your homemade peony jelly is sure to be unique!

PureWOW, posted on Pinterest

Here is another flower jelly, using sunflowers-

The Nerdy Farm Wife, posted on Pinterest


Follow the link and you should find the exact recipes
for all the photos I am posting.
If you have trouble finding one,
simply use your search engine to type in the recipe name.

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Here are a few ideas on how to set 

a beautiful tea table.

You need to show off all your wonderful

food and flowers you made.

I will address the tea table in a later blog!

While the china does not ‘match’, it works because it is all
in the same color groups, and strength of color.
Pastel with pastel
Blue, pink and white


Remember 
your food items are part of the decorations also.
Take a little time to make them extra pretty.

The Enchanted Cove, posted on Pinterest

I apologize for being so slow in putting
out more blogs.
I look for a teapot photo, go off on a bunny trail
and end up looking at Civil War era
photographs that have been colorized realistically...
🙄

‘Til next time,
inkspired