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Just Summer
As we near the Labor Day weekend and the unofficial end of summer, I’m trying to take advantage of those nice days outside on the deck when I can. Adorable mini Lemon-blueberry scones and some strong Fortnum Mason tea bring a bold taste to my latest sitting. Some cut mini hydrangeas lend a lighter flare.…
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Last Weekend of July
July has been a very muggy, stuffy month. It finally broke yesterday and the air is spectacular! I made a pot of Fortmason tea, grabbed my vintage Cornishware teacup, cut some wee blooms from the garden, and placed it all on my Norman Rockwell “Summer” tray. Click to view larger photos. Let’s keep this summer…
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Strawberry Shortcake
Today is America’s birthday. The birth of a nation, and the “American experiment” as many call it. We’re still a struggling nation and we have our problems, but we also enjoy more than most and we have so many to thank for that. I’m celebrating our freedoms by enjoying the day outside (when it’s not…
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Peonies, Tea, and The Loons
Hey there! Long time, no post! Yes, it has been awhile. I’m still drinking tea on a daily basis, I’m just not producing enough energy to create photo vignettes and write a blog about it. How do REAL bloggers do it? Oh, I know…they’re young and don’t have 40+hour work weeks, right? 🙂 It has…
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Pomp And Circumstance
I didn’t wake up at 5am to watch the coronation of King Charles because of my undying adoration for him, but more for the historical significance and the ancient artifacts being used. The Brits really know how to do Pomp And Circumstance and Dave and I truly enjoy that. The homemade bunting I created was…
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National Tea Day
It’s April 21st today — Happy National Tea Day! Although I feel like EVERY day is a tea day, it was nice to celebrate the “official” holiday outside on the deck, even if it was a week or so early. We had an usually warm week a couple of weeks ago and my first outside…
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Feeling A Little Londony
That’s a word, right? Well, it should be. We visited London for five days in 2012. Hard to believe it has been 11 years already. It was my first trip across the big pond and I thoroughly enjoyed this historic city. It was spring, and the flowers and parks were coming alive as the UK…
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Some of the coldest weather we’ve had in years is moving in for a short visit here in Maine. The hot tea will be flowing. I was shivering one morning this week and was gently reminded of my childhood growing up in a small rural village in upstate New York. My father was an auto…
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Holiday Jam
Most of the goodies I received as gifts for Christmas have already been consumed because I have absolutely no restraint. However, the lovely homemade jams my friend back in New York sends me are always a preserved treat I can linger with and savour later in the year. Okay, so it’s only a week after…
Tea Time With Heidi 